Projected lineups, starting goalies for today
Latest line combinations, defense pairs, injury news from NHL.com writers
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DEVILS (37-28-7) at BLACKHAWKS (21-41-9)
7:30 p.m. ET; CHSN, MAX, truTV, TNT, TVAS2
Devils projected lineup
Erik Haula -- Nico Hischier -- Timo Meier
Stefan Noesen -- Curtis Lazar -- Jesper Bratt
Ondrej Palat -- Dawson Mercer -- Tomas Tatar
Nolan Foote -- Paul Cotter -- Nathan Bastian
Luke Hughes -- Brett Pesce
Brian Dumoulin -- Jonathan Kovacevic
Brenden Dillon -- Simon Nemec
Jacob Markstrom
Jake Allen
Scratched: Daniel Sprong, Dennis Cholowski, Kurtis MacDermid, Justin Dowling
Injured: Dougie Hamilton (lower body), Cody Glass (undisclosed)
Blackhawks projected lineup
Ilya Mikheyev -- Frank Nazar -- Connor Bedard
Teuvo Teravainen – Philipp Kurashev -- Nick Foligno
Joe Veleno -- Ryan Donato -- Tyler Bertuzzi
Landon Slaggert -- Lukas Reichel -- Patrick Maroon
Alex Vlasic -- Wyatt Kaiser
Ethan Del Mastro -- Connor Murphy
Louis Crevier -- Artyom Levshunov
Spencer Knight
Arvid Soderblom
Scratched: TJ Brodie
Injured: Laurent Brossoit (knee), Colton Dach (elbow), Alec Martinez (upper body), Jason Dickinson (wrist)
Status report
Each team held an optional morning skate. ... Glass is not with the Devils for the opener of their three-game road trip; the forward will be evaluated and could rejoin New Jersey before it returns home, coach Sheldon Keefe said Thursday. ... Dickinson is out for the rest of the season for the Blackhawks; the forward was injured during a 4-1 loss at the St. Louis Blues on Saturday.
CANUCKS (33-26-12) at ISLANDERS (32-28-10)
7:30 p.m. ET; MSGSN, SN, TVAS
Canucks projected lineup
Jake DeBrusk -- Pius Suter -- Brock Boeser
Jonathan Lekkerimaki -- Teddy Bleuger -- Conor Garland
Drew O'Connor -- Nils Aman -- Kiefer Sherwood
Dakota Joshua -- Aatu Raty -- Linus Karlsson
Quinn Hughes -- Tyler Myers
Marcus Pettersson -- Filip Hronek
Derek Forbort -- Elias Pettersson
Thatcher Demko
Kevin Lankinen
Scratched: Victor Mancini, Arturs Silovs
Injured: Filip Chytil (concussion), Noah Juulsen (lower body), Elias Pettersson (undisclosed), Nils Hoglander (undisclosed)
Islanders projected lineup
Simon Holmstrom -- Bo Horvat -- Kyle Palmieri
Anders Lee -- Jean-Gabriel Pageau -- Anthony Duclair
Pierre Engvall -- Casey Cizikas -- Hudson Fasching
Maxim Tsyplakov -- Kyle MacLean -- Marc Gatcomb
Alexander Romanov -- Tony DeAngelo
Adam Pelech -- Noah Dobson
Mike Reilly -- Ryan Pulock
Ilya Sorokin
Marcus Hogberg
Scratched: Scott Perunovich, Matt Martin, Scott Mayfield, Adam Boqvist
Injured: Mathew Barzal (lower body), Semyon Varlamov (lower body)
Status report
Demko will make his second straight start after missing 15 games with a lower-body injury. ... Fasching will return after missing a 4-3 shootout loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets on Monday because of illness. ... Boqvist, a defenseman who played forward Monday, will come out.
STARS (45-21-4) at OILERS (41-24-5)
10 p.m. ET; TVAS, SN, SN1, TNT, truTV, MAX
Stars projected lineup
Mason Marchment -- Roope Hintz -- Mikko Rantanen
Jason Robertson -- Matt Duchene -- Mikael Granlund
Jamie Benn -- Wyatt Johnston -- Evgenii Dadonov
Oskar Back -- Sam Steel -- Colin Blackwell
Thomas Harley -- Ilya Lyubushkin
Esa Lindell -- Cody Ceci
Lian Bichsel -- Matt Dumba
Jake Oettinger
Casey DeSmith
Scratched: Mavrik Bourque, Brendan Smith
Injured: Miro Heiskanen (knee), Nils Lundkvist (shoulder), Tyler Seguin (hip)
Oilers projected lineup
Vasily Podkolzin -- Ryan Nugent-Hopkins -- Viktor Arvidsson
Kasperi Kapanen -- Adam Henrique -- Zach Hyman
Jeff Skinner -- Mattias Janmark -- Connor Brown
Max Jones -- Derek Ryan -- Corey Perry
Mattias Ekholm -- Evan Bouchard
Darnell Nurse -- Jake Walman
Brett Kulak -- Troy Stecher
Stuart Skinner
Calvin Pickard
Scratched: Ty Emberson
Injured: Leon Draisaitl (undisclosed),Trent Frederic (ankle), Evander Kane (hip, knee), John Klingberg (undisclosed), Connor McDavid (lower body), Alec Regula (knee)
Status report
The Stars will dress the same lineup they used in a 3-0 win against the Minnesota Wild on Monday. ... The only change in the Oilers lineup has Kapanen moving up from the fourth line and Perry moving down. ... Draisaitl took part in Edmonton's morning skate but the center is expected to miss the Oilers' next three games, as is McDavid, also a center. ... Ekholm was back on the top defense pair after sitting out practice Monday for maintenance.
BRUINS (30-33-9) at DUCKS (30-32-8)
10 p.m. ET; Victory+, KCOP-13, NESN, TVAS2
Bruins projected lineup
Marat Khusnutdinov -- Casey Mittelstadt -- David Pastrnak
Morgan Geekie -- Pavel Zacha -- Fabian Lysell
Cole Koepke -- Elias Lindholm -- Vinni Lettieri
Jakub Lauko -- John Beecher -- Patrick Brown
Parker Wotherspoon -- Henri Jokiharju
Mason Lohrei -- Andrew Peeke
Michael Callahan -- Ian Mitchell
Joonas Korpisalo
Jeremy Swayman
Scratched: Nikita Zadorov
Injured: Charlie McAvoy (shoulder), Hampus Lindholm (knee), Mark Kastelic (upper body)
Ducks projected lineup
Cutter Gauthier -- Leo Carlsson -- Alex Killorn
Frank Vatrano -- Ryan Strome -- Troy Terry
Trevor Zegras -- Mason McTavish -- Sam Colangelo
Jansen Harkins -- Isac Lundestrom -- Brett Leason
Jackson LaCombe -- Radko Gudas
Olen Zellweger -- Jacob Trouba
Pavel Mintyukov -- Drew Helleson
John Gibson
Lukas Dostal
Scratched: Oliver Kylington, Nikita Nesterenko
Injured: Robby Fabbri (upper body), Ross Johnston (upper body)
Status report
Zadorov, a defenseman, returned to Boston for a family matter. ... McAvoy practiced in a non-contact jersey Tuesday for the first time since sustaining a shoulder injury and infection playing for the U.S. in the 4 Nations Face-Off last month. Bruins coach Joe Sacco said the defenseman would not play on the road trip, which concludes against the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday, and there is no timeline for his return. ... Khusnutdinov and Geekie switched spots during practice Tuesday. ... Lundestrom and Mintyukov each took part in the Ducks optional morning skate after each missed practice Tuesday because of an illness; Kylington, a defenseman, filled in for Mintyukov Tuesday, and Colangelo for Lundestrom; Colangelo has missed the past five games with an upper-body injury.
