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PREDATORS (27-39-8) at BLUE JACKETS (33-30-9)

7 p.m. ET; FDSNOH, FDSNSO

Predators projected lineup

Filip Forsberg -- Ryan O'Reilly -- Steven Stamkos

Michael Bunting -- Fedor Svechkov -- Luke Evangelista

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

Kieffer Bellows -- Jakub Vrana

Brady Skjei -- Nick Blankenburg

Marc Del Gaizo -- Justin Barron

Andreas Englund -- Spencer Stastney

Jordan Oesterle

Juuse Saros

Justus Annunen

Scratched: Matthew Wood

Injured: Jeremy Lauzon (lower body), Adam Wilsby (upper body), Roman Josi (upper body), Colton Sissons (lower body), Jonathan Marchessault (lower body)

Blue Jackets projected lineup

Dmitri Voronkov -- Sean Monahan -- Kirill Marchenko

Boone Jenner -- Adam Fantilli -- Kent Johnson

Cole Sillinger -- Justin Danforth -- Mathieu Olivier

Zach Aston-Reese -- Sean Kuraly -- Luke Kunin

Zach Werenski -- Dante Fabbro

Ivan Provorov -- Denton Mateychuk

Damon Severson -- Erik Gudbranson

Elvis Merzlikins

Daniil Tarasov

Scratched: Jordan Harris, Jack Johnson, Christian Fischer, Yegor Chinakhov, James van Riemsdyk, Jack Williams, Jake Christiansen

Injured: None

Status report

The Predators did not hold a morning skate. … Nashville is expected to dress the same 11 forwards and seven defensemen it used in a 2-1 loss at the Philadelphia Flyers on Monday. … Saros could start after Annunen made 16 saves at Philadelphia. ... Fabbro will play after missing one game with an undisclosed injury and will replace Christiansen, a defenseman.

CAPITALS (47-17-9) at BRUINS (30-35-9)

7 p.m. ET; MNMT, NESN, TVAS2, SN1

Capitals projected lineup

Aliaksei Protas -- Dylan Strome – Ryan Leonard

Alex Ovechkin -- Pierre-Luc Dubois -- Tom Wilson

Andrew Mangiapane -- Lars Eller – Connor McMichael

Brandon Duhaime -- Nic Dowd -- Anthony Beauvillier

Rasmus Sandin -- John Carlson

Jakob Chychrun -- Trevor van Riemsdyk

Martin Fehervary -- Dylan McIlrath

Charlie Lindgren

Logan Thompson

Scratched: Alex Alexeyev, Ethen Frank, Taylor Raddysh, Matt Roy

Injured: Sonny Milano (upper body)

Bruins projected lineup

Morgan Geekie -- Pavel Zacha – David Pastrnak

Marat Khusnutdinov -- Elias Lindholm -- Fabian Lysell

Cole Koepke -- Casey Mittelstadt -- Vinni Lettieri

Jakub Lauko -- John Beecher -- Patrick Brown

Nikita Zadorov -- Henri Jokiharju

Parker Wotherspoon -- Andrew Peeke

Mason Lohrei -- Ian Mitchell

Jeremy Swayman

Joonas Korpisalo

Scratched: Michael Callahan, Jeffrey Viel

Injured: Charlie McAvoy (shoulder), Hampus Lindholm (knee), Mark Kastelic (upper body)

Status report

Leonard is expected to make his NHL debut after signing a three-year, entry-level contract Monday. ... McAvoy is no longer wearing a no-contact jersey during practice, but there’s still no timetable on a possible return; the defenseman will miss his 18th straight game. ... Brown and Lettieri, who each cleared waivers Monday, are expected to play. ... Viel, a forward recalled from Providence of the American Hockey League on Monday, could also enter the lineup, but Bruins coach Joe Sacco said a decision has not yet been made.

SABRES (31-36-6) at SENATORS (39-28-6)

7 p.m. ET; RDS2, TSN5, MSG-B

Sabres projected lineup

Zach Benson -- Jiri Kulich -- Tage Thompson

JJ Peterka -- Ryan McLeod -- Jack Quinn

Jason Zucker -- Peyton Krebs -- Alex Tuch

Beck Malenstyn -- Tyson Kozak -- Sam Lafferty

Mattias Samuelsson -- Rasmus Dahlin

Owen Power -- Jacob Bernard-Docker

Bowen Byram -- Connor Clifton

James Reimer

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

Scratched: Jacob Bryson, Isak Rosen

Injured: Jordan Greenway (lower body), Josh Norris (middle body)

Senators projected lineup

Claude Giroux -- Tim Stutzle -- Fabian Zetterlund

David Perron -- Dylan Cozens -- Drake Batherson

Ridly Greig -- Shane Pinto -- Michael Amadio

Matthew Highmore -- Adam Gaudette -- Angus Crookshank

Jake Sanderson -- Artem Zub

Thomas Chabot -- Nick Jensen

Tyler Kleven -- Nikolas Matinpalo

Linus Ullmark

Anton Forsberg

Scratched: Dennis Gilbert, Travis Hamonic

Injured: Nick Cousins (knee), Brady Tkachuk (upper body)

Status report

Bryson, a defenseman, will be a healthy scratch for the second straight game. … Greenway and Norris each is “still in rehab,” according to Sabres coach Lindy Ruff; neither forward made the trio to Ottawa. … Jensen did not take part in the Senators morning skate, but is expected to play. … Tkachuk, a forward injured on a hit by Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Ryan Graves in a 1-0 overtime loss Sunday, will “hopefully" only miss one game, coach Travis Green said. … In Tkachuk’s absence, Amadio will move up to the third line and Greig will slide over to play left wing. … Crookshank was recalled from Belleville of the American Hockey League on Tuesday.

PANTHERS (44-26-3) at CANADIENS (34-30-9)

7 p.m. ET; RDS, TSN2, SCRIPPS

Panthers projected lineup

Carter Verhaeghe -- Aleksander Barkov -- Sam Reinhart

Brad Marchand -- Sam Bennett -- Mackie Samoskevich

Eetu Luostarinen -- Anton Lundell -- Jesper Boqvist

A.J. Greer -- Nico Sturm -- Evan Rodrigues

Gustav Forsling -- Seth Jones

Niko Mikkola -- Nate Schmidt

Tobias Bjornfot -- Uvis Balinskis

Vitek Vanecek

Sergei Bobrosvky

Scratched: Tomas Nosek, Jonah Gadjovich

Injured: Matthew Tkachuk (lower body), Dmitry Kulikov (upper body)

Suspended: Aaron Ekblad

Canadiens projected lineup

Cole Caufield -- Nick Suzuki -- Juraj Slafkovsky

Emil Heineman -- Alex Newhook -- Patrik Laine

Josh Anderson -- Christian Dvorak -- Brendan Gallagher

Michael Pezzetta -- Jake Evans -- Joel Armia

Mike Matheson -- Alexandre Carrier

Kaiden Guhle -- Lane Hutson

Jayden Struble -- David Savard

Sam Montembeault

Jakub Dobes

Scratched: Joshua Roy, Arber Xhekaj

Injured: None

Status report

Vanecek will make his first start in four games; Bobrovsky is expected to start at the Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday. … Tkachuk took part in the Panthers morning skate; the forward was injured during the 4 Nations Face-Off in February and is not expected to return before the start of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. … The Canadiens will dress the same lineup they used in a 4-2 win at the Panthers on Sunday.

LIGHTNING (43-25-5) at ISLANDERS (32-31-10)

7:30 p.m. ET; Disney+, HULU, ESPN+, SN360

Lightning projected lineup

Jake Guentzel -- Brayden Point -- Nikita Kucherov

Brandon Hagel -- Anthony Cirelli -- Nick Paul

Oliver Bjorkstrand -- Yanni Gourde -- Gage Goncalves

Cam Atkinson -- Zemgus Girgensons -- Mitchell Chafee

Victor Hedman -- J.J. Moser

Ryan McDonagh -- Erik Cernak

Emil Lilleberg -- Nick Perbix

Andrei Vasilevskiy

Jonas Johansson

Scratched: Luke Glendening, Darren Raddysh

Injured: None

Islanders projected lineup

Anders Lee -- Bo Horvat -- Kyle Palmieri

Simon Holmstrom -- Jean-Gabriel Pageau -- Anthony Duclair

Pierre Engvall -- Casey Cizikas -- Hudson Fasching

Maxim Tsyplakov -- Kyle MacLean -- Marc Gatcomb

Alexander Romanov -- Noah Dobson

Adam Pelech -- Tony DeAngelo

Adam Boqvist -- Ryan Pulock

Ilya Sorokin

Marcus Hogberg

Scratched: Scott Perunovich, Matt Martin, Scott Mayfield, Mike Reilly

Injured: Mathew Barzal (lower body), Semyon Varlamov (lower body)

Status report

Glendening, a forward, will not play; he and his wife are expecting a child. ... Sorokin will start after Hogberg allowed six goals on 30 shots in a 6-4 loss at the Carolina Hurricanes on Sunday.

RED WINGS (34-33-6) at BLUES (40-28-7)

8 p.m. ET; FDSNMW, FDSNDET

Red Wings projected lineup

Alex DeBrincat -- Dylan Larkin -- Patrick Kane

Michael Rasmussen -- Marco Kasper -- Lucas Raymond

Jonatan Berggren -- J.T. Compher -- Vladimir Tarasenko

Craig Smith -- Tyler Motte -- Austin Watson

Ben Chiarot -- Moritz Seider

Simon Edvinsson -- Justin Holl

Albert Johansson -- Jeff Petry

Cam Talbot

Alex Lyon

Scratched: William Lagesson, Dominik Shine

Injured: Andrew Copp (upper body), Elmer Soderblom (undisclosed), Erik Gustafsson (undisclosed), Petr Mrazek (upper body)

Blues projected lineup

Jake Neighbours -- Robert Thomas -- Pavel Buchnevich

Dylan Holloway -- Brayden Schenn -- Jordan Kyrou

Zack Bolduc -- Oskar Sundqvist -- Jimmy Snuggerud

Alexey Toropchenko -- Radek Faksa -- Nathan Walker

Cam Fowler -- Nick Leddy

Philip Broberg -- Justin Faulk

Ryan Suter -- Tyler Tucker

Jordan Binnington

Joel Hofer

Scratched: Matthew Kessel, Dalibor Dvorsky, Alexandre Texier, Mathieu Joseph

Injured: Colton Parayko (knee)

Status report

Mrazek, a goalie, and Soderblom, a defenseman, each did not make the trip after skating briefly during practice Monday. … Snuggerud will make his NHL debut after signing his entry-level contract Friday; he will replace Joseph, a forward. ... Parayko, a defenseman, continues to skate daily but will miss his 13th straight game.

FLAMES (35-26-12) at UTAH (33-29-12)

9 p.m. ET; Utah16, SNW

Flames projected lineup

Yegor Sharangovich -- Nazem Kadri -- Martin Pospisil

Jonathan Huberdeau -- Morgan Frost -- Matt Coronato

Joel Farabee -- Mikael Backlund -- Blake Coleman

Ryan Lomberg -- Kevin Rooney -- Adam Klapka

Joel Hanley -- MacKenzie Weegar

Kevin Bahl -- Rasmus Andersson

Jake Bean -- Brayden Pachal

Dustin Wolf

Dan Vladar

Scratched: Dyrden Hunt, Daniil Miromanov

Injured: Anthony Mantha (knee), Connor Zary (lower body)

Utah projected lineup

Clayton Keller -- Logan Cooley -- Dylan Guenther

Nick Schmaltz -- Barrett Hayton -- Kailer Yamamoto

Lawson Crouse -- Jack McBain -- Josh Doan

Alexander Kerfoot -- Kevin Stenlund -- Nick Bjugstad

Mikhail Sergachev -- John Marino

Ian Cole -- Sean Durzi

Nick DeSimone -- Michael Kesselring

Karel Vejmelka

Matt Villalta

Scratched: Robert Bortuzzo, Mattias Maccelli

Injured: Liam O’Brien (lower body), Olli Maatta (lower body)

Status report

The Flames did not hold a morning skate following a 3-2 overtime win at the Colorado Avalanche on Monday and are expected to dress the same 18 skaters. ... Maatta, a defenseman, will be a game-time decision after missing a 5-2 win at the Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday.

SHARKS (20-44-9) at DUCKS (32-33-8)

10 p.m. ET; Victory+, NBCSCA+, KCOP-13

Sharks projected lineup

Cam Lund -- Macklin Celebrini -- Tyler Toffoli

William Eklund -- Alexander Wennberg -- Will Smith

Noah Gregor -- Ty Dellandrea -- Collin Graf

Carl Grundstrom -- Zack Ostapchuk -- Barclay Goodrow

Mario Ferraro -- Shakir Mukhamadullin

Lucas Carlsson -- Timothy Liljegren

Marc-Edouard Vlasic -- Jack Thompson

Alexandar Georgiev

Georgi Romanov

Scratched: Nikolai Kovalenko, Klim Kostin

Injured: Logan Couture (groin), Jan Rutta (lower body), Henry Thrun (upper body), Vincent Desharnais (upper body), Jimmy Schuldt (undisclosed)

Ducks projected lineup

Cutter Gauthier -- Leo Carlsson -- Alex Killorn

Frank Vatrano -- Ryan Strome -- Troy Terry

Trevor Zegras -- Mason McTavish -- Sam Colangelo

Jansen Harkins -- Isac Lundestrom -- Nikita Nesterenko

Jackson LaCombe -- Radko Gudas

Olen Zellweger -- Jacob Trouba

Pavel Mintyukov -- Drew Helleson

Lukas Dostal

John Gibson

Scratched: Oliver Kylington, Brett Leason

Injured: Robby Fabbri (upper body), Ross Johnston (upper body)

Status report

Thompson was recalled from San Jose of the American Hockey League on Monday, and the Sharks reassigned defenseman Luca Cagnoni and forward Patrick Giles to the AHL. ... Terry took part in the Ducks morning skate and is expected to play; he left in the third period of a 3-2 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Sunday after a collision with Vatrano. ... Trouba will return after missing the loss to Toronto with a lower-body injury; he was injured in the third period of a 5-4 overtime win against the New York Rangers on Friday.

OILERS (42-26-5) at GOLDEN KNIGHTS (45-20-8)

10 p.m. ET; SCRIPPS, SN1, TVAS

Oilers projected lineup

Vasily Podkolzin -- Leon Draisaitl -- Viktor Arvidsson

Kasperi Kapanen -- Ryan Nugent-Hopkins -- Zach Hyman

Jeff Skinner -- Mattias Janmark -- Connor Brown

Max Jones -- Adam Henrique -- Corey Perry

Jake Walman -- Evan Bouchard

Darnell Nurse -- Troy Stecher

Brett Kulak -- Ty Emberson

Calvin Pickard

Olivier Rodrigue

Scratched: None

Injured: Mattias Ekholm (undisclosed), Trent Frederic (ankle), Evander Kane (hip, knee), John Klingberg (undisclosed), Connor McDavid (lower body), Alec Regula (knee), Stuart Skinner (concussion)

Golden Knights projected lineup

Ivan Barbashev -- Jack Eichel -- Mark Stone

Brandon Saad -- Nicolas Roy -- Pavel Dorofeyev

Victor Olofsson -- William Karlsson – Reilly Smith

Tanner Pearson -- Brett Howden -- Keegan Kolesar

Brayden McNabb – Shea Theodore

Noah Hanifin -- Zach Whitecloud

Nicolas Hague -- Kaedan Korczak

Adin Hill

Akira Schmid

Scratched: Ben Hutton, Cole Schwindt, Trevor Connelly

Injured: Tomas Hertl (upper body), Alex Pietrangelo (lower body), Ilya Samsonov (lower body)

Status report

The Oilers will dress the same 18 skaters they used in a 3-2 overtime win against the Calgary Flames on Saturday. … McDavid made the trip and was on the ice for Edmonton's morning skate in a non-contact jersey; the center will miss his fifth straight game. ... The Golden Knights will dress the same lineup they used in a 3-1 win at the Nashville Predators on Saturday. … Connelly, a forward, signed a three-year, entry-level contract Tuesday. ... Schmid was recalled from Henderson of the American Hockey League on Monday.

JETS (51-19-4) at KINGS (41-23-9)

10:30 p.m. ET; FDSNW, TSN3

Jets projected lineup

Kyle Connor -- Mark Scheifele -- Alex Iafallo

Nikolaj Ehlers -- Adam Lowry -- Mason Appleton

Nino Niederreiter -- Vladislav Namestnikov -- Cole Perfetti

David Gustafsson -- Morgan Barron -- Brandon Tanev

Josh Morrissey -- Dylan DeMelo

Dylan Samberg -- Luke Schenn

Logan Stanley -- Colin Miller

Connor Hellebuyck

Eric Comrie

Scratched: Ville Heinola, Haydn Fleury, Jaret Anderson-Dolan, Chris Driedger

Injured: Neal Pionk (lower body), Gabriel Vilardi (upper body), Rasmus Kupari (concussion)

Kings projected lineup

Andrei Kuzmenko -- Anze Kopitar -- Adrian Kempe

Warren Foegele -- Phillip Danault -- Trevor Moore

Kevin Fiala -- Quinton Byfield -- Alex Laferriere

Jeff Malott -- Samuel Helenius -- Trevor Lewis

Mikey Anderson -- Drew Doughty

Vladislav Gavrikov -- Jordan Spence

Joel Edmundson -- Brandt Clarke

Darcy Kuemper

David Rittich

Scratched: Kyle Burroughs, Akil Thomas, Jacob Moverare

Injured: Tanner Jeannot (undisclosed), Alex Turcotte (upper body)

Status report

Pionk skated with the Jets on Tuesday for the first time since the defenseman was injured during a 2-1 win against the New York Rangers on March 11. … Schenn will be a game-time decision after leaving Winnipeg's morning skate early because of an undisclosed reason, Jets coach Scott Arniel said. ... Driedger, a goalie, and Anderson-Dolan, a forward, each was recalled from Manitoba of the American Hockey League on Monday. … Laferriere participated in the Kings morning skate Tuesday and is expected to play after missing an 8-1 win against the San Jose Sharks on Sunday because of an illness.