For the first time since suffering a lower-body injury on December 4 against the Ottawa Senators, it looks like Jordan Martinook will return to the lineup. At Friday afternoon's practice he was in the mix as a regular alongside Nino Niederreiter and Jesperi Kotkaniemi and this morning Rod Brind'Amour said that the alternate captain will take warmup and as long as he is 100%, he'll be in.
Brind'Amour also said that Frederik Andersen will start today's game in net.
Jaccob Slavin (COVID Protocol) and Antti Raanta (upper-body injury) will not be available again today.
The projected lineup, which is combination of today's news with the cast that was skated at yesterday's practice, is:
Forwards:
Teravainen - Aho - Jarvis
Svechnikov - Trocheck - Necas
Lorentz - Staal - Fast
Niederreiter - Kotkaniemi - Martinook/Stepan
Defensemen:
Skjei - Pesce
Cole - DeAngelo
Smith - Bear
Starting Goalie:
Andersen
Injuries:
Antti Raanta
COVID-19 Protocol:
Jaccob Slavin
Scratches:
TBD
Note: Lineup subject to change prior to opening faceoff
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