Projected lineups, starting goalies for today
Latest line combinations, defense pairs, injury news from NHL.com writers
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(2M) HURRICANES at (3M) ISLANDERS
Eastern Conference First Round, Game 4
2 p.m. ET; MAX, truTV, MSGSN, TBS, BSSO, SN, TVAS
Carolina leads best-of-7 series 3-0
Hurricanes projected lineup
Jake Guentzel -- Sebastian Aho -- Andrei Svechnikov
Teuvo Teravainen -- Jesperi Kotkaniemi -- Martin Necas
Jordan Martinook -- Jordan Staal -- Seth Jarvis
Jack Drury -- Evgeny Kuznetsov -- Stefan Noesen
Jaccob Slavin -- Brent Burns
Brady Skjei -- Tony DeAngelo
Dmitry Orlov -- Jalen Chatfield
Frederik Andersen
Pyotr Kochetkov
Scratched: Jackson Blake, Brendan Lemieux, Scott Morrow, Bradly Nadeau, Ryan Suzuki
Injured: Jesper Fast (upper body), Brett Pesce (lower body)
Islanders projected lineup
Casey Cizikas -- Bo Horvat -- Mathew Barzal
Hudson Fasching -- Brock Nelson -- Kyle Palmieri
Anders Lee -- Jean-Gabriel Pageau -- Pierre Engvall
Ruslan Iskhakov -- Kyle MacLean -- Cal Clutterbuck
Alexander Romanov -- Noah Dobson
Adam Pelech -- Ryan Pulock
Mike Reilly -- Robert Bortuzzo
Semyon Varlamov
Ilya Sorokin
Scratched: Simon Holmstrom, Sebastian Aho, Samuel Bolduc, Oliver Wahlstrom
Injured: Matt Martin (lower body)
Status report
Fast, a forward, is expected to miss the remainder of the postseason. ... Suzuki, a forward, was recalled from Springfield of the American Hockey League on Friday. ... Martin, a forward, will not play and will be replaced in the lineup by Iskhakov, who will make his Stanley Cup Playoffs debut after being recalled from Bridgeport of the AHL on Wednesday.
(1A) PANTHERS at (1WC) LIGHTNING
Eastern Conference First Round, Game 4
Saturday, 5 p.m. ET; MAX, truTV, TBS, BSSUN, BSFL, SNP, SNW, SNE, TVAS
Florida leads best-of-7 series 3-0
Panthers projected lineup
Vladimir Tarasenko -- Aleksander Barkov -- Sam Reinhart
Carter Verhaeghe -- Anton Lundell -- Matthew Tkachuk
Eetu Luostarinen -- Kevin Stenlund -- Evan Rodrigues
Nick Cousins -- Steven Lorentz -- Kyle Okposo
Gustav Forsling -- Aaron Ekblad
Niko Mikkola -- Brandon Montour
Oliver Ekman-Larsson -- Dmitry Kulikov
Sergei Bobrovsky
Anthony Stolarz
Scratched: Tobias Bjornfot, Uvis Balinskis, Josh Mahura, Jonah Gadjovich, Evan Cormier
Injured: Sam Bennett (upper body), Ryan Lomberg (Illness)
Lightning projected lineup
Anthony Duclair -- Brayden Point -- Nikita Kucherov
Brandon Hagel -- Anthony Cirelli -- Steven Stamkos
Michael Eyssimont -- Nicholas Paul -- Mitchell Chaffee
Tyler Motte -- Luke Glendening -- Tanner Jeannot
Victor Hedman -- Darren Raddysh
Matt Dumba -- Erik Cernak
Emil Lilleberg -- Nick Perbix
Andrei Vasilevskiy
Matt Tomkins
Scratched: Austin Watson, Conor Sheary, Calvin de Haan, Max Crozier
Injured: Haydn Fleury (upper body), Jonas Johansson (lower body), Mikhail Sergachev (leg)
Status report
Neither team will hold a morning skate on Saturday … Lomberg, a forward, who hasn't played since Game 1, is feeling better coach Paul Maurice said, but still is unlikely to play. The Lightning held an optional skate Friday, so it isn't known if there could be changes to the lineup.
(2A) BRUINS at (3A) MAPLE LEAFS
Eastern Conference First Round, Game 4
8 p.m. ET; CBC, TVAS, SN, NESN, TBS, truTV, MAX
Boston leads best-of-7 series 2-1
Bruins projected lineup
Jake DeBrusk -- Pavel Zacha -- David Pastrnak
Brad Marchand -- Charlie Coyle -- Morgan Geekie
James van Riemsdyk -- Trent Frederic -- Danton Heinen
John Beecher -- Jesper Boqvist -- Patrick Maroon
Mason Lohrei -- Charlie McAvoy
Hampus Lindholm -- Brandon Carlo
Parker Wotherspoon -- Kevin Shattenkirk
Jeremy Swayman
Linus Ullmark
Scratched: Matt Grzelcyk, Jakub Lauko
Injured: Andrew Peeke (upper body), Justin Brazeau (upper body), Derek Forbort (undisclosed)
Maple Leafs projected lineup
Tyler Bertuzzi -- Auston Matthews -- Max Domi
Matthew Knies -- John Tavares -- Mitch Marner
William Nylander -- Pontus Holmberg -- Calle Jarnkrok
Nicholas Robertson -- David Kampf -- Ryan Reaves
Morgan Rielly -- Ilya Lyubushkin
Simon Benoit -- Jake McCabe
Joel Edmundson -- TJ Brodie
Ilya Samsonov
Joseph Woll
Scratched: Martin Jones, Noah Gregor, Timothy Liljegren, Conor Timmins, Mark Giordano, Connor Dewar
Injured: Matt Murray (hip), Bobby McMann (lower body)
Status report
The Bruins are expected to use the same 18 skaters from a 4-2 win in Game 3 on Wednesday... Swayman was in the starter's net during the morning skate but Bruins coach Jim Montgomery did not confirm if he would make his second straight start. … Nylander is expected to make his series debut after missing the first three games with an undisclosed injury. … Matthews, who did not practice on Friday due to maintenance, participated in Toronto's optional morning skate and is expected to play. … Brodie will make his series debut after missing the first three games as a healthy scratch, replacing Liljegren.
(1C) STARS at (2WC) GOLDEN KNIGHTS
Western Conference First Round, Game 3
10:30 p.m. ET; SCRIPPS, MAX, truTV, TBS, BSSW, SN360, SN, TVAS
Vegas leads best-of-7 series 2-0
Stars projected lineup
Jason Robertson -- Roope Hintz -- Joe Pavelski
Mason Marchment -- Matt Duchene -- Tyler Seguin
Jamie Benn -- Wyatt Johnston -- Logan Stankoven
Sam Steel -- Radek Faksa -- Evgenii Dadonov
Thomas Harley -- Miro Heiskanen
Esa Lindell -- Chris Tanev
Ryan Suter -- Nils Lundkvist
Jake Oettinger
Scott Wedgewood
Scratched: Mavrik Bourque, Ty Dellandrea, Craig Smith
Injured: Jani Hakanpaa (lower body)
Golden Knights projected lineup
Ivan Barbashev -- Jack Eichel -- Jonathan Marchessault
Brett Howden -- Chandler Stephenson -- Mark Stone
Tomas Hertl -- William Karlsson -- Anthony Mantha
William Carrier -- Nicolas Roy -- Keegan Kolesar
Noah Hanifin -- Alex Pietrangelo
Brayden McNabb -- Shea Theodore
Zach Whitecloud -- Alec Martinez
Logan Thompson
Adin Hill
Scratched: Michael Amadio, Paul Cotter, Pavel Dorofeyev, Ben Hutton
Injured: Nicolas Hague (lower body)
Status report
Bourque, a forward, was recalled from Texas of the American Hockey League on Friday. ... Marchment and Faksa are game-time decisions after sustaining undisclosed injuries late in the third period of a 3-1 loss in Game 2 on Wednesday. If neither can play, Bourque would draw in for Marchment, and Smith would draw in for Faksa. … Karlsson was absent from the morning skate but is expected to play.
