Projected lineups, starting goalies for today
Latest line combinations, defense pairs, injury news from NHL.com writers
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CAPITALS (26-10-3) AT SABRES (14-21-5)
7 p.m. ET; MNMT, NHLN, MSG-B
Capitals projected lineup
Alex Ovechkin -- Dylan Strome -- Taylor Raddysh
Aliaksei Protas -- Pierre-Luc Dubois -- Tom Wilson
Jakub Vrana -- Connor McMichael -- Lars Eller
Brandon Duhaime -- Nic Dowd -- Andrew Mangiapane
Rasmus Sandin -- John Carlson
Jakob Chychrun -- Matt Roy
Martin Fehervary -- Trevor van Riemsdyk
Charlie Lindgren
Logan Thompson
Scratched: Dylan McIlrath, Alexander Alexeyev, Ivan Miroshnichenko
Injured: Sonny Milano (upper body)
Sabres projected lineup
Jason Zucker -- Dylan Cozens -- Tage Thompson
JJ Peterka -- Ryan McLeod -- Alex Tuch
Zach Benson -- Jiri Kulich -- Peyton Krebs
Jack Quinn -- Sam Lafferty -- Nicolas Aube-Kubel
Rasmus Dahlin -- Bowen Byram
Owen Power -- Connor Clifton
Mattias Samuelsson -- Henri Jokiharju
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
James Reimer
Scratched: Dennis Gilbert
Injured: Jordan Greenway (middle body), Jacob Bryson (illness), Beck Malenstyn (illness)
Status report
The Capitals will use the same skaters from their 7-4 win against the New York Rangers on Saturday, with the lone change being in goal. … Jokiharju will play after being scratched for six games. … Malenstyn, a forward, did not participate in the morning skate and is unlikely to play.
CANUCKS (18-12-8) at CANADIENS (18-18-3)
7:30 p.m. ET; RDS, Prime
Canucks projected lineup
Jake DeBrusk -- J.T. Miller -- Brock Boeser
Phillip Di Giuseppe -- Pius Suter -- Conor Garland
Danton Heinen -- Teddy Blueger -- Kiefer Sherwood
Nils Hoglander -- Max Sasson -- Jonathan Lekkerimaki
Quinn Hughes -- Tyler Myers
Carson Soucy -- Noah Juulsen
Derek Forbort -- Vincent Desharnais
Kevin Lankinen
Arturs Silovs
Scratched: Erik Brannstrom, Guillaume Brisebois
Injured: Thatcher Demko (back spasms), Elias Pettersson (upper body), Filip Hronek (upper body), Dakota Joshua (lower body)
Canadiens projected lineup
Cole Caufield -- Nick Suzuki -- Juraj Slafkovsky
Alex Newhook -- Kirby Dach -- Joel Armia
Josh Anderson -- Christian Dvorak -- Brendan Gallagher
Emil Heineman -- Jake Evans -- Michael Pezzetta
Lane Hutson -- Mike Matheson
Kaiden Guhle -- Alexandre Carrier
Arber Xhekaj -- Jayden Struble
Sam Montembeault
Jakub Dobes
Scratched: None
Injured: Patrik Laine (illness), David Savard (upper body)
Status report
Hughes will be a game-time decision; he’s missed the past four games with an upper-body injury. … Pettersson, who has also missed the past four games, took part in an optional morning skate, but the forward is unlikely to play. … Joshua, a forward, was placed on injured reserve retroactive to Jan. 3. … Lekkerimaki will play for the first time since Nov. 19 after he was recalled from Abbotsford of the American Hockey League on an emergency basis. … Demko took part in the morning skate and is a possibility to dress as the backup goalie; he last played Jan. 2. … The Canadiens did not hold a morning skate.
PANTHERS (24-14-2) at AVALANCHE (24-15-1)
9 p.m. ET; SCRIPPS, ALT, TVAS
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 -- Dmitry Kulikov
Tobias Bjornfot -- Uvis Balinskis
Nate Schmidt -- Adam Boqvist
Sergei Bobrovsky
Spencer Knight
Scratched: None
Injured: Niko Mikkola (upper body), Aaron Ekblad (undisclosed), Jonah Gadjovich (upper body)
Avalanche projected lineup
Artturi Lehkonen -- Nathan MacKinnon -- Mikko Rantanen
Ross Colton -- Casey Mittelstadt -- Jonathan Drouin
Joel Kiviranta -- Parker Kelly -- Logan O’Connor
Tye Felhaber -- Juuso Parsinen -- Jere Innala
Devon Toews -- Cale Makar
Samuel Girard -- Josh Manson
Keaton Middleton -- Sam Malinski
Mackenzie Blackwood
Trent Miner
Scratched: Calvin de Haan
Injured: Scott Wedgewood (lower body), Valeri Nichushkin (lower body), Ivan Ivan (upper body), Oliver Kylington (upper body), Miles Wood (upper body), Gabriel Landeskog (knee), Tucker Poolman (head)
Status report
Ekblad, a defenseman, was on the ice after the morning skate and could be a game-time decision. If he doesn’t play, he would likely be replaced by Bjornfot, who was recalled from Charlotte of the American Hockey League on Monday. … Mikkola, a defenseman, participated in the morning skate but is likely to miss his fifth straight game. … Drouin didn’t participate in the morning skate due to maintenance but is expected to play. … The Avalanche recalled Felhaber from Colorado of the AHL on Sunday.
DEVILS (24-15-3) at KRAKEN (17-20-3)
10 p.m. ET; KHN, MSGSN, KONG
Devils projected lineup
Ondrej Palat -- Jack Hughes -- Jesper Bratt
Timo Meier -- Nico Hischier -- Stefan Noesen
Paul Cotter -- Justin Dowling -- Dawson Mercer
Tomas Tatar -- Curtis Lazar -- Nathan Bastian
Brenden Dillon -- Dougie Hamilton
Jonas Siegenthaler -- Johnathan Kovacevic
Luke Hughes -- Brett Pesce
Jacob Markstrom
Jake Allen
Scratched: Nick DeSimone, Kurtis MacDermid
Injured: Santeri Hatakka (shoulder), Erik Haula (ankle)
Kraken projected lineup
Jaden Schwartz -- Matty Beniers -- Kaapo Kakko
Jared McCann -- Chandler Stephenson -- Andre Burakovsky
Eeli Tolvanen -- Shane Wright -- Oliver Bjorkstrand
Tye Kartye -- Ben Meyers -- Brandon Tanev
Vince Dunn -- Adam Larsson
Jamie Oleksiak -- Brandon Montour
Ryker Evans -- Josh Mahura
Philipp Grubauer
Ales Stezka
Scratched: Daniel Sprong, Cale Fleury, Gustav Olofsson
Injured: Jordan Eberle (pelvis), Joey Daccord (upper body), Yanni Gourde (lower body)
Status report
The Devils held an optional morning skate. … Haula, a center, was injured during a 3-2 loss at the San Jose Sharks on Saturday. “He’s going to miss some time,” New Jersey coach Sheldon Keefe said. “It’s going to be weeks, so in terms of the actual timeline, it will [depend] on how he recovers, but he’s got a sprain on his ankle. It’s going to take some time for sure.” … Larsson, a defenseman, is expected to play after leaving a 4-2 loss to the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday in the second period because of an upper-body injury. ... Gourde, a center, was placed on injured reserve Sunday retroactive to Jan. 4; Daccord, a goalie, was placed on IR retroactive to Dec. 22.
