Projected lineups, starting goalies for today
Latest line combinations, defense pairs, injury news from NHL.com writers
SABRES (47-23-8) at RANGERS (33-36-9)
7 p.m. ET; HBO MAX, truTV, TNT, MSG
Sabres projected lineup
Peyton Krebs -- Tage Thompson -- Alex Tuch
Jason Zucker -- Ryan McLeod -- Jack Quinn
Zach Benson -- Josh Norris -- Josh Doan
Josh Dunne -- Tyler Kozak -- Beck Malenstyn
Mattias Samuelsson -- Rasmus Dahlin
Bowen Byram -- Owen Power
Conor Timmins -- Michael Kesselring
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Colten Ellis
Scratched: Zach Metsa, Logan Stanley, Luke Schenn, Jordan Greenway, Tanner Pearson
Injured: Sam Carrick (upper body), Noah Ostlund (upper body), Jiri Kulich (blood clot), Justin Danforth (lower body), Alex Lyon (lower body)
Rangers projected lineup
Gabe Perreault -- Mika Zibanejad -- Alexis Lafreniere
Tye Kartye -- J.T. Miller -- Conor Sheary
Will Cuylle -- Vincent Trocheck -- Jonny Brodzinski
Adam Sykora -- Noah Laba -- Jaroslav Chmelar
Vladislav Gavrikov -- Adam Fox
Matthew Robertson -- Will Borgen
Drew Fortescue -- Braden Schneider
Igor Shesterkin
Jonathan Quick
Scratched: Vincent Iorio, Adam Edstrom, Taylor Raddysh, Dylan Garand
Injured: Matt Rempe (upper body), Urho Vaakanainen (upper body)
Status report
Kozak will return after being scratched for a 4-2 win against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Monday; he will replace Greenway, a forward who played in each of the past four games. … Kesselring will play for the first time in 14 games; he hasn't been in the Sabres' lineup since March 10. … Timmins also will enter the lineup after being scratched the past four games. … Kesselring and Timmins will replace Schenn and Stanley, who made up the third defense pair against the Lightning. ... Lyon, Buffalo's third goalie, sustained a minor injury during the morning skate, coach Lindy Ruff said; Lyon was not expected to dress for the game. … The Rangers don't appear to be making any changes from the lineup they used in an 8-1 win against the Washington Capitals on Sunday.
CAPITALS (39-30-9) at MAPLE LEAFS (32-31-14)
7:30 p.m. ET; TVAS, SN, MNMT
Capitals projected lineup
Alex Ovechkin -- Dylan Strome -- Anthony Beauvillier
Aliaksei Protas -- Ilya Protas -- Tom Wilson
Connor McMichael -- Pierre-Luc Dubois -- Ryan Leonard
Brandon Duhaime -- Justin Sourdif -- Ivan Miroshnichenko
Martin Fehervary -- Rasmus Sandin
Jakub Chychrun -- Trevor van Riemsdyk
Cole Hutson -- Matt Roy
Logan Thompson
Mitchell Gibson
Scratched: Hendrix Lapierre, Ethen Frank, David Kampf, Declan Chisholm, Dylan McIlrath, Timothy Liljegren
Injured: Charlie Lindgren (upper body)
Maple Leafs projected lineup
Easton Cowan -- John Tavares -- William Nylander
Matias Maccelli -- Max Domi -- Matthew Knies
Dakota Joshua -- Bo Groulx -- Nicholas Robertson
Steven Lorentz -- Jacob Quillan -- Calle Jarnkrok
Morgan Rielly -- Philippe Myers
Jake McCabe -- Brandon Carlo
Simon Benoit -- Oliver Ekman-Larsson
Anthony Stolarz
Joseph Woll
Scratched: Michael Pezzetta, Troy Stecher
Injured: Auston Matthews (MCL), Chris Tanev (groin)
Status report
Ilya Protas will make his NHL debut at center on a line with his older brother, Aliaksei Protas. ... Ekman-Larsson will return after missing a 7-6 overtime loss at the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday because of a middle-body injury.
OILERS (39-29-10) at SHARKS (37-32-7)
10 p.m. ET; HBO MAX, truTV, TNT, SNW, SN1, TVAS
Oilers projected lineup
Vasily Podkolzin -- Connor McDavid -- Matt Savoie
Jack Roslovic -- Ryan Nugent-Hopkins -- Kasperi Kapanen
Colton Dach -- Jason Dickinson -- Trent Frederic
Max Jones -- Adam Henrique -- Curtis Lazar
Mattias Ekholm -- Evan Bouchard
Darnell Nurse -- Connor Murphy
Jake Walman -- Ty Emberson
Connor Ingram
Tristan Jarry
Scratched: Spencer Stastney, Josh Samanski
Injured: Leon Draisaitl (lower body), Zach Hyman (undisclosed), Mattias Janmark (shoulder)
Sharks projected lineup
Collin Graf -- Macklin Celebrini -- Will Smith
William Eklund -- Alexander Wennberg -- Kiefer Sherwood
Igor Chernyshov -- Michael Misa -- Tyler Toffoli
Barclay Goodrow -- Zack Ostapchuk -- Adam Gaudette
Dmitry Orlov -- Vincent Desharnais
Mario Ferraro -- John Klingberg
Sam Dickinson -- Nick Leddy
Alex Nedeljkovic
Yaroslav Askarov
Scratched: Pavol Regenda, Philipp Kurashev, Shakir Mukhamadullin, Ty Dellandrea
Injured: Ryan Reaves (upper body)
Status report
The Oilers did not hold a morning skate following a 6-5 overtime loss at the Utah Mammoth on Tuesday. ... Ingram is expected to start after Jarry allowed six goals on 31 shots at Utah. ... Klingberg could return after not playing in seven straight games due to injury or being a healthy scratch. ... Mukhamadullin, a defenseman, will come out of the lineup. ... Gaudette will play after being a healthy scratch for a 3-2 win against the Chicago Blackhawks on Monday. ... Dellandrea, a forward, comes out.
