Projected lineups, starting goalies for today
Latest line combinations, defense pairs, injury news from NHL.com writers
RANGERS (28-32-8) at BLUE JACKETS (35-21-11)
7 p.m. ET; FDSNOH, MSG
Rangers projected lineup
Gabe Perreault -- Mika Zibanejad -- Alexis Lafreniere
Will Cuylle -- Vincent Trocheck -- J.T. Miller
Tye Kartye -- Jonny Brodzinski -- Conor Sheary
Taylor Raddysh -- Adam Edstrom -- Jaroslav Chmelar
Vladislav Gavrikov -- Adam Fox
Matthew Robertson -- Braden Schneider
Connor Mackey -- Will Borgen
Igor Shesterkin
Jonathan Quick
Scratched: Vincent Iorio, Juuso Parssinen
Injured: Matt Rempe (upper body), Urho Vaakanainen (upper body), Noah Laba (lower body)
Blue Jackets projected lineup
Mason Marchment -- Adam Fantilli -- Kirill Marchenko
Kent Johnson -- Sean Monahan -- Conor Garland
Cole Sillinger -- Charlie Coyle -- Mathieu Olivier
Isac Lundestrom -- Boone Jenner -- Danton Heinen
Zach Werenski -- Damon Severson
Ivan Provorov -- Denton Mateychuk
Dante Fabbro -- Erik Gudbranson
Jet Greaves
Elvis Merzlikins
Scratched: Miles Wood, Dimitri Voronkov, Egor Zamula, Jake Christiansen
Injured: None
Status report
Vaakanainen, a defenseman, and Laba, a forward, each left during a 6-3 loss to the New Jersey Devils on Wednesday; Rangers coach Mike Sullivan did not provide an update following the game. ... Mackey was recalled from Hartford of the American Hockey League on Thursday. ... Brodzinski or Parssinen, a forward, could take Laba's place in the lineup. ... Shesterkin is expected to start after Quick made 33 saves against New Jersey. ... The Blue Jackets could dress the same lineup they used in a 5-1 win against the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday.
CANADIENS (37-20-10) at RED WINGS (37-23-8)
7 p.m. ET; FDSNDET, TSN2, RDS
Canadiens projected lineup
Cole Caufield -- Nick Suzuki -- Juraj Slafkovsky
Alex Newhook -- Oliver Kapanen -- Ivan Demidov
Alexandre Texier -- Jake Evans -- Zachary Bolduc
Joe Veleno -- Phillip Danault -- Brendan Gallagher
Mike Matheson -- Noah Dobson
Jayden Struble -- Lane Hutson
Kaiden Guhle -- Alexandre Carrier
Jakub Dobes
Jacob Fowler
Scratched: Arber Xhekaj, Samuel Montembeault
Injured: Kirby Dach (upper body), Patrik Laine (lower body), Josh Anderson (upper body)
Red Wings projected lineup
Alex DeBrincat -- J.T. Compher -- Patrick Kane
David Perron -- Emmitt Finnie -- Lucas Raymond
John Leonard -- Marco Kasper -- James van Riemsdyk
Mason Appleton -- Sheldon Dries -- Dominik Shine
Simon Edvinsson -- Moritz Seider
Ben Chiarot -- Justin Faulk
Albert Johansson -- Jacob Bernard-Docker
John Gibson
Cam Talbot
Scratched: Axel Sandin-Pellikka, Travis Hamonic
Injured: Dylan Larkin (lower body), Andrew Copp (lower body), Michael Rasmussen (undisclosed), Michael Brandsegg-Nygard (undisclosed)
Status report
Anderson, a forward, is day to day ... Laine is getting closer to a return but is not yet available, Canadiens coach Martin St. Louis said; the forward has been out since Oct. 16. ... Copp, a center who has missed three games, took part in the Red Wings morning skate and will be a game-time decision, Detroit coach Todd McLellan said. ... Larkin, a center who has missed five games, also participated in the skate but has not been cleared for contact.
JETS (28-28-11) at BRUINS (37-23-8)
7 p.m. ET; NESN, TSN3
Jets projected lineup
Kyle Connor -- Mark Scheifele -- Alex Iafallo
Cole Perfetti -- Adam Lowry -- Gabriel Vilardi
Gustav Nyquist -- Jonathan Toews -- Isak Rosen
Cole Koepke -- Morgan Barron -- Brad Lambert
Josh Morrissey -- Dylan DeMelo
Dylan Samberg -- Elias Salomonsson
Haydn Fleury -- Jacob Bryson
Connor Hellebuyck
Eric Comrie
Scratched: Ville Heinola
Injured: Nino Niederreiter (knee), Neal Pionk (undisclosed), Colin Miller (knee), Vladislav Namestnikov (lower body)
Bruins projected lineup
Marat Khusnutdinov -- Fraser Minten -- David Pastrnak
Casey Mittelstadt -- Pavel Zacha -- Viktor Arvidsson
Lukas Reichel -- Elias Lindholm -- Morgan Geekie
Tanner Jeannot -- Sean Kuraly -- Mark Kastelic
Jonathan Aspirot -- Charlie McAvoy
Hampus Lindholm -- Mason Lohrei
Nikita Zadorov -- Andrew Peeke
Jeremy Swayman
Joonas Korpisalo
Scratched: Henri Jokiharju, Alex Steeves, Jordan Harris, Michael Eyssimont
Injured: None
Status report
Pionk skated in a regular jersey for the first time since aggravating his injury, but the defenseman is expected to miss his 23rd straight game. ... The Jets will dress the same lineup they used in a 4-3 shootout loss to the Nashville Predators on Tuesday. ... Reichel will make his NHL debut after being recalled on an emergency basis from Providence of the the American Hockey League on Wednesday. … Eyssimont, a forward, will come out.
ISLANDERS (39-24-5) at SENATORS (34-24-9)
7 p.m. ET; RDS2, TSN5, MSGSN
Islanders projected lineup
Emil Heineman -- Bo Horvat -- Mathew Barzal
Anthony Duclair -- Brayden Schenn -- Simon Holmstrom
Anders Lee -- Jean-Gabriel Pageau -- Calum Ritchie
Ondrej Palat -- Casey Cizikas -- Kyle MacLean
Matthew Schaefer -- Ryan Pulock
Adam Pelech -- Tony DeAngelo
Carson Soucy -- Scott Mayfield
Ilya Sorokin
David Rittich
Scratched: Max Shabanov, Marc Gatcomb, Adam Boqvist
Injured: Kyle Palmieri (ACL), Alexander Romanov (upper body), Semyon Varlamov (knee)
Senators projected lineup
Drake Batherson -- Tim Stutzle -- Claude Giroux
Brady Tkachuk -- Dylan Cozens -- Ridly Greig
Nick Cousins -- Shane Pinto -- Michael Amadio
Warren Foegele -- Lars Eller -- Fabian Zetterlund
Thomas Chabot -- Artem Zub
Tyler Kleven -- Jordan Spence
Dennis Gilbert -- Nikolas Matinpalo
James Reimer
Linus Ullmark
Scratched: Stephen Halliday, Kurtis MacDermid
Injured: Jake Sanderson (upper body), Nick Jensen (lower body)
Status report
The Islanders will dress the same lineup they used in a 3-1 win at the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday. ... Schaefer did not take part in New York's morning skate because of illness, but is expected to play. ... The Senators held an optional skate and are expected to dress the same 18 skaters they used in a 4-1 loss at the Washington Capitals on Wednesday. ... Reimer is expected to start after Ullmark made 21 saves at Washington.
BLACKHAWKS (25-30-12) at WILD (39-18-12)
7:30 p.m. ET; HULU, ESPN+
Blackhawks projected lineup
Ryan Greene -- Connor Bedard -- Andre Burakovsky
Tyler Bertuzzi -- Frank Nazar -- Teuvo Teravainen
Andrew Mangiapane -- Ryan Donato -- Ilya Mikheyev
Nick Lardis -- Sam Lafferty -- Landon Slaggert
Alex Vlasic -- Artyom Levshunov
Wyatt Kaiser -- Sam Rinzel
Matt Grzelcyk -- Louis Crevier
Arvid Soderblom
Spencer Knight
Scratched: Ethan Del Mastro
Injured: Oliver Moore (lower body)
Wild projected lineup
Kirill Kaprizov -- Danila Yurov -- Matt Boldy
Mats Zuccarello -- Ryan Hartman -- Vladimir Tarasenko
Marcus Johansson -- Michael McCarron -- Bobby Brink
Nick Foligno -- Nico Sturm -- Yakov Trenin
Quinn Hughes -- Brock Faber
Jonas Brodin -- Jared Spurgeon
Jake Middleton -- Zach Bogosian
Jesper Wallstedt
Filip Gustavsson
Scratched: Daemon Hunt, Jeff Petry, Hunter Haight, Robby Fabbri
Injured: Marcus Foligno (lower body), Joel Eriksson Ek (lower body)
Status report
Brink will return after missing the four games with an upper-body injury. … Marcus Foligno joined the group for the first time since his injury but remains day to day; the forward will miss his 10th straight game. … Eriksson Ek is expected to miss the next two games but there is no timeline regarding the forward's return.
KRAKEN (31-27-9) at PREDATORS (30-28-9)
8 p.m. ET; FDSNSO, KHN/Prime, KING 5, KONG
Kraken projected lineup
Bobby McMann -- Matty Beniers -- Jordan Eberle
Jared McCann -- Chandler Stephenson -- Frederick Gaudreau
Berkly Catton -- Shane Wright -- Kaapo Kakko
Ryan Winterton -- Ben Meyers -- Jacob Melanson
Vince Dunn -- Adam Larsson
Jamie Oleksiak -- Brandon Montour
Ryker Evans -- Ryan Lindgren
Joey Daccord
Philipp Grubauer
Scratched: Josh Mahura, Cale Fleury, Matt Murray, Jani Nyman
Injured: Jaden Schwartz (upper body), Eeli Tolvanen (upper body)
Predators projected lineup
Steven Stamkos -- Ryan O’Reilly -- Luke Evangelista
Filip Forsberg -- Matthew Wood -- Jonathan Marchessault
Reid Schaefer -- Erik Haula -- Zachary L’Heureux
Tyson Jost -- Fedor Svechkov -- Ozzy Wiesblatt
Brady Skjei -- Roman Josi
Nicolas Hague -- Justin Barron
Nick Perbix -- Ryan Ufko
Juuse Saros
Justus Annunen
Scratched: Joakim Kemell
Injured: Adam Wilsby (lower body)
Status report
Nyman, a forward, was recalled on an emergency basis from Coachella Valley of the American Hockey League on Wednesday. ... Kraken coach Lane Lambert said some players are “banged up” and there’s an illness running through the team. … Wilsby participated in the morning skate; the defenseman has missed eight games. ... Predators coach Andrew Brunette said there could be some game-time lineup decisions.
PANTHERS (33-31-3) at OILERS (34-26-9)
9 p.m. ET; TVAS, SNO, SNW, SCRIPPS
Panthers projected lineup
Carter Verhaeghe -- Sam Bennett -- Matthew Tkachuk
Eetu Luostarinen -- Anton Lundell – Jesper Boqvist
A.J. Greer -- Evan Rodrigues -- Vinnie Hinostroza
Cole Reinhardt -- Tomas Nosek -- Luke Kunin
Gustav Forsling -- Aaron Ekblad
Niko Mikkola -- Seth Jones
Dmitry Kulikov -- Michael Benning
Sergei Bobrovsky
Daniil Tarasov
Scratched: Nolan Foote, Mackie Samoskevich, Donovan Sebrango
Injured: Uvis Balinskis (lower body), Aleksander Barkov (lower body), Jonah Gadjovich (upper body), Brad Marchand (lower body), Sam Reinhart (undisclosed), Cole Schwindt (lower body)
Oilers projected lineup
Matthew Savoie -- Connor McDavid -- Zach Hyman
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins -- Jason Dickinson -- Jack Roslovic
Vasily Podkolzin -- Josh Samanski -- Kasperi Kapanen
Max Jones -- Adam Henrique -- Trent Frederic
Mattias Ekholm -- Evan Bouchard
Darnell Nurse -- Connor Murphy
Jake Walman -- Spencer Stastney
Connor Ingram
Tristan Jarry
Scratched: Roby Jarventie
Injured: Colton Dach (undisclosed), Leon Draisaitl (lower body), Ty Emberson (undisclosed), Mattias Janmark (shoulder), Curtis Lazar (undisclosed)
Status report
Luostarinen and Rodrigues each will return after missing a 5-2 loss at the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday for maintenance ... Mikkola returns after being a healthy scratch at Vancouver. ... Forwards Samoskevich and Foote will come out, as will Sebrango, a defenseman ... Kapanen will be a game-time decision; the forward did not attend the Oilers morning skate due to illness. ... Edmonton placed Draisaitl, a center, on long-term injured reserve Thursday and called up Jarventie, a forward, from Bakersfield of the American Hockey League.
SABRES (42-20-6) at SHARKS (32-28-6)
10 p.m. ET; NBCSCA, MSG-B
Sabres projected lineup
Zach Benson -- Tage Thompson -- Alex Tuch
Jason Zucker -- Ryan McLeod -- Jack Quinn
Noah Ostlund -- Josh Norris -- Josh Doan
Peyton Krebs -- Sam Carrick -- Beck Malenstyn
Mattias Samuelsson -- Rasmus Dahlin
Bowen Byram -- Owen Power
Logan Stanley -- Zach Metsa
Alex Lyon
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Scratched: Michael Kesselring, Josh Dunne, Luke Schenn
Injured: Tanner Pearson (lower body), Colten Ellis (undisclosed), Tyson Kozak (undisclosed), Jordan Greenway (middle body), Conor Timmins (broken leg), Jiri Kulich (blood clot), Justin Danforth (lower body)
Sharks projected lineup
Tyler Toffoli -- Macklin Celebrini -- Collin Graf
Pavol Regenda -- Alexander Wennberg -- Will Smith
William Eklund -- Michael Misa -- Kiefer Sherwood
Barclay Goodrow -- Zack Ostapchuk -- Adam Gaudette
Dmitry Orlov -- Vincent Desharnais
Sam Dickinson -- Mario Ferraro
Shakir Mukhamadullin -- Nick Leddy
Alex Nedeljkovic
Laurent Brossoit
Scratched: Philipp Kurashev, John Klingberg, Ryan Reaves
Injured: Yaroslav Askarov (lower body), Igor Chernyshov (concussion), Ty Dellandrea (lower body)
Status report
Tuch could return after missing a 2-0 win at the Vegas Golden Knights on Tuesday due to illness. ... Dellandrea participated in the Sharks morning skate in a non-contact jersey for the first time since his injury; the forward has been out since Jan. 6. ... Klingberg, a defenseman, will be a healthy scratch. ... Mukhamadullin will enter the lineup after being scratched for a 5-3 loss at the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday.
LIGHTNING (41-21-4) at CANUCKS (21-38-8)
10 p.m. ET; SNP, The Spot
Lightning projected lineup
Brandon Hagel -- Anthony Cirelli -- Nikita Kucherov
Jake Guentzel -- Brayden Point -- Gage Goncalves
Zemgus Girgensons -- Yanni Gourde -- Pontus Holmberg
Corey Perry -- Nick Paul -- Oliver Bjorkstrand
J.J. Moser -- Darren Raddysh
Victor Hedman -- Erik Cernak
Ryan McDonagh -- Charle-Edouard D'Astous
Andrei Vasilevskiy
Jonas Johansson
Scratched: Scott Sabourin, Declan Carlile, Steven Santini
Injured: Dominic James (lower body), Max Crozier (core muscle), Emil Lilleberg (facial fracture)
Canucks projected lineup
Jake DeBrusk -- Elias Pettersson -- Drew O'Connor
Liam Ohgren -- Marco Rossi -- Brock Boeser
Max Sasson -- Teddy Blueger -- Linus Karlsson
Nils Hoglander -- Aatu Raty -- Evander Kane
Elias Nils Pettersson -- Filip Hronek
Marcus Pettersson -- Tom Willander
Zeev Buium -- Victor Mancini
Kevin Lankinen
Nikita Tolopilo
Scratched: Curtis Douglas
Injured: P.O Joseph (upper body), Filip Chytil (facial fracture), Thatcher Demko (hip surgery), Derek Forbort (undisclosed)
Status report
The Lightning held an optional morning skate. … Lilleberg, a defenseman, wore a regular jersey at practice in Vancouver on Wednesday and Thursday but continues to wear a cage to protect a facial fracture sustained during practice on March 4. … The Canucks are not making any lineup changes from a 5-2 win against the Florida Panthers on Tuesday.
MAMMOTH (35-27-6) at GOLDEN KNIGHTS (31-23-14)
10 p.m. ET; HULU, ESPN+
Mammoth projected lineup
Clayton Keller -- Nick Schmaltz -- Lawson Crouse
JJ Peterka -- Logan Cooley -- Dylan Guenther
Jack McBain -- Barrett Hayton -- Michael Cardone
Brandon Tanev -- Alexander Kerfoot -- Kailer Yamamoto
Mikhail Sergachev -- MacKenzie Weegar
Nate Schmidt -- John Marino
Ian Cole -- Sean Durzi
Karel Vejmelka
Vitek Vanecek
Scratched: Liam O'Brien, Nick DeSimone
Injured: Kevin Stenlund (lower body)
Golden Knights projected lineup
Ivan Barbashev -- Jack Eichel -- Mark Stone
Pavel Dorofeyev -- Tomas Hertl -- Mitch Marner
Brett Howden -- Colton Sissons -- Braeden Bowman
Cole Smith -- Nic Dowd -- Keegan Kolesar
Brayden McNabb -- Shea Theodore
Noah Hanifin -- Rasmus Andersson
Jeremy Lauzon -- Kaedan Korczak
Adin Hill
Akira Schmid
Scratched: Ben Hutton, Brandon Saad, Reilly Smith
Injured: Carter Hart (lower body), William Karlsson (lower body), Jonas Rondbjerg (lower body)
Status report
The Mammoth held an optional morning skate. ... Stenlund is day to day; the forward missed a 6-3 win at the Dallas Stars on Monday. ... The Golden Knights will dress the same lineup they used in a 2-0 loss to the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday.
FLYERS (32-23-12) at KINGS (28-24-15)
10:30 p.m. ET; FDSNW, NBCSP
Flyers projected lineup
Alex Bump -- Christian Dvorak -- Travis Konecny
Nikita Grebenkin -- Trevor Zegras -- Owen Tippett
Denver Barkey -- Noah Cates -- Matvei Michkov
Garnet Hathaway -- Luke Glendening -- Carl Grundstrom
Travis Sanheim -- Rasmus Ristolainen
Cam York -- Jamie Drysdale
Nick Seeler -- Emil Andrae
Samuel Ersson
Dan Vladar
Scratched: Garrett Wilson, Noah Juulsen
Injured: Sean Couturier (upper body), Tyson Foerster (arm), Rodrigo Abols (lower body)
Kings projected lineup
Artemi Panarin -- Anze Kopitar -- Mathieu Joseph
Trevor Moore -- Quinton Byfield -- Alex Laferriere
Alex Turcotte -- Scott Laughton -- Jared Wright
Jeff Malott -- Samuel Helenius -- Taylor Ward
Mikey Anderson -- Drew Doughty
Joel Edmundson -- Brandt Clarke
Brian Dumoulin -- Cody Ceci
Darcy Kuemper
Anton Forsberg
Scratched: Jacob Moverare
Injured: Adrian Kempe (lower body), Joel Armia (back), Andrei Kuzmenko (meniscus)
Status report
The Flyers did not hold a morning skate following a 3-2 overtime win at the Anaheim Ducks on Wednesday. … Ersson will start after Vladar made 34 saves at Anaheim. ... Couturier, a forward, will not play because of an upper-body injury; Flyers coach Rick Tocchet said he is “hoping it’s not long-term.”. … Tocchet said the Flyers will have “some game-time decisions” on defense because of injuries. ... Kempe did not participate in the Kings morning skate and could miss his second straight game after being scratched following warmups prior to a 4-1 win at the New York Rangers on Monday; if the forward is available, he would regain his place on the first line with Kopitar and Panarin. … Armia has resumed skating in a noncontact jersey; the forward will miss his 10th straight game.
