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HURRICANES (13-4-0) at FLYERS (8-9-2)

7:30 p.m. ET; MAX, TNT, NBCSP

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

Pyotr Kochetkov

Spencer Martin

Scratched: Ty Smith

Injured: Seth Jarvis (upper body), Frederik Andersen (lower body)

Flyers projected lineup

Owen Tippett -- Sean Couturier -- Travis Konecny

Joel Farabee -- Scott Laughton -- Bobby Brink

Anthony Richard -- Noah Cates -- Matvei Michkov

Tyson Foerster -- Ryan Poehling -- Garnet Hathaway

Travis Sanheim -- Rasmus Ristolainen

Nick Seeler -- Erik Johnson

Egor Zamula -- Helge Grans

Ivan Fedotov

Aleksei Kolosov

Scratched: Nicolas Deslauriers, Morgan Frost

Injured: Emil Andrae (mid body), Cam York (upper body), Samuel Ersson (lower body), Jamie Drysdale (upper body)

Status report

The Hurricanes did not hold a morning skate. ... Jarvis practiced Tuesday but did not make the trip and will miss his fifth straight game. Coach Rod Brind'Amour said there is a chance he could join the Hurricanes on the road trip, which includes games at the New Jersey Devils on Thursday and Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday. ... Andrae, York and Drysdale took part in an optional morning skate but all three defensemen will be out. Drysdale skated in a noncontact jersey; he and York are on injured reserve.

GOLDEN KNIGHTS (11-5-2) AT MAPLE LEAFS (11-6-2)

7:30 p.m. ET; TVAS, SN, 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 -- Kaedan Korczak

Shea Theodore -- Zach Whitecloud

Adin Hill

Ilya Samsonov

Scratched: Mason Morelli

Injured: Mark Stone (lower body), Victor Olofsson (lower body), Nicolas Hague (undisclosed), Ben Hutton (upper body)

Maple Leafs projected lineup

Matthew Knies -- Pontus Holmberg -- Mitch Marner

Bobby McMann -- John Tavares -- William Nylander

Nicholas Robertson -- Fraser Minten -- Nikita Grebenkin

Connor Dewar -- Steven Lorentz -- Alex Steeves

Morgan Rielly -- Oliver Ekman-Larsson

Jake McCabe -- Chris Tanev

Simon Benoit -- Conor Timmins

Joseph Woll

Anthony Stolarz

Scratched: Jani Hakanpaa

Injured: Auston Matthews (upper body), David Kampf (lower body), Max Pacioretty (lower body), Calle Jarnkrok (lower body), Max Domi (lower body), Dakota Mermis (upper body)

Suspended: Ryan Reaves

Status report

Hutton, a defenseman, was placed on long-term injured reserve Tuesday. ... The Golden Knights recalled Burke and Morelli, a forward, from Henderson of the American Hockey League on Wednesday. Burke is expected to make his season debut. ... Kampf, a forward, was placed on long-term injured reserve. ... Reaves, a forward, will serve the first of a five-game suspension for an illegal check to the head against Edmonton Oilers defenseman Darnell Nurse on Saturday. ... Minten was recalled from Toronto of the AHL on Tuesday and will make his season debut. ... Domi, a forward, was placed on injured reserve retroactive to Nov. 16. ... Grebenkin was also recalled and will make his NHL debut. ... Benoit will play after being scratched the past two games.

SHARKS (6-10-4) at STARS (11-6-0)

8 p.m. ET; Victory+, NBCSCA

Sharks projected lineup

Barclay Goodrow -- Macklin Celebrini -- Will Smith

William Eklund -- Mikael Granlund -- Fabian Zetterlund

Ty Dellandrea -- Alexander Wennberg -- Tyler Toffoli

Carl Grundstrom -- Klim Kostin -- Luke Kunin

Henry Thrun -- Cody Ceci

Mario Ferraro -- Timothy Liljegren

Jake Walman -- Jan Rutta

Mackenzie Blackwood

Yaroslav Askarov

Scratched: Givani Smith, Jack Thompson

Injured: Logan Couture (groin), Marc-Edouard Vlasic (upper body), Nico Sturm (upper body), Vitek Vanecek (upper body)

Stars projected lineup

Jason Robertson -- Roope Hintz -- Evgenii Dadonov

Mason Marchment -- Matt Duchene -- Tyler Seguin

Jamie Benn -- Wyatt Johnston -- Logan Stankoven

Oskar Back -- Sam Steel -- Mavrik Bourque

Miro Heiskanen -- Esa Lindell

Thomas Harley -- Ilya Lyubushkin

Nils Lundkvist -- Mathew Dumba

Jake Oettinger

Casey DeSmith

Scratched: Colin Blackwell, Brendan Smith

Injured: None

Status report

The Sharks recalled Askarov from San Jose of the American Hockey League on Sunday after Vanecek was injured in a 4-3 shootout loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday. Vanecek traveled with the team, and the goalie could be available to play Thursday at the St. Louis Blues. … The Stars held an optional morning skate.

PREDATORS (6-10-3) at KRAKEN (9-9-1)

10 p.m. ET; MAX, truTV, TNT, TVAS

Predators projected lineup

Filip Forsberg -- Ryan O’Reilly -- Gustav Nyquist

Steven Stamkos -- Colton Sissons -- Luke Evangelista

Juuso Parssinen -- Tommy Novak -- Jonathan Marchessault

Cole Smith -- Michael McCarron -- Zachary L’Heureux

Brady Skjei -- Roman Josi

Jeremy Lauzon -- Alexandre Carrier

Marc Del Gaizo -- Luke Schenn

Juuse Saros

Scott Wedgewood

Scratched: Mark Jankowski, Adam Wilsby, Philip Tomasino

Injured: None

Kraken projected lineup

Jared McCann -- Matty Beniers -- Andre Burakovsky

Jaden Schwartz -- Chandler Stephenson -- Daniel Sprong

Eeli Tolvanen -- Yanni Gourde -- Oliver Bjorkstrand

Tye Kartye -- Ben Meyers -- Brandon Tanev

Jamie Oleksiak -- Brandon Montour

Ryker Evans -- Adam Larsson

Josh Mahura -- Will Borgen

Joey Daccord

Philipp Grubauer

Scratched: Shane Wright

Injured: Vince Dunn (mid-body), Jordan Eberle (undisclosed)

Status report

Each team held an optional morning skate. … Wright, a center, will be a healthy scratch for the second consecutive game. … Dunn, a defenseman, skated Wednesday for the first time since being placed on long-term injured reserve Oct. 17. Kraken coach Dan Bylsma said Dunn is still “at least 14 days away” from returning.

SABRES (8-9-1) at KINGS (10-6-3)

10:30 p.m. ET; FDSNW, MSG-B, SN

Sabres projected lineup

JJ Peterka -- Ryan McLeod -- Alex Touch

Zach Benson -- Dylan Cozens -- Jack Quinn

Jason Zucker -- Jiri Kulich -- Sam Lafferty

Beck Malenstyn -- Peyton Krebs -- Nicolas Aube-Kubel

Rasmus Dahlin -- Bowen Byram

Owen Power -- Jacob Bryson

Dennis Gilbert -- Henri Jokiharju

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

James Reimer

Scratched: Isak Rosen, Connor Clifton

Injured: Tage Thompson (lower body), Mattias Samuelsson (lower body), Jordan Greenway (undisclosed)

Kings projected lineup

Alex Turcotte -- Anze Kopitar -- Adrian Kempe

Warren Foegele -- Quinton Byfield -- Alex Laferriere

Trevor Moore -- Phillip Danault -- Kevin Fiala

Trevor Lewis -- Samuel Helenius -- Tanner Jeannot

Mikey Anderson -- Vladislav Gavrikov

Joel Edmundson -- Brandt Clarke

Jacob Moverare -- Jordan Spence

David Rittich

Erik Portillo

Scratched: Andreas Englund, Kyle Burroughs, Akil Thomas

Injured: Darcy Kuemper (upper body), Caleb Jones (upper body), Drew Doughty (ankle), Arthur Kaliyev (clavicle)

Status report

Thompson, a center, will miss his third straight game. He practiced each of the past two days. … Luukkonen will start after missing two games because of an undisclosed injury. … Tuch is expected to play despite being held out of the morning skate for maintenance. He missed practice Monday. … Rosen, a forward, was recalled from Rochester of the American Hockey League on Monday. Devon Levi, a goalie, was sent to the AHL in a corresponding move. … The Kings could use the same lineup that played in a 4-1 win against the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday.

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