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HURRICANES (14-4-0) at DEVILS (12-7-2)
7 p.m. ET; FDSNSO, MSGSN
Hurricanes projected lineup
Andrei Svechnikov -- Sebastian Aho -- Jack Roslovic
Eric Robinson -- Jesperi Kotkaniemi -- Martin Necas
Jordan Martinook -- Jordan Staal -- William Carrier
Tyson Jost -- Jack Drury -- Jackson Blake
Jaccob Slavin -- Brent Burns
Dmitry Orlov -- Jalen Chatfield
Shayne Gostisbehere -- Sean Walker
Spencer Martin
Pyotr Kochetkov
Scratched: Ty Smith
Injured: Seth Jarvis (upper body), Frederik Andersen (knee)
Devils projected lineup
Ondrej Palat -- Jack Hughes -- Jesper Bratt
Timo Meier - Nico Hischier -- Stefan Noesen
Paul Cotter -- Erik Haula -- Dawson Mercer
Shane Bowers -- Justin Dowling -- Tomas Tatar
Brenden Dillon -- Dougie Hamilton
Jonas Siegenthaler -- Johnathan Kovacevic
Luke Hughes -- Brett Pesce
Jacob Markstrom
Jake Allen
Scratched: Nick DeSimone, Kurtis MacDermid, Nolan Foote
Injured: Nathan Bastian (jaw), Curtis Lazar (knee)
Status report
The Hurricanes did not hold a morning skate after a 4-1 win at the Philadelphia Flyers on Wednesday. ... Andersen will have knee surgery Friday that will sideline the goalie for 8-12 weeks. ... Jarvis, a forward, is expected to miss his sixth straight game. ... Bowers will make his season debut.
LIGHTNING (10-6-1) at BLUE JACKETS (7-9-2)
7 p.m. ET; FDSNOH, FDSNSUN
Lightning projected lineup
Brandon Hagel -- Brayden Point -- Nikita Kucherov
Jake Guentzel -- Anthony Cirelli -- Gage Goncalves
Cam Atkinson -- 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
Injured: Nick Paul (undisclosed)
Blue Jackets projected lineup
Dmitri Voronkov -- Sean Monahan -- Kirill Marchenko
James van Riemsdyk -- Adam Fantilli -- Kent Johnson
Yegor Chinakhov -- Cole Sillinger -- Mathieu Olivier
Zachary Aston-Reese -- Sean Kuraly -- Justin Danforth
Zach Werenski -- Dante Fabbro
Jake Christiansen -- Ivan Provorov
Jack Johnson -- Damon Severson
Elvis Merzlikins
Daniil Tarasov
Scratched: Kevin Labanc, Jordan Harris
Injured: Boone Jenner (shoulder), Erik Gudbranson (shoulder)
Status report
Paul, a forward, will not play after being injured at the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday. "He will be out tonight so we will reevaluate him in Tampa when we get back," Lightning coach Jon Cooper said. … Atkinson, who played with the Blue Jackets from 2011-21, is expected to play after being scratched the past three games. … Kent Johnson returns after missing 14 games since sustaining a shoulder injury Oct. 17. Labanc, a forward, comes out. … Jack Johnson goes in for Harris, a defenseman.
AVALANCHE (10-9-0) at CAPITALS (13-4-1)
7 p.m. ET; KUSA, ALT, MNMT, SNP, SNE
Avalanche projected lineup
Artturi Lehkonen -- Nathan MacKinnon -- Jonathan Drouin
Valeri Nichushkin -- Casey Mittelstadt -- Mikko Rantanen
Joel Kiviranta -- Ivan Ivan -- Logan O'Connor
Miles Wood -- Parker Kelly-- Nikolai Kovalenko
Devon Toews -- Cale Makar
Samuel Girard -- Josh Manson
Oliver Kylington -- Sam Malinski
Alexandar Georgiev
Justus Annunen
Scratched: John Ludvig, Calvin de Haan, T.J. Tynan, Kevin Mandolese
Injured: Ross Colton (broken foot), Gabriel Landeskog (knee), Tucker Poolman (head)
Capitals projected lineup
Andrew Mangiapane -- Dylan Strome -- Aliaksei Protas
Connor McMichael -- Pierre-Luc Dubois -- Tom Wilson
Hendrix Lapierre -- Lars Eller -- Jakub Vrana
Brandon Duhaime -- Nic Dowd -- Taylor Raddysh
Jakob Chychrun -- John Carlson
Rasmus Sandin -- Matt Roy
Martin Fehervary -- Trevor van Riemsdyk
Logan Thompson
Charlie Lindgren
Scratched: Ivan Miroshnichenko, Dylan McIlrath, Alexander Alexeyev
Injured: Alex Ovechkin (broken leg), Sonny Milano (upper body)
Status report
Each team held an optional morning skate. … Georgiev was activated from injured reserve could start after missing two games with an upper-body injury. … Ovechkin, a forward who left in the third period of a 6-2 win against the Utah Hockey Club on Monday, will be out 4-6 weeks. ... Mangiapane moves from the third line to first line, and Protas slides from the left side to the right. Lapierre replaces Mangiapane on the third line. … Milano, a forward, was moved to long-term injured reserve. He hasn't played since Nov. 6. … The Capitals recalled Miroshnichenko, a forward, from Hershey of the American Hockey League.
UTAH HOCKEY CLUB (7-8-3) at BRUINS (8-9-3)
7 p.m. ET; Utah16, NESN, SNO, TVAS
Utah Hockey Club projected lineup
Clayton Keller -- Nick Bjugstad -- Dylan Guenther
Matias Maccelli -- Logan Cooley -- Lawson Crouse
Alexander Kerfoot -- Barrett Hayton -- Nick Schmaltz
Jack McBain -- Kevin Stenlund -- Michael Carcone
Mikhail Sergachev -- Olli Maatta
Juuso Valimaki -- Michael Kesselring
Ian Cole -- Maveric Lamoureux
Karel Vejmelka
Jaxson Stauber
Scratched: Liam O'Brien, Robert Bortuzzo, Vladislav Kolyachonok
Injured: Connor Ingram (upper body), John Marino (lower body), Sean Durzi (shoulder)
Bruins projected lineup
Morgan Geekie -- Pavel Zacha -- David Pastrnak
Brad Marchand -- Elias Lindholm -- Justin Brazeau
Georgii Merkulov -- Charlie Coyle -- Trent Frederic
John Beecher -- Mark Kastelic -- Cole Koepke
Mason Lohrei -- Charlie McAvoy
Parker Wotherspoon -- Brandon Carlo
Nikita Zadorov -- Andrew Peeke
Joonas Korpisalo
Jeremy Swayman
Scratched: Tyler Johnson, Jordan Oesterle
Injured: Hampus Lindholm (lower body)
Status report
Ingram, a goalie, was placed on injured reserve on Wednesday. Coach Andre Tourigny said he does not expect him to join the team on its current four-game road trip. … Kastelic is expected to return after missing a 5-1 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets on Monday with a lower-body injury. … The Bruins reassigned forward Jeffrey Viel to Providence of the American Hockey League on Wednesday.
ISLANDERS (7-7-5) at RED WINGS (7-9-2)
7 pm ET; FDSNDT, MSGN2
Islanders projected lineup
Anders Lee -- Bo Horvat -- Jean-Gabriel Pageau
Maxim Tsyplakov -- Brock Nelson -- Kyle Palmieri
Pierre Engvall -- Casey Cizikas -- Simon Holmstrom
Matt Martin -- Kyle MacLean -- Oliver Wahlstrom
Alexander Romanov -- Noah Dobson
Isaiah George -- Ryan Pulock
Dennis Cholowski -- Scott Mayfield
Ilya Sorokin
Semyon Varlamov
Scratched: Hudson Fasching, Grant Hutton
Injured: Anthony Duclair (lower body), Mathew Barzal (lower body), Adam Pelech (upper body), Mike Reilly (heart procedure)
Red Wings projected lineup
Vladimir Tarasenko -- Dylan Larkin -- Lucas Raymond
Patrick Kane -- Marco Kasper -- Alex DeBrincat
Michael Rasmussen -- Andrew Copp -- Christian Fischer
Tyler Motte -- J.T. Compher -- Jonatan Berggren
Simon Edvinsson -- Moritz Seider
Ben Chiarot -- Jeff Petry
Erik Gustafsson -- Albert Johansson
Alex Lyon
Cam Talbot
Scratched: Justin Holl, Joe Veleno
Injured: None
Status report
Kasper will play between Kane and DeBrincat as the Red Wings try to improve their even-strength offense. … Other than Sorokin in goal, the Islanders will use the same lineup as they did in a 2-1 overtime loss to the Calgary Flames on Tuesday.
GOLDEN KNIGHTS (11-6-2) at SENATORS (8-9-1)
7 p.m. ET; RDS, TSN5, SCRIPPS
Golden Knights projected lineup
Ivan Barbashev -- Jack Eichel -- Pavel Dorofeyev
Tomas Hertl -- Nicolas Roy -- Keegan Kolesar
Brett Howden -- William Karlsson -- Alexander Holtz
Tanner Pearson -- Callahan Burke -- Cole Schwindt
Noah Hanifin -- Alex Pietrangelo
Brayden McNabb -- Kaeden Korczak
Shea Theodore -- Zach Whitecloud
Ilya Samsonov
Adin Hill
Scratched: Mason Morelli
Injured: Mark Stone (lower body), Victor Olofsson (lower body), Nicolas Hague (undisclosed), Ben Hutton (upper body)
Senators projected lineup
Brady Tkachuk -- Josh Norris -- Ridly Greig
Claude Giroux -- Tim Stutzle -- Drake Batherson
Michael Amadio -- Shane Pinto -- David Perron
Nick Cousins -- Adam Gaudette -- Zack MacEwen
Jake Sanderson -- Artem Zub
Thomas Chabot -- Nick Jensen
Tyler Kleven -- Jacob Bernard-Docker
Linus Ullmark
Anton Forsberg
Scratched: Travis Hamonic
Injured: Noah Gregor (undisclosed)
Status report
The Golden Knights did not hold a morning skate after a 3-0 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday. … The Senators held an off-ice workout rather than a morning skate. … Bernard-Docker, who was scratched for six consecutive games, will play. Hamonic, a defenseman, will be scratched. … Tkachuk missed practice Wednesday because of maintenance but will play. … Gregor will be out for the third straight game.
SHARKS (6-11-4) at BLUES (8-11-1)
8 p.m. ET; FDSNMW, NBCSCA
Sharks projected lineup
Barclay Goodrow -- Macklin Celebrini -- Fabian Zetterlund
William Eklund -- Mikael Granlund -- Tyler Toffoli
Ty Dellandrea -- Alexander Wennberg -- Givani Smith
Carl Grundstrom -- Luke Kunin -- Klim Kostin
Mario Ferraro -- Cody Ceci
Jake Walman -- Timothy Liljegren
Jack Thompson -- Jan Rutta
Yaroslav Askarov
Mackenzie Blackwood
Scratched: Will Smith, Henry Thrun
Injured: Logan Couture (groin), Marc-Edouard Vlasic (upper body), Nico Sturm (upper body), Vitek Vanecek (upper body)
Blues projected lineup
Pavel Buchnevich -- Robert Thomas -- Jordan Kyrou
Brandon Saad -- Brayden Schenn -- Jake Neighbours
Zack Bolduc -- Dylan Holloway -- Mathieu Joseph
Alexey Toropchenko -- Radek Faksa -- Nathan Walker
Ryan Suter -- Colton Parayko
Pierre-Olivier Joseph -- Justin Faulk
Scott Perunovich -- Corey Schueneman
Jordan Binnington
Joel Hofer
Scratched: Oskar Sundqvist, Alexandre Texier, Matthew Kessel
Injured: Nick Leddy (lower body), Philip Broberg (knee)
Status report
The Sharks did not hold a morning skate following a 5-2 loss to the Dallas Stars on Wednesday. ... Granlund went into concussion protocol late in the third period Wednesday but will play. ... Askarov will make his Sharks debut after Blackwood made 26 saves against Dallas. ... Smith will replace Will Smith at forward. ... Thompson will replace Thrun on defense. ... The Blues held an optional morning skate. ... Schenn and Faulk each will play after taking a maintenance day Wednesday. ... Mathieu Joseph will play after being a healthy scratch in a 4-2 loss to the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday and replace Texier, a forward. ... Pierre-Olivier Joseph said he's good to return but Blues coach Drew Bannister said he was a game-time decision. He's missed the past three games with a lower-body injury.
PANTHERS (12-6-1) at BLACKHAWKS (6-12-1)
8:30 p.m. ET; HULU, ESPN+, TVAS-D
Panthers projected lineup
Evan Rodrigues -- Aleksander Barkov -- Sam Reinhart
Carter Verhaeghe -- Sam Bennett -- Matthew Tkachuk
Eetu Luostarinen -- Anton Lundell -- Jesper Boqvist
A.J. Greer -- Tomas Nosek -- Jonah Gadjovich
Gustav Forsling -- Aaron Ekblad
Niko Mikkola -- Dmitry Kulikov
Nate Schmidt -- Uvis Balinskis
Spencer Knight
Sergei Bobrovsky
Scratched: Adam Boqvist, Mackie Samoskevich
Injured: None
Blackhawks projected lineup
Connor Bedard -- Jason Dickinson -- Joey Anderson
Taylor Hall -- Ryan Donato -- Patrick Maroon
Philipp Kurashev -- Nick Foligno -- Teuvo Teravainen
Tyler Bertuzzi -- Lukas Reichel -- Craig Smith
Alec Martinez -- Nolan Allan
Alex Vlasic -- Connor Murphy
Wyatt Kaiser -- TJ Brodie
Petr Mrazek
Arvid Soderblom
Scratched: Louis Crevier, Ilya Mikheyev
Injured: Seth Jones (foot), Laurent Brossoit (knee)
Status report
Neither team held a morning skate. … Mrazek could start after he was scratched from the lineup for personal reasons in a 3-2 loss to the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday. … The Blackhawks returned goalie Drew Commesso to Rockford of the American Hockey League. … Jones could miss four weeks. The defenseman was injured in a 3-1 loss at the Seattle Kraken on Nov. 14.
RANGERS (12-4-1) at FLAMES (10-6-3)
9 p.m. ET; SN1, MSG
Rangers projected lineup
Chris Kreider -- Mika Zibanejad -- Reilly Smith
Artemi Panarin -- Vincent Trocheck -- Alexis Lafreniere
Will Cuylle -- Jonny Brodzinski -- Kaapo Kakko
Adam Edstrom -- Sam Carrick -- Jimmy Vesey
K'Andre Miller -- Adam Fox
Ryan Lindgren -- Jacob Trouba
Zac Jones -- Braden Schneider
Igor Shesterkin
Jonathan Quick
Scratched: Chad Ruhwedel, Jake Leschyshyn
Injured: Filip Chytil (upper body)
Flames projected lineup
Jonathan Huberdeau -- Connor Zary -- Blake Coleman
Martin Pospisil -- Nazem Kadri -- Andrei Kuzmenko
Yegor Sharangovich -- Mikael Backlund -- Matt Coronato
Ryan Lomberg -- Justin Kirkland -- Kevin Rooney
Kevin Bahl -- Rasmus Andersson
MacKenzie Weegar -- Daniil Miromanov
Jake Bean -- Brayden Pachal
Dustin Wolf
Dan Vladar
Scratched: Adam Klapka, Tyson Barrie, Joel Hanley
Injured: Anthony Mantha (ACL)
Status report
Chytil, a forward, joined teammates in Calgary after missing the first two games of a four-game road trip because of an injury sustained during a 3-2 win against the San Jose Sharks last Thursday, but is not expected to play and is day to day. ... The Flames held an optional morning skate. ... Weegar, who did not participate in practice Wednesday nor morning skate, is expected to be available to play, according to coach Ryan Huska.
WILD (12-3-3) at OILERS (10-8-2)
9 p.m. TVAS, SNW, FDSNNOX, FDSNWI
Wild projected lineup
Kirill Kaprizov -- Joel Eriksson Ek -- Matt Boldy
Marcus Johansson -- Marco Rossi -- Ryan Hartman
Marcus Foligno -- Frederick Gaudreau -- Yakov Trenin
Jakub Lauko -- Marat Khusnutdinov -- Devin Shore
Jake Middleton -- Brock Faber
Jonas Brodin -- Jared Spurgeon
Declan Chisholm -- Zach Bogosian
Marc Andre-Fleury
Filip Gustavsson
Scratched: Ben Jones, John Merrill
Injured: None
Oilers projected lineup
Vasily Podkolzin -- Connor McDavid -- Leon Draisaitl
Jeff Skinner -- Ryan Nugent-Hopkins -- Kasperi Kapanen
Mattias Janmark -- Adam Henrique -- Connor Brown
Drake Caggiula -- Derek Ryan -- Corey Perry
Mattias Ekholm -- Evan Bouchard
Brett Kulak -- Troy Stecher
Travis Dermott -- Ty Emberson
Stuart Skinner
Calvin Pickard
Scratched: Josh Brown
Injured: Viktor Arvidsson (undisclosed), Zach Hyman (undisclosed), Darnell Nurse (head)
Status report
Shore, who signed with Minnesota on July 1, will play his first game with the Wild and first in the NHL since Jan. 24, 2024, when he was a member of the Seattle Kraken. … The Oilers are keeping Draisaitl on the top line with McDavid, as they did in their previous game, a 5-2 win against the Ottawa Senators ... Brown, a defenseman, was loaned back to the Bakersfield Condors of the American Hockey League on Wednesday and recalled Thursday, but will not play ... With six defensemen dressed, the Oilers will end a run of four games with a modified 11-7 ... The Oilers claimed Kapanen off waivers from the St. Louis Blues, and Caggiula was recalled from Bakersfield. They will play in place of the injured forwards Arvidsson and Hyman; the former has been placed on injured reserve.
