Projected lineups, starting goalies for today
Latest line combinations, defense pairs, injury news from NHL.com writers
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BRUINS (20-19-5) at PANTHERS (25-15-2)
1 p.m. ET; ABC, ESPN+, SN, TVAS
Bruins projected lineup
Morgan Geekie -- Pavel Zacha -- David Pastrnak
Brad Marchand -- Elias Lindholm -- Charlie Coyle
Oliver Wahlstrom -- Trent Frederic -- Justin Brazeau
John Beecher -- Mark McLaughlin -- Cole Koepke
Nikita Zadorov -- Charlie McAvoy
Jordan Oesterle -- Brandon Carlo
Mason Lohrei -- Andrew Peeke
Jeremy Swayman
Joonas Korpisalo
Scratched: Mark Kastelic, Parker Wotherspoon
Injured: Hampus Lindholm (lower body)
Panthers projected lineup
Evan Rodrigues -- Aleksander Barkov -- Sam Reinhart
Eetu Luostarinen -- Sam Bennett -- Matthew Tkachuk
Carter Verhaeghe -- Anton Lundell -- Jesper Boqvist
A.J. Greer -- Tomas Nosek -- Mackie Samoskevich
Gustav Forsling -- Aaron Ekblad
Dmitry Kulikov -- Niko Mikkola
Uvis Balinskis -- Nate Schmidt
Sergei Bobrovsky
Spencer Knight
Scratched: Tobias Bjornfot, Adam Boqvist
Injured: Jonah Gadjovich (upper body)
Status report
Neither team was expected to hold a morning skate. … Hampus Lindholm, a defenseman who has been out since being injured Nov. 12 at St. Louis, continues to skate and worked out on the ice Friday following Boston’s practice in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. … Ekblad, who returned to the Florida lineup Wednesday for a 4-1 win at the Utah Hockey Club after missing one game with an undisclosed injury, did not practice Friday. Coach Paul Maurice said the defenseman will be a game-time decision.
SENATORS (19-18-3) at PENGUINS (18-17-8)
4 p.m. ET; SN-PIT, TSN5, TVAS
Senators projected lineup
Brady Tkachuk -- Tim Stutzle -- Ridly Greig
Claude Giroux -- Josh Norris -- Drake Batherson
Zack Ostapchuk -- Shane Pinto -- Nick Cousins
Cole Reinhardt -- Adam Gaudette -- Zack MacEwen
Jake Sanderson -- Artem Zub
Thomas Chabot -- Nick Jensen
Tyler Kleven -- Nikolas Matinpalo
Anton Forsberg
Leevi Merilainen
Scratched: Maxence Guenette, Matthew Highmore
Injured: David Perron (upper body), Michael Amadio (concussion), Jacob Bernard-Docker (high ankle sprain), Linus Ullmark (back), Noah Gregor (lower body), Travis Hamonic (lower body)
Penguins projected lineup
Rickard Rakell -- Sidney Crosby -- Bryan Rust
Michael Bunting -- Cody Glass -- Anthony Beauvillier
Drew O'Connor -- Kevin Hayes -- Jesse Puljujarvi
Matt Nieto -- Blake Lizotte -- Noel Acciari
Marcus Pettersson -- Kris Letang
Matt Grzelcyk -- Erik Karlsson
Owen Pickering -- P.O Joseph
Alex Nedeljkovic
Tristan Jarry
Scratched: Ryan Shea, Ryan Graves
Injured: Philip Tomasino (lower body), Evgeni Malkin (upper body)
Status report
Jensen is expected to play after taking a maintenance day from practice Friday. ... Gregor crashed feet first in the boards in the second period of a 4-0 loss to the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday. The forward will "be out for a little while," Senators coach Travis Green said after the game. ... Ottawa recalled Highmore and MacEwen, each a forward, from Belleville of the American Hockey League on Friday. ... Malkin rotated at second-line center, his usual position, with Glass getting most of the reps there in practice Friday. He was a late scratch for a 4-3 shootout loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday and a game-time decision for a 5-3 win against the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday.
KRAKEN (17-22-3) at SABRES (16-21-5)
4 p.m. ET; KHN, KONG, MSG-B, SN
Kraken projected lineup
Jaden Schwartz -- Matty Beniers -- Kaapo Kakko
Jared McCann -- Chandler Stephenson -- Andre Burakovsky
Eeli Tolvanen -- Shane Wright -- Oliver Bjorkstrand
Tye Kartye -- Mitchell Stephens -- Brandon Tanev
Vince Dunn -- Adam Larsson
Jamie Oleksiak -- Brandon Montour
Josh Mahura -- Ryker Evans
Joey Daccord
Philipp Grubauer
Scratched: Gustav Olofsson
Injured: Jordan Eberle (pelvis), Yanni Gourde (lower body)
Sabres projected lineup
Jason Zucker -- Dylan Cozens -- Tage Thompson
JJ Peterka -- Ryan McLeod -- Alex Tuch
Zach Benson -- Peyton Krebs -- Jack Quinn
Nicolas Aube-Kubel -- Tyson Kozak -- Sam Lafferty
Rasmus Dahlin -- Bowen Byram
Owen Power -- Henri Jokiharju
Jacob Bryson -- Connor Clifton
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
James Reimer
Scratched: Dennis Gilbert
Injured: Mattias Samuelsson (illness), Beck Malenstyn (illness), Jiri Kulich (lower body), Jordan Greenway (middle body)
Status report
If Daccord starts, it will be his first start since Dec. 22 after missing five games with an upper-body injury; he replaced Grubauer in the second period of a 6-2 loss at the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday. … Malenstyn returned to practice Friday but his status for Saturday had yet to be determined; the forward, who has missed the past two games, took line rushes primarily on defense alongside Gilbert. … Samuelsson, a defenseman, did not practice and will “probably” be ruled out against the Kraken, coach Lindy Ruff said.
OILERS (25-13-3) at BLACKHAWKS (14-26-2)
7 p.m. ET; CHSN, SNW
Oilers projected lineup
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins -- Connor McDavid -- Connor Brown
Vasily Podkolzin -- Leon Draisaitl -- Viktor Arvidsson
Jeff Skinner -- Adam Henrique -- Zach Hyman
Corey Perry -- Mattias Janmark -- Kasperi Kapanen
Mattias Ekholm -- Evan Bouchard
Darnell Nurse -- Troy Stecher
Brett Kulak -- Ty Emberson
Calvin Pickard
Stuart Skinner
Scratched: Derek Ryan, Joshua Brown, Alec Regula
Injured: None
Blackhawks projected lineup
Tyler Bertuzzi -- Connor Bedard -- Ilya Mikheyev
Colton Dach -- Frank Nazar -- Teuvo Teravainen
Taylor Hall -- Jason Dickinson -- Nick Foligno
Patrick Maroon – Craig Smith -- Ryan Donato
Wyatt Kaiser -- Seth Jones
Alex Vlasic -- Louis Crevier
Nolan Allan -- TJ Brodie
Arvid Soderblom
Petr Mrazek
Scratched: Lukas Reichel, Philipp Kurashev
Injured: Alec Martinez (neck), Laurent Brossoit (knee), Connor Murphy (groin)
Status report
Neither team held a morning skate Saturday. … McDavid did not practice with the Oilers in Chicago on Friday but is expected to play; he was having his No. 97 retired by Erie of the Ontario Hockey League. ... Soderblom likely will start after Mrazek made 23 saves in a 5-3 loss at the Detroit Red Wings on Friday.
DUCKS (17-19-5) at FLYERS (17-20-5)
7 p.m. ET; Victory+, NBCSP, KCOP-13
Ducks projected lineup
Frank Vatrano -- Ryan Strome -- Sam Colangelo
Cutter Gauthier -- Mason McTavish -- Robby Fabbri
Isac Lundestrom -- Leo Carlsson -- Alex Killorn
Nikita Nesterenko -- Jansen Harkins -- Brett Leason
Jackson LaCombe -- Radko Gudas
Brian Dumoulin -- Jacob Trouba
Pavel Mintyukov -- Drew Helleson
John Gibson
Lukas Dostal
Scratched: Olen Zellweger, Ross Johnston, Troy Terry
Injured: Trevor Zegras (knee), Brock McGinn (lower body)
Flyers projected lineup
Owen Tippett -- Morgan Frost -- Travis Konecny
Scott Laughton -- Ryan Poehling -- Matvei Michkov
Tyson Foerster -- Noah Cates -- Bobby Brink
Olle Lycksell -- Sean Couturier -- Garnet Hathaway
Cam York -- Travis Sanheim
Egor Zamula -- Rasmus Ristolainen
Nick Seeler -- Jamie Drysdale
Samuel Ersson
Ivan Fedotov
Scratched: Erik Johnson, Joel Farabee, Aleksei Kolosov
Injured: Nicolas Deslauriers (upper body)
Status report
The Ducks did not hold a morning skate Saturday. ... The Flyers held an optional morning skate. ... Lycksell will play for the first time since Dec. 21 and will replace Farabee, a forward.
