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RANGERS (12-8-1) at FLYERS (10-10-3)
1 p.m. ET; NBCSP, MSG 2
Rangers projected lineup
Artemi Panarin -- Vincent Trocheck -- Alexis Lafreniere
Will Cuylle -- Mika Zibanejad -- Brett Berard
Reilly Smith -- Kaapo Kakko -- Adam Edstrom
Jimmy Vesey -- Sam Carrick -- Jonny Brodzinski
Ryan Lindgren -- Adam Fox
K'Andre Miller -- Jacob Trouba
Zac Jones -- Braden Schneider
Igor Shesterkin
Jonathan Quick
Scratched: Chad Ruhwedel
Injured: Filip Chytil (upper body), Chris Kreider (upper body)
Flyers projected lineup
Joel Farabee -- Sean Couturier -- Travis Konecny
Owen Tippett -- Morgan Frost -- Matvei Michkov
Tyson Foerster -- Noah Cates -- Bobby Brink
Scott Laughton -- Ryan Poehling -- Garnet Hathaway
Cam York -- Travis Sanheim
Emil Andrae -- Rasmus Ristolainen
Nick Seeler -- Helge Grans
Ivan Fedotov
Aleksei Kolosov
Scratched: Nicolas Deslauriers, Egor Zamula, Erik Johnson
Injured: Samuel Ersson (lower body), Jamie Drysdale (upper body)
Status report
Chytil and Kreider, each a forward, remain day to day and will not play Friday; Kreider has missed the past two games and Chytil has been out for six. ... Fedotov could start after Kolosov made 25 saves in a 3-2 win against the Nashville Predators on Wednesday; the Flyers have alternated starting goalies the six previous games.
BLACKHAWKS (8-12-2) at WILD (14-4-4)
2 p.m. ET; CHSN, FDSNNO, FDSNWI
Blackhawks projected lineup
Taylor Hall -- Connor Bedard -- Philipp Kurashev
Tyler Bertuzzi -- Ryan Donato -- Teuvo Teravainen
Ilya Mikheyev -- Jason Dickinson -- Nick Foligno
Patrick Maroon -- Lukas Reichel -- Craig Smith
Alex Vlasic -- Connor Murphy
Wyat Kaiser -- Alec Martinez
TJ Brodie -- Louis Crevier
Petr Mrazek
Arvid Soderblom
Scratched: Joey Anderson, Nolan Allan
Injured: Seth Jones (foot), Laurent Brossoit (knee)
Wild projected lineup
Kirill Kaprizov -- Joel Eriksson Ek -- Matt Boldy
Marcus Johansson -- Marco Rossi -- Ryan Hartman
Marcus Foligno -- Frederick Gaudreau -- Yakov Trenin
Travis Boyd -- Ben Jones -- Devin Shore
Jake Middleton -- Brock Faber
Declan Chisholm -- Jared Spurgeon
Jon Merrill -- Zach Bogosian
Marc Andre-Fleury
Filip Gustavsson
Scratched: Jon Merrill
Injured: Jakob Lauko (lower body), Mats Zuccarello (lower body), Marat Khusnutdinov (lower body), Jonas Brodin (upper body)
Status report
Brodin, a defenseman, missed a 1-0 win at the Buffalo Sabres and his status is uncertain. … Khusnutdinov, a forward, has missed the past three games but could play.
CANUCKS (11-7-3) at SABRES (11-10-1)
3 p.m. ET; MSG-B, SNP
Canucks projected lineup
Jake DeBrusk -- Elias Pettersson -- Kiefer Sherwood
Dakota Joshua -- Pius Suter -- Conor Garland
Danton Heinen -- Teddy Blueger -- Brock Boeser
Nils Hoglander -- Aatu Raty -- Arshdeep Bains
Quinn Hughes -- Filip Hronek
Erik Brannstrom -- Tyler Myers
Carson Soucy -- Noah Juulsen
Kevin Lankinen
Arturs Silovs
Scratched: Max Sasson
Injured: Derek Forbort (knee), Vincent Desharnais (lower body)
Sabres projected lineup
JJ Peterka -- Tage Thompson -- Alex Tuch
Zach Benson -- Dylan Cozens -- Peyton Krebs
Jason Zucker -- Jiri Kulich -- Jack Quinn
Beck Malenstyn -- Ryan McLeod -- Sam Lafferty
Rasmus Dahlin -- Bowen Byram
Owen Power -- Henri Jokiharju
Jacob Bryson -- Connor Clifton
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
James Reimer
Scratched: Nicolas Aube-Kubel, Dennis Gilbert
Injured: Jordan Greenway (middle body), Mattias Samuelsson (lower body)
Status report
The Canucks did not practice Thursday after playing back-to-back games on Tuesday (2-0 win at the Boston Bruins) and Wednesday (5-4 loss at the Pittsburgh Penguins). … The Sabres are not expected to make any lineup changes from their 1-0 loss to the Minnesota Wild on Wednesday.
PANTHERS (13-9-1) at HURRICANES (16-5-1)
3 p.m. ET; FDSNSO, SCRIPPS
Panthers projected lineup
Evan Rodrigues -- Aleksander Barkov -- Sam Reinhart
Carter Verhaeghe -- Sam Bennett -- Matthew Tkachuk
Eetu Luostarinen -- Anton Lundell -- Mackie Samoskevich
A.J. Greer -- Tomas Nosek -- Jonah Gadjovich
Gustav Forsling -- Aaron Ekblad
Niko Mikkola -- Dmitry Kulikov
Nate Schmidt -- Uvis Balinskis
Sergei Bobrovsky
Spencer Knight
Scratched: Adam Boqvist, Jesper Boqvist
Injured: None
Hurricanes projected lineup
Andre Svechnikov -- Sebastian Aho – Jack Roslovic
Seth Jarvis -- Jack Drury -- Martin Necas
William Carrier -- Jordan Staal -- Jordan Martinook
Eric Robinson -- Jesperi Kotkaniemi -- Jackson Blake
Jaccob Slavin -- Brent Burns
Dmitry Orlov -- Jalen Chatfield
Shayne Gostisbehere -- Sean Walker
Spencer Martin
Yaniv Perets
Scratched: Ty Smith
Injured: Frederik Andersen (knee), Pyotr Kochetkov (concussion protocol)
Stats report
Lundell did not play in a 5-1 win against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday after taking a puck to the face Monday but Panthers coach Paul Maurice said, "I would think that he plays in the next game." ... Smith, a defenseman, was recalled from Chicago of the American Hockey League on Thursday.
FLAMES (12-7-4) at BLUE JACKETS (9-9-3)
3 p.m. ET; FDSNOH, SNW, SN1
Flames projected lineup
Jonathan Huberdeau -- Connor Zary -- Blake Coleman
Martin Pospisil -- Nazem Kadri -- Andrei Kuzmenko
Yegor Sharangovich -- Mikael Backlund -- Matt Coronato
Ryan Lomberg -- Kevin Rooney -- Justin Kirkland
Kevin Bahl -- Rasmus Andersson
MacKenzie Weegar -- Daniil Miromanov
Joel Hanley -- Brayden Pachal
Dan Vladar
Dustin Wolf
Scratched: Adam Klapka, Tyson Barrie, Jake Bean
Injured: Anthony Mantha (lower body)
Blue Jackets projected lineup
Dmitri Voronkov -- Sean Monahan -- Kirill Marchenko
Cole Sillinger -- Adam Fantilli -- Kent Johnson
Zachary Aston-Reese -- Justin Danforth -- Mathieu Olivier
James van Riemsdyk -- Sean Kuraly -- Kevin Labanc
Zach Werenski -- Dante Fabbro
Ivan Provorov -- Damon Severson
Jake Christiansen -- Jordan Harris
Elvis Merzlikins
Daniil Tarasov
Scratched: Jack Johnson, Jet Greaves
Injured: Boone Jenner (shoulder), Erik Gudbranson (shoulder), Yegor Chinakhov (undisclosed)
Status report
Sillinger, who missed a 4-3 overtime loss to the Montreal Canadiens on Wednesday, will play, coach Dean Evason said on Thursday. Chinakhov, a forward, is questionable. ... The Blue Jackets added goalie Jett Greaves was added on emergency recall from Cleveland of the American Hockey League on Friday.
ISLANDERS (8-10-5) at CAPITALS (15-6-1)
3 p.m. ET; MNMT, MSGSN2
Islanders projected lineup
Anders Lee -- Bo Horvat -- Jean-Gabriel Pageau
Maxim Tsyplakov -- Brock Nelson -- Kyle Palmieri
Pierre Engvall -- Casey Cizikas -- Simon Holmstrom
Hudson Fasching -- Kyle MacLean -- Oliver Wahlstrom
Alexander Romanov -- Noah Dobson
Isaiah George -- Ryan Pulock
Dennis Cholowski -- Scott Mayfield
Semyon Varlamov
Ilya Sorokin
Scratched: Matt Martin, Grant Hutton
Injured: Anthony Duclair (lower body), Mathew Barzal (lower body), Adam Pelech (jaw)
Capitals projected lineup
Aliaksei Protas -- Dylan Strome -- Tom Wilson
Connor McMichael -- Pierre-Luc Dubois -- Taylor Raddysh
Hendrix Lapierre -- Lars Eller -- Andrew Mangiapane
Brandon Duhaime -- Nic Dowd -- Ivan Miroshnichenko
Jakob Chychrun -- John Carlson
Rasmus Sandin -- Matt Roy
Martin Fehervary -- Trevor van Riemsdyk
Logan Thompson
Charlie Lindgren
Scratched: Dylan McIlrath, Alexander Alexeyev, Jakub Vrana
Injured: Alex Ovechkin (lower body), Sonny Milano (upper body)
Status report
The Islanders are expected to use the same lineup from a 6-3 loss at the Boston Bruins on Wednesday, and the Capitals are expected to use the same lineup from a 5-4 win at the Tampa Bay Lightning on Wednesday.
LIGHTNING (11-8-2) at PREDATORS (7-12-4)
3 p.m. ET; FDSNSO, FDSNSUN, NHLN, SNO, SNE, TVAS
Lightning projected lineup
Jake Guentzel -- Brayden Point -- Nikita Kucherov
Brandon Hagel -- Anthony Cirelli -- Cam Atkinson
Gage Goncalves -- Conor Geekie -- Mitchell Chaffee
Zemgus Girgensons -- Luke Glendening -- Michael Eyssimont
Victor Hedman -- J.J. Moser
Ryan McDonagh -- Erik Cernak
Emil Lilleberg -- Nick Perbix
Andrei Vasilevskiy
Jonas Johansson
Scratched: Darren Raddysh, Matt Tomkins
Injured: Nick Paul (lower body)
Predators projected lineup
Filip Forsberg -- Ryan O'Reilly -- Gustav Nyquist
Steven Stamkos -- Tommy Novak -- Jonathan Marchessault
Mark Jankowski -- Fedor Svechkov -- Luke Evangelista
Zachary L'Heureux -- Colton Sissons -- Cole Smith
Roman Josi – Alexandre Carrier
Brady Skjei -- Nick Blankenburg
Adam Wilsby -- Luke Schenn
Juuse Saros
Scott Wedgewood
Scratched: Juuso Parssinen, Marc Del Gaizo
Injured: Michael McCarron (upper body), Jeremy Lauzon (lower body)
Status report
The Lightning and Predators are each expected to use the same lineup from their previous game. Tampa Bay lost 5-4 against the Washington Capitals on Wednesday and Nashville lost 3-2 in overtime against the Philadelphia Flyers on Wednesday. ... Tomkins, a goalie, was recalled from Syracuse of the American Hockey League on Friday.
DEVILS (15-8-2) at RED WINGS (10-10-2)
3 p.m. ET; FDSNDET, MSGSN
Devils projected lineup
Ondrej Palat -- Jack Hughes -- Jesper Bratt
Timo Meier -- Nico Hischier -- Stefan Noesen
Paul Cotter -- Erik Haula -- Dawson Mercer
Shane Bowers -- Kurtis MacDermid -- Tomas Tatar
Luke Hughes -- Brett Pesce
Brenden Dillon -- Dougie Hamilton
Jonas Siegenthaler -- Johnathan Kovacevic
Jacob Markstrom
Jake Allen
Scratched: Nick DeSimone, Nolan Foote, Justin Dowling
Injured: Nathan Bastian (jaw), Curtis Lazar (knee)
Red Wings projected lineup
Vladimir Tarasenko -- Dylan Larkin -- Lucas Raymond
Tyler Motte -- J.T. Compher -- Alex DeBrincat
Michael Rasmussen -- Andrew Copp -- Christian Fischer
Joe Veleno -- Marco Kasper -- Jonatan Berggren
Simon Edvinsson -- Moritz Seider
Ben Chiarot -- Jeff Petry
Albert Johansson – Justin Holl
Cam Talbot
Ville Husso
Scratched: Erik Gustafsson
Injured: Alex Lyon (undisclosed), Patrick Kane (upper body)
Status report
Meier will return after being suspended one game for cross-checking Nashville Predators forward Zachary L'Heureux in a 5-2 win on Monday. ... MacDermid is expected to replace Dowling on the fourth line for the Devils.
KINGS (12–8-3) at DUCKS (9-9-3)
3:30 p.m. ET; KTTV, Victory+, FDSNW
Kings projected lineup
Warren Foegele -- Anze Kopitar -- Adrian Kempe
Trevor Moore -- Quinton Byfield -- Tanner Jeannot
Alex Turcotte -- Phillip Danault -- Trevor Lewis
Kevin Fiala -- Samuel Helenius -- Alex Laferriere
Mikey Anderson -- Vladislav Gavrikov
Joel Edmundson -- Brandt Clarke
Jacob Moverare -- Jordan Spence
Erik Portillo
David Rittich
Scratched: Andreas Englund, Kyle Burroughs, Akil Thomas
Injured: Darcy Kuemper (upper body), Caleb Jones (upper body), Drew Doughty (ankle), Arthur Kaliyev (clavicle)
Ducks projected lineup
Trevor Zegras -- Mason McTavish -- Alex Killorn
Frank Vatrano -- Ryan Strome -- Troy Terry
Cutter Gauthier -- Isac Lundestrom -- Brett Leason
Ross Johnston -- Jansen Harkins -- Sam Colangelo
Pavel Mintyukov -- Radko Gudas
Jackson Lacombe -- Olen Zellweger
Brian Dumoulin -- Drew Helleson
Lukas Dostal
John Gibson
Scratched: Tyson Hinds
Injured: Cam Fowler (upper body), Robby Fabbri (lower body), Urho Vaakanainen (upper body), Brock McGinn (lower body), Leo Carlsson (upper body)
Status report
Portillo is expected to make his NHL debut. Kuemper, a goalie, participated in the morning skate prior to the 4-1 win against the Winnipeg Jets on Wednesday, but is doubtful for the back-to-back games against Anaheim and the Ottawa Senators on Saturday. … Foegele was moved up to the top line with Kopitar and Kempe against Winnipeg, which will likely remain intact after combining for two goals and two assists. ... Carlsson, a forward, is day to day. He was injured in a 3-2 loss against the Seattle Kraken on Monday and did not play in a 5-2 win againt the Kraken on Wednesday. ... Anaheim recalled Hinds, a defenseman, from San Diego of the American Hockey League on Tuesday.
KRAKEN (11-11-1) at SHARKS (7-13-5)
3:30 p.m. ET; KHN, KING 5, KONG, NBCSCA
Kraken projected lineup
Jared McCann -- Matty Beniers -- Andre Burakovsky
Jaden Schwartz -- Chandler Stephenson -- Daniel Sprong
Eeli Tolvanen -- Shane Wright -- Oliver Bjorkstrand
Tye Kartye -- Yanni Gourde -- Brandon Tanev
Jamie Oleksiak -- Brandon Montour
Ryker Evans -- Adam Larsson
Josh Mahura -- Will Borgen
Joey Daccord
Philipp Grubauer
Scratched: None
Injured: Vince Dunn (mid-body), Jordan Eberle (pelvis)
Sharks projected lineup
William Eklund -- Macklin Celebrini -- Fabian Zetterlund
Luke Kunin -- Alexander Wennberg -- Tyler Toffoli
Ethan Cardwell -- Nico Sturm -- Will Smith
Klim Kostin -- Ty Dellandrea -- Carl Grundstrom
Jake Walman -- Cody Ceci
Mario Ferraro -- Timothy Liljegren
Henry Thrun -- Jan Rutta
Vitek Vanecek
Mackenzie Blackwood
Scratched: Givani Smith, Jack Thompson
Injured: Mikael Granlund (upper body), Logan Couture (groin), Marc-Edouard Vlasic (upper body), Barclay Goodrow (upper body)
Status report
Goodrow, a forward, was placed on injured reserve Thursday after he was injured in the first period of a 4-3 loss to the Ottawa Senators on Wednesday. Ethan Cardwell was recalled from San Jose of the American Hockey League and will play his fourth NHL game. Granlund, a forward who has missed the past two games, took line rushes during practice, but Sharks coach Ryan Warsofsky said he is a game-time decision.
PENGUINS (8-12-4) at BRUINS (11-10-3)
6:30 p.m. ET; MAX, TNT, SNP, SNO, SNE, TVAS
Penguins projected lineup
Rickard Rakell -- Sidney Crosby -- Bryan Rust
Michael Bunting -- Evgeni Malkin -- Philip Tomasino
Anthony Beauvillier -- Blake Lizotte -- Drew O’Connor
Matt Nieto -- Noel Acciari -- Kevin Hayes
Matt Grzelcyk -- Kris Letang
Marcus Pettersson -- Erik Karlsson
Ryan Shea -- Jack St. Ivany
Tristan Jarry
Alex Nedeljkovic
Scratched: Jesse Puljujarvi, Ryan Graves
Injured: Owen Pickering (illness), Cody Glass (concussion)
Bruins projected lineup
Morgan Geekie -- Pavel Zacha -- David Pastrnak
Brad Marchand -- Elias Lindholm -- Justin Brazeau
Trent Frederic -- Charlie Coyle -- Tyler Johnson
John Beecher -- Mark Kastelic -- Cole Koepke
Mason Lohrei -- Charlie McAvoy
Parker Wotherspoon -- Brandon Carlo
Nikita Zadorov -- Andrew Peeke
Jeremy Swayman
Joonas Korpisalo
Scratched: Marc McLaughlin, Jordan Oesterle
Injured: Hampus Lindholm (lower body)
Status report
Pickering, a defenseman, is questionable after missing a 5-4 win against the Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday. ... Swayman will start after Korpisalo made 21 saves in a 6-3 win at the New York Islanders on Wednesday.
JETS (18-5-0) at GOLDEN KNIGHTS (14-6-3)
8:30 p.m. ET; SCRIPPS, TSN3
Jets projected lineup
Kyle Connor -- Mark Scheifele -- Gabriel Vilardi
Cole Perfetti -- Vladislav Namestnikov -- Nikolaj Ehlers
Nino Niederreiter -- Adam Lowry -- Mason Appleton
Morgan Barron -- Rasmus Kupari -- Alex Iafallo
Josh Morrissey -- Dylan DeMelo
Haydn Fleury -- Neal Pionk
Ville Heinola -- Colin Miller
Connor Hellebuyck
Eric Comrie
Scratched: Dylan Coghlan, David Gustafsson
Injured: Logan Stanley (knee), Dylan Samberg (foot)
Golden Knights projected lineup
Ivan Barbashev -- Jack Eichel – Cal Burke
Tomas Hertl -- Nicolas Roy -- Keegan Kolesar
Brett Howden -- William Karlsson -- Pavel Dorofeyev
Tanner Pearson -- Cole Schwindt -- Alexander Holtz
Noah Hanifin -- Alex Pietrangelo
Brayden McNabb -- Shea Theodore
Nicolas Hague -- Kaedan Korczak
Adin Hill
Ilya Samsonov
Scratched: None
Injured: Ben Hutton (upper body), Victor Olofsson (lower body), Mark Stone (lower body), Zach Whitecloud (undisclosed)
Status report
The Jets are expected to dress the same 18 skaters they used in a did in a 4-1 loss at the Los Angeles Kings on Wednesday … The Golden Knights held an optional morning skate Friday. … Vegas will dress the same 18 skaters it used in a 2-1 shootout loss at the Colorado Avalanche on Wednesday. … Olofsson, a forward, skated with the team Friday, but will miss his 20th straight game.
AVALANCHE (13-10-0) at STARS (13-8-0)
9 p.m. ET; MAX, TNT, SNP, SNO, SNE
Avalanche projected lineup
Artturi Lehkonen -- Nathan MacKinnon -- Valeri Nichushkin
Valeri Nichushkin -- Casey Mittelstadt -- Mikko Rantanen
Joel Kiviranta -- Ivan Ivan -- Logan O’Connor
Chase Bradley -- Parker Kelly -- Chris Wagner
Devon Toews -- Cale Makar
Samuel Girard -- Josh Manson
Calvin de Haan -- Sam Malinski
Alexandar Georgiev
Justus Annunen
Scratched: John Ludvig
Injured: Jonathan Drouin (upper body), Ross Colton (broken foot), Oliver Kylington (undisclosed), Gabriel Landeskog (knee), Tucker Poolman (head), Miles Wood (upper body)
Stars projected lineup
Jason Robertson -- Roope Hintz -- Wyatt Johnston
Mason Marchment -- Matt Duchene -- Tyler Seguin
Jamie Benn -- Mavrik Bourque -- Evgenii Dadonov
Oskar Back -- Sam Steel -- Colin Blackwell
Miro Heiskanen -- Esa Lindell
Thomas Harley -- Ilya Lyubushkin
Nils Lundkvist -- Alexander Petrovic
Jake Oettinger
Casey DeSmith
Scratched: Brendan Smith, Mathew Dumba
Injured: Logan Stankoven (undisclosed)
Status report
Wood, a forward, and Kylington, a defenseman, are being evaluated for injuries and did not make the trip, Avalanche coach Jared Bednar said. ... Wagner was recalled from Colorado of the American Hockey League on Thursday. … Stankoven, a forward, will not play after being injured during a 6-2 loss at the Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday. ... Hintz will return after missing the game Wednesday with an undisclosed injury. ... Petrovic was recalled from Texas of the AHL on Friday.
OILERS (11-9-2) at UTAH (9-10-3)
9 p.m. ET; Utah16, SNW, TVAS
Oilers projected lineup
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins -- Connor McDavid -- Kasperi Kapanen
Vasily Podkolzin -- Leon Draisaitl -- Connor Brown
Jeff Skinner -- Adam Henrique -- Mattias Janmark
Drake Caggiula -- Derek Ryan -- Corey Perry
Mattias Ekholm -- Evan Bouchard
Darnell Nurse -- Troy Stecher
Brett Kulak -- Ty Emberson
Calvin Pickard
Stuart Skinner
Scratched: Travis Dermott
Injured: Viktor Arvidsson (undisclosed), Evander Kane (hip), Zach Hyman (undisclosed)
Utah projected lineup
Clayton Keller -- Barrett Hayton -- Nick Schmaltz
Jack McBain -- Logan Cooley -- Dylan Guenther
Lawson Crouse -- Nick Bjugstad -- Matias Maccelli
Alexander Kerfoot -- Kevin Stenlund -- Michael Carcone
Mikhail Sergachev -- Olli Maatta
Ian Cole -- Juuso Valimaki
Michael Kesselring -- Robert Bortuzzo
Karel Vejmelka
Jaxson Stauber
Scratched: Vladislav Kolyachonok, Liam O’Brien
Injured: Maveric Lamoureux (undisclosed), Sean Durzi (upper body), John Marino (upper body)
Status report
Each team held an optional morning skate Friday. ... Hyman, a forward, will miss his third straight game; Oilers coach Kris Knoblauch said Edmonton is “hopeful that he’s playing" at the Vegas Golden Knights on Dec. 3. ... Lamoureux, a defenseman, will not play after being injured in a 3-2 shootout win at the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday.
