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Below are today's projected lineups, compiled by NHL.com staff writers and independent correspondents.

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BRUINS (25-20-6) at SABRES (18-26-5)

7 p.m. ET; NESN, MSG-B, SNP, SNO, SNE

Bruins projected lineup

Brad Marchand -- Matthew Poitras -- Charlie Coyle

Morgan Geekie -- Pavel Zacha -- David Pastrnak

Trent Frederic -- Elias Lindholm -- Vinni Lettieri

Cole Koepke -- John Beecher -- Justin Brazeau

Nikita Zadorov -- Andrew Peeke

Michael Callahan -- Brandon Carlo

Mason Lohrei -- Parker Wotherspoon

Jeremy Swayman

Joonas Korpisalo

Scratched: Max Jones, Patrick Brown, Jordan Oesterle

Injured: Hampus Lindholm (knee), Charlie McAvoy (wrist), Mark Kastelic (upper body), Oliver Wahlstrom (illness)

Sabres projected lineup

JJ Peterka -- Jiri Kulich -- Tage Thompson

Jason Zucker -- Dylan Cozens -- Alex Tuch

Zach Benson -- Ryan McLeod -- Jack Quinn

Beck Malenstyn -- Peyton Krebs -- Sam Lafferty

Rasmus Dahlin -- Bowen Byram

Mattias Samuelsson --- Owen Power

Jacob Bryson -- Connor Clifton

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

James Reimer

Scratched: Henri Jokiharju, Dennis Gilbert, Nicolas Aube-Kubel

Injured: Jordan Greenway (middle body)

Status report

Carlo will be a game-time decision because of an illness. ... Koepke will return after missing five games with an upper-body injury. … McAvoy and Lindholm each wore a regular jersey at practice Monday, but the defensemen did not travel to Buffalo. … Wahlstrom, a forward, is not on the trip. … Sabres coach Lindy Ruff said Monday he anticipates Greenway will return to practice “in the near future.” The forward, who has missed 18 games, has been skating on his own. … Buffalo placed Aube-Kubel, a forward, on waivers Monday.

HURRICANES (30-16-4) at RANGERS (24-21-4)

7 p.m. ET; FDSNSO, MSG

Hurricanes projected lineup

Mikko Rantanen -- Sebastian Aho -- Jackson Blake

Andrei Svechnikov -- Jesperi Kotkaniemi -- Taylor Hall

Jordan Martinook -- Jordan Staal -- Seth Jarvis

Juha Jaaska -- Eric Robinson

Jaccob Slavin -- Brent Burns

Dmitry Orlov -- Jalen Chatfield

Shayne Gostisbehere -- Sean Walker

Riley Stillman

Frederik Andersen

Pyotr Kochetkov

Scratched: None

Injured: Jack Roslovic (illness), William Carrier (lower body), Tyson Jost (lower body)

Rangers projected lineup

Artemi Panarin -- Vincent Trocheck -- Alexis Lafreniere

Will Cuylle -- Mika Zibanejad -- Reilly Smith

Chris Kreider -- Filip Chytil -- Arthur Kaliyev

Adam Edstrom -- Sam Carrick -- Matt Rempe

Ryan Lindgren -- Adam Fox

K'Andre Miller -- Will Borgen

Urho Vaakanainen -- Braden Schneider

Igor Shesterkin

Jonathan Quick

Scratched: Zac Jones, Jimmy Vesey, Jonny Brodzinski

Injured: None

Status report

Roslovic, a forward, did not participate in the Hurricanes morning skate and will be a game-time decision after not practicing Monday; if he cannot play, Carolina will have to dress 11 forwards and seven defensemen because it does not have an extra healthy forward. ... Stillman would make his season debut if Roslovic is unable to play; the defenseman was recalled from Chicago of the American Hockey League.

JETS (34-14-3) at CANADIENS (24-20-5)

7 p.m. ET; RDS, TSN2, TSN3

Jets projected lineup

Kyle Connor -- Mark Scheifele -- Gabriel Vilardi

Nikolaj Ehlers -- Vladislav Namestnikov -- Cole Perfetti

Nino Niederreiter -- Rasmus Kupari -- Mason Appleton

Morgan Barron -- David Gustafsson -- Alex Iafallo

Josh Morrissey -- Dylan DeMelo

Dylan Samberg -- Neal Pionk

Haydn Fleury -- Logan Stanley

Connor Hellebuyck

Eric Comrie

Scratched: Brad Lambert, Ville Heinola, Colin Miller

Injured: Adam Lowry (upper body)

Canadiens projected lineup

Cole Caufield -- Nick Suzuki -- Juraj Slafkovsky

Alex Newhook -- Kirby Dach -- Patrik Laine

Josh Anderson -- Jake Evans -- Joel Armia

Michael Pezzetta -- Christian Dvorak -- Brendan Gallagher

Lane Hutson -- Mike Matheson

Kaiden Guhle -- Alexandre Carrier

Arber Xhekaj -- David Savard

Sam Montembeault

Jakub Dobes

Scratched: Rafael Harvey-Pinard

Injured: Emil Heineman (upper body), David Reinbacher (knee)

Status report

Lowry is traveling on the Jets’ three-game road trip, but the forward will not play at least until Winnipeg hosts the Carolina Hurricanes on Feb. 4. ... Lambert took part in the morning skate but will not play; the forward was recalled from Manitoba of the American Hockey League on Monday. … The Canadiens will dress the same 18 skaters they used in a 4-3 overtime loss to the New Jersey Devils on Saturday. ... Reinbacher was on the ice for an optional morning skate; the defenseman wore a noncontact jersey Monday when he took part in his first practice since sustaining an injury Sept. 28 that was expected to sideline him for 5-6 months.

BLACKHAWKS (15-29-5) at LIGHTNING (26-19-3)

7 p.m. ET; FDSNSUN, CHSN

Blackhawks projected lineup

Tyler Bertuzzi -- Connor Bedard -- Frank Nazar

Teuvo Teravainen -- Jason Dickinson -- Ilya Mikheyev

Landon Slaggert -- Lukas Reichel -- Nick Foligno

Patrick Maroon -- Ryan Donato -- Philipp Kurashev

Alec Martinez -- Seth Jones

Alec Vlasic -- Louis Crevier

TJ Brodie -- Ethan Del Mastro

Arvid Soderblom

Petr Mrazek

Scratched: Nolan Allan, Colton Dach

Injured: Laurent Brossoit (knee), Connor Murphy (groin), Craig Smith (back)

Lightning projected lineup

Jake Guentzel -- Brayden Point -- Nikita Kucherov

Brandon Hagel -- Anthony Cirelli -- Conor Geekie

Zemgus Girgensons -- Nick Paul -- Gage Goncalves

Mitchell Chaffee -- Luke Glendening -- Michael Eyssimont

Victor Hedman -- Darren Raddysh

Ryan McDonagh -- Erik Cernak

Declan Carlille -- Nick Perbix

Andrei Vasilevskiy

Jonas Johansson

Scratched: Cam Atkinson

Injured: J.J. Moser (upper body)

Suspended: Emil Lilleberg

Status report

Slaggert was recalled from Rockford of the American Hockey League on Sunday and will make his season debut. ... Lilleberg, a defenseman, will serve the first of a two-game suspension for interference against Detroit Red Wings forward J.T. Compher in a 2-0 loss Saturday.

AVALANCHE (29-20-2) at ISLANDERS (21-20-7)

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

Avalanche projected lineup

Jonathan Drouin -- Nathan MacKinnon -- Martin Necas

Juuso Parsinen -- Casey Mittelstadt -- Artturi Lehkonen

Ross Colton -- Jack Drury -- Logan O'Connor

Joel Kiviranta -- Parker Kelly -- Chris Wagner

Devon Toews -- Cale Makar

Samuel Girard -- Josh Manson

Calvin DeHaan -- Sam Malinski

Mackenzie Blackwood

Scott Wedgewood

Scratched: Keaton Middleton, Jere Innala

Injured: Valeri Nichushkin (lower body), Miles Wood (back), Oliver Kylington (upper body), Gabriel Landeskog (knee), Tucker Poolman (head)

Islanders projected lineup

Anders Lee -- Bo Horvat -- Mathew Barzal

Anthony Duclair -- Brock Nelson -- Kyle Palmieri

Casey Cizikas -- Jean-Gabriel Pageau -- Simon Holmstrom

Maxim Tsyplakov -- Kyle MacLean -- Marc Gatcomb

Adam Pelech – Scott Perunovich

Alexander Romanov -- Tony DeAngelo

Isaiah George -- Scott Mayfield

Ilya Sorokin

Jakub Skarek

Scratched: Matt Martin, Dennis Cholowski, Pierre Engvall

Injured: Noah Dobson (lower body), Ryan Pulock (upper body), Marcus Hogberg (upper body), Semyon Varlamov (lower body), Mike Reilly (heart surgery), Hudson Fasching (upper body)

Status report

De Haan will return after being a healthy scratch the past three games. ... Perunovich is likely to make his Islanders debut after being acquired in a trade with the St. Louis Blues on Monday. ... Tsyplakov will return to the lineup after being a healthy scratch for a 3-2 overtime win against the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday, following his three-game suspension for an illegal check to the head of Philadelphia Flyers forward Ryan Poehling in a 5-3 loss on Jan. 16.

CAPITALS (33-11-5) at FLAMES (24-17-7)

9 p.m. ET; TVAS, SNW, MNMT

Capitals projected lineup

Alex Ovechkin -- Dylan Strome -- Connor McMichael

Aliaksei Protas -- Pierre-Luc Dubois -- Tom Wilson

Taylor Raddysh -- Lars Eller -- Ethen Frank

Brandon Duhaime -- Nic Dowd -- Andrew Mangiapane

Rasmus Sandin -- John Carlson

Jakob Chychrun -- Trevor Van Riemsdyk

Martin Fehervary -- Matt Roy

Logan Thompson

Charlie Lindgren

Scratched: Alexander Alexeyev, Dylan McIlrath, Jakub Vrana

Injured: Sonny Milano (upper body)

Flames projected lineup

Jonathan Huberdeau -- Nazem Kadri -- Jakob Pelletier

Blake Coleman -- Mikael Backlund -- Matt Coronato

Martin Pospisil -- Yegor Sharangovich -- Andrei Kuzmenko

Ryan Lomberg -- Clark Bishop -- Adam Klapka

Joel Hanley -- Rasmus Andersson

Jake Bean -- MacKenzie Weegar

Tyson Barrie -- Brayden Pachal

Dustin Wolf

Dan Vladar

Scratched: Kevin Rooney, Daniil Miromanov

Injured: Connor Zary (knee), Kevin Bahl (undisclosed)

Status report

The Capitals held an optional morning skate Tuesday. ... the Flames called up Klapka from Calgary of the American Hockey League earlier Tuesday. ... Barrie, recalled from an AHL conditioning loan Tuesday, will play his first NHL game since Nov. 12.

STARS (31-17-1) at GOLDEN KNIGHTS (31-15-4)

10 p.m. ET; HULU, ESPN+, SNP, SNO, SNE, SN360

Stars projected lineup

Jason Robertson -- Wyatt Johnston -- Evgenii Dadonov

Jamie Benn -- Matt Duchene -- Mavrik Bourque

Sam Steel -- Roope Hintz -- Logan Stankoven

Brendan Smith -- Oskar Back -- Colin Blackwell

Thomas Harley -- Miro Heiskanen

Esa Lindell -- Ilya Lyubushkin

Lian Bichsel -- Mathew Dumba

Jake Oettinger

Casey DeSmith

Scratched: Matej Blumel, Nils Lundkvist

Injured: Mason Marchment (face), Tyler Seguin (hip)

Golden Knights projected lineup

Ivan Barbashev -- Jack Eichel -- Mark Stone

Victor Olofsson -- Tomas Hertl -- Pavel Dorofeyev

Tanner Pearson-- Nicolas Roy -- Keegan Kolesar

Jonas Rondbjerg -- Brett Howden -- Raphael Lavoie

Noah Hanifin -- Alex Pietrangelo

Brayden McNabb -- Shea Theodore

Nicolas Hague -- Zach Whitecloud

Adin Hill

Ilya Samsonov

Scratched: Alexander Holtz, Ben Hutton, Kaedan Korczak

Injured: William Karlsson (lower body), Cole Schwindt (lower body)

Status report

The Stars will dress the same 18 skaters they used in a 2-0 win at the St. Louis Blues on Saturday. … The Golden Knights recalled Lavoie, a forward, from Henderson of the American Hockey League; he will enter the lineup in place of Holtz, a forward.

DUCKS (20-23-6) at KRAKEN (22-26-3)

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

Ducks projected lineup

Frank Vatrano -- Ryan Strome -- Troy Terry

Trevor Zegras -- Leo Carlsson -- Alex Killorn

Cutter Gauthier -- Mason McTavish -- Robby Fabbri

Jansen Harkins -- Isac Lundestrom -- Brett Leason

Jackson LaCombe -- Radko Gudas

Pavel Mintyukov -- Jacob Trouba

Brian Dumoulin -- Drew Helleson

Lukas Dostal

John Gibson

Scratched: Ross Johnston, Olen Zellweger

Injured: None

Kraken projected lineup

Jaden Schwartz -- Matty Beniers -- Kaapo Kakko

Andre Burakovsky -- Chandler Stephenson -- Oliver Bjorkstrand

Jared McCann -- Shane Wright -- Eeli Tolvanen

John Hayden -- Mitchell Stephens -- Brandon Tanev

Vince Dunn -- Adam Larsson

Ryker Evans -- Brandon Montour

Jamie Oleksiak -- Joshua Mahura

Philipp Grubauer

Joey Daccord

Scratched: Tye Kartye

Injured: Jordan Eberle (pelvis), Yanni Gourde (lower body)

Status report

The Ducks, who held an optional morning skate Tuesday, are expected to dress the same lineup they used in a 5-2 win against the Nashville Predators on Saturday. … The Kraken did not hold a morning skate Tuesday following a 4-2 loss at the Edmonton Oilers on Monday. ... Grubauer could start after Daccord made 27 saves Monday.

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