Check back each day between 3 and 4 p.m. (Eastern) to get the projected lineups, starting goalies, injury news, and roster updates for every game. On weekends, the lineups will be published prior to matinee games.
Sources: NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents and others.
7 p.m. ET; RDS, TSN2, BSSUN
Lightning projected lineup
Anthony Duclair — Brayden Point — Nikita Kucherov
Brandon Hagel — Anthony Cirelli — Steven Stamkos
Michael Eyssimont — Nicholas Paul — Mitchell Chaffee
Tanner Jeannot — Luke Glendening — Tyler Motte
Victor Hedman — Darren Raddysh
Haydn Fleury — Erik Cernak
Emil Lilleberg — Matt Dumba
Matt Tompkins
Andrei Vasilevskiy
Scratched: Calvin de Haan, Austin Watson, Conor Sheary, Nick Perbix
Injured: Mikhail Sergachev (leg), Jonas Johansson (lower body)
Status report
- The Lightning did not hold a morning skate Thursday following a 4-1 win at the Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday.
- Tomkins could make his first start since Nov. 7 after Vasilevskiy made 28 saves Wednesday in his 14th start in 15 games.
- Jeannot did not return Wednesday after he fought with Maple Leafs forward Ryan Reaves at 3:10 of the third period, but Lightning coach Jon Cooper said he was “fine” after the game.
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Canadiens projected lineup
Cole Caufield — Nick Suzuki — Juraj Slafkovsky
Brendan Gallagher — Alex Newhook — Joel Armia
Josh Anderson — Jake Evans — Jesse Ylonen
Michael Pezzetta — Colin White — Rafael Harvey-Pinard
Mike Matheson — Kaiden Guhle
Arber Xhekaj — David Savard
Jayden Struble — Jordan Harris
Cayden Primeau
Sam Montembeault
Scratched: Johnathan Kovacevic, Tanner Pearson
Injured: Joshua Roy (upper body)
Status report
- The Canadiens will dress the same 18 skaters they used in a 5-3 win against the Florida Panthers on Tuesday.
- Primeau will start after consecutive starts by Montembeault.
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7 p.m. ET; SN-PIT, MNMT, SNP, SNO, SNE
Penguins projected lineup
Reilly Smith — Sidney Crosby — Bryan Rust
Michael Bunting — Evgeni Malkin — Rickard Rakell
Drew O’Connor — Lars Eller — Valtteri Puustinen
Jesse Puljujarvi — Jeff Carter — Emil Bemstrom
Pierre-Olivier Joseph — Kris Letang
Marcus Pettersson — Erik Karlsson
Ryan Shea — Jack St. Ivany
Alex Nedeljkovic
Tristan Jarry
Scratched: Sam Poulin, Joel Blomqvist
Injured: Matt Nieto (knee surgery), Jansen Harkins (hand surgery), Noel Acciari (lower body), Ryan Graves (concussion), John Ludvig (illness)
Status report
- Letang did not take part in the Penguins morning skate Thursday for maintenance but will play.
- Poulin, a forward, was recalled from Wilkes Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League on Thursday.
- Jarry, who has missed two games because of an illness, participated in the morning skate and will back up Nedeljkovic.
- Ludvig, a defenseman, skated but will miss his third straight game. …
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Capitals projected lineup
Alex Ovechkin — Connor McMichael — Tom Wilson
Aliaksei Protas — Dylan Strome — Ivan Miroshnichenko
Max Pacioretty — Hendrix Lapierre — Sonny Milano
Beck Malenstyn — Nic Dowd — Michael Sgarbossa
Martin Fehervary — John Carlson
Rasmus Sandin — Nick Jensen
Alexander Alexeyev — Trevor van Riemsdyk
Charlie Lindgren
Darcy Kuemper
Scratched: Nicolas Aube-Kubel, Vincent Iorio
Injured: T.J. Oshie (upper body)
Status report
- Oshie, a forward, did not skate and will miss his second straight game.
- Wilson returns after serving a six-game suspension for high-sticking Toronto Maple Leafs forward Noah Gregor during a 7-3 loss March 20.
- Lindgren will make his 10th start in 11 games.
- Kuemper skated Thursday after leaving practice early Wednesday and will dress as the backup.
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7 p.m. ET; MSGSN, BSOH
Islanders projected lineup
Casey Cizikas — Bo Horvat — Mathew Barzal
Pierre Engvall — Brock Nelson — Kyle Palmieri
Anders Lee — Jean-Gabriel Pageau — Simon Holmstrom
Matt Martin — Kyle MacLean — Cal Clutterbuck
Adam Pelech — Ryan Pulock
Alexander Romanov — Noah Dobson
Mike Reilly — Robert Bortuzzo
Ilya Sorokin
Semyon Varlamov
Scratched: Oliver Wahlstrom, Hudson Fasching, Sebastian Aho
Injured: None
Status report
- Bortuzzo replaces Aho, a defenseman. …
- Sorokin makes his second straight start after Varlamov started the previous three games. …
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Blue Jackets projected lineup
Johnny Gaudreau — Dmitri Voronkov — Alex Nylander
Alexandre Texier — Cole Sillinger — Kirill Marchenko
James Malatesta — Justin Danforth — Carson Meyer
Mikael Pyyhtia — Brendan Gaunce — Mathieu Olivier
Zach Werenski — Damon Severson
Ivan Provorov — Erik Gudbranson
Jake Bean — David Jiricek
Daniil Tarasov
Jet Greaves
Scratched: Trey Fix-Wolansky
Injured: Adam Fantilli (calf laceration), Sean Kuraly (lower body), Yegor Chinakhov (upper body), Adam Boqvist (upper body), Elvis Merzlikins (lower body), Boone Jenner (personal)
Status report
- Jiricek was recalled from Cleveland of the American Hockey League on Tuesday and will play his first game since Jan. 9. … Fix-Wolansky, a forward, is an emergency recall from Cleveland. …
- Blue Jackets coach Pascal Vincent said several players are ill and the lineup is not set; Danforth was one of those Wednesday and did not practice, but he took part in the Columbus morning skate Thursday. …
- Jenner, a center, will miss his third straight game. …
- Tarasov will make his second consecutive start and Merzlikins, a goalie, will miss his second in a row.
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7 p.m. ET; BSSO, NESN
Bruins projected lineup
Danton Heinen — Pavel Zacha — David Pastrnak
Brad Marchand — Charlie Coyle — Morgan Geekie
Jake DeBrusk — Jesper Boqvist — Trent Frederic
James van Riemsdyk — John Beecher — Jakub Lauko
Hampus Lindholm — Charlie McAvoy
Parker Wotherspoon — Brandon Carlo
Matt Grzelcyk — Andrew Peeke
Jeremy Swayman
Linus Ullmark
Scratched: Kevin Shattenkirk, Mason Lohrei
Injured: Justin Brazeau (upper body), Pat Maroon (back surgery)
Status report
- Brazeau is week to week; the forward left in the first period of a 3-0 win at the Nashville Predators on Tuesday and returned to Boston on Wednesday for a medical evaluation.
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Hurricanes projected lineup
Jake Guentzel — Sebastian Aho — Seth Jarvis
Andrei Svechnikov — Evgeny Kuznetsov — Martin Necas
Jordan Martinook — Jordan Staal — Teuvo Teravainen
Jack Drury — Jesperi Kotkaniemi — Stefan Noesen
Jaccob Slavin — Brent Burns
Brady Skjei — Brett Pesce
Dmitry Orlov — Jalen Chatfield
Frederik Andersen
Pyotr Kochetkov
Scratched: Spencer Martin, Brendan Lemieux, Tony DeAngelo, Scott Morrow
Injured: Jesper Fast (upper body)
Status report
- The Hurricanes did not hold a morning skate Thursday.
- Morrow, a former UMass defenseman, signed a three-year, entry-level contract Tuesday.
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7 p.m. ET; RDS2, TSN5, BSFL
Panthers projected lineup
Vladimir Tarasenko — Aleksander Barkov — Sam Reinhart
Nick Cousins — Sam Bennett — Matthew Tkachuk
Eetu Luostarinen — Anton Lundell — Evan Rodrigues
Steven Lorentz — Kevin Stenlund — Ryan Lomberg
Gustav Forsling — Josh Mahura
Niko Mikkola — Brandon Montour
Oliver Ekman-Larsson — Dmitry Kulikov
Sergei Bobrovsky
Anthony Stolarz
Scratched: Kyle Okposo, Tobias Bjornfot, Jonah Gadjovich, Uvis Balinskis
Injured: Carter Verhaeghe (undisclosed), Aaron Ekblad (undisclosed)
Status report
- Ekblad, a defenseman, likely will miss the rest of the regular season, but the Panthers are “quite confident that he’s 100 percent and ready to go by the first game” of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, coach Paul Maurice said. …
- Mahura will dress in Ekblad’s absence. …
- Balinskis, a defenseman, was recalled from Charlotte of the American Hockey League on Wednesday and is expected to play down the stretch. …
- Bobrovsky will make his ninth start in 12 games. …
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Senators projected lineup
Mathieu Joseph — Tim Stutzle — Claude Giroux
Brady Tkachuk — Shane Pinto — Drake Batherson
Jiri Smejkal — Ridly Greig — Dominik Kubalik
Boris Katchouk — Mark Kastelic — Parker Kelly
Jake Sanderson — Artem Zub
Jakob Chychrun — Jacob Bernard-Docker
Tyler Kleven — Erik Brannstrom
Joonas Korpisalo
Anton Forsberg
Scratched: None
Injured: Matthew Highmore (upper body), Zack MacEwen (lower body), Thomas Chabot (lower body), Angus Crookshank (lower body), Travis Hamonic (undisclosed)
Status report
- Korpisalo will start for the sixth time in seven games. …
- Chabot, a defenseman who will miss his fourth straight game, could return this weekend, Senators coach Jacques Martin said. …
- Chychrun left the morning skate after being involved in a collision behind the net, but Martin said he was hopeful he could play. …
- Crookshank, a forward, is out indefinitely. …
- Hamonic, a defenseman, will not dress and is not skating.
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8 p.m. ET; HULU, ESPN+
Blues projected lineup
Brandon Saad — Robert Thomas — Jake Neighbours
Alexey Toropchenko — Pavel Buchnevich — Jordan Kyrou
Brayden Schenn — Kevin Hayes — Kasperi Kapanen
Sammy Blais — Zach Dean — Nathan Walker
Nick Leddy — Colton Parayko
Torey Krug — Justin Faulk
Tyler Tucker – Matthew Kessel
Jordan Binnington
Joel Hofer
Scratched: Zack Bolduc, Scott Perunovich, Nikita Alexandrov, Marco Scandella
Injured: None
Status report
- Binnington will make his eighth start in 11 games. …
- The Blues did not take line rushes during their morning skate Thursday.
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Predators projected lineup
Filip Forsberg — Ryan O’Reilly — Gustav Nyquist
Jason Zucker– Colton Sissons — Anthony Beauvillier
Mark Jankowski — Tommy Novak — Luke Evangelista
Cole Smith — Michael McCarron — Kiefer Sherwood
Roman Josi — Ryan McDonagh
Spencer Stastney — Luke Schenn
Jeremy Lauzon — Alexandre Carrier
Juuse Saros
Kevin Lankinen
Scratched: Jaret Anderson-Dolan, Cody Glass, Tyson Barrie, Dante Fabbro
Injured: None
Status report
- Saros will start for the ninth time in 11 games.
- Beauvillier will enter the lineup in place of Glass, a forward.
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8 p.m. ET; BSWI, BSN, ALT
Avalanche projected lineup
Jonathan Drouin — Nathan MacKinnon — Mikko Rantanen
Brandon Duhaime — Casey Mittelstadt — Artturi Lehkonen
Miles Wood — Ross Colton — Zach Parise
Andrew Cogliano — Chris Wagner — Jean-Luc Foudy
Devon Toews — Cale Makar
Samuel Girard — Josh Manson
Jack Johnson — Sean Walker
Justus Annunen
Alexandar Georgiev
Scratched: Caleb Jones, Joel Kiviranta
Injured: Valeri Nichushkin (lower body) Yakov Trenin (lower body)
Status report
- Trenin took part in the Avalanche morning skate Thursday in a regular jersey, but will miss his second straight game; the center could return at the Edmonton Oilers on Friday.
- Nichushkin skated in Denver, will join the team in Minnesota and could also play at Edmonton; the forward will miss his fourth consecutive game.
- Annunen will make his third straight start.
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Wild projected lineup
Kirill Kaprizov — Joel Eriksson Ek — Matt Boldy
Marcus Johansson — Marco Rossi — Mats Zuccarello
Adam Beckman — Marat Khusnutdinov — Frederick Gaudreau
Mason Shaw — Jake Lucchini — Vinni Lettieri
Jake Middleton — Brock Faber
Jonas Brodin — Declan Chisholm
Jon Merrill — Dakota Mermis
Filip Gustavsson
Marc-Andre Fleury
Scratched: Alex Goligoski
Injured: Marcus Foligno (lower body), Zach Bogosian (undisclosed)
Suspended: Ryan Hartman
Status report
- Bogosian will be a game-time decision after being injured late in a 3-2 win against the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday; Wild coach John Hynes said the defenseman’s injury is “nothing major.”
- Gustavsson will start for the third time in four games.
- Hartman, a forward, will serve the second of a three-game suspension for unsportsmanlike conduct following a 2-1 overtime loss to the Vegas Golden Knights on Saturday.
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FLAMES (34-35-5) at JETS (45-24-6)
8 p.m. ET; SNW, TSN3
Flames projected lineup
Jonathan Huberdeau — Mikael Backlund — Blake Coleman
Martin Pospisil — Nazem Kadri — Andrei Kuzmenko
Connor Zary — Yegor Sharangovich — Matt Coronato
A.J. Greer — Kevin Rooney — Dryden Hunt
MacKenzie Weegar — Daniil Miromanov
Oliver Kylington — Rasmus Andersson
Nikita Okhotiuk — Brayden Pachal
Dustin Wolf
Jacob Markstrom
Scratched: Walker Duehr, Dennis Gilbert
Injured: Andrew Mangiapane (upper body), Joel Hanley (undisclosed)
Status report
- Hanley did not make the trip and is day to day after leaving in the first period of a 5-3 loss to the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday.
- Mangiapane, a forward, could return after missing three games.
- Wolf will start after Markstrom started the past two games.
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Jets projected lineup
Nikolaj Ehlers — Mark Scheifele — Gabriel Vilardi
Kyle Connor — Sean Monahan — Cole Perfetti
Tyler Toffoli — Adam Lowry — Mason Appleton
Morgan Barron — Vladislav Namestnikov — Alex Iafallo
Josh Morrissey — Neal Pionk
Brenden Dillon — Dylan DeMelo
Dylan Samberg — Colin Miller
Connor Hellebuyck
Laurent Brossoit
Scratched: Rasmus Kupari, David Gustafsson, Logan Stanley, Nate Schmidt
Injured: Nino Niederreiter (leg laceration)
Status report
- The Jets held an optional morning skate Thursday.
- Toffoli, a forward, enters in place of Niederreiter after missing one game with an illness.
- Niederreiter will be out about a week after sustaining a deep cut to his lower leg in the third period of a 4-3 win against the Los Angeles Kings on Monday.
- Miller enters in place of Schmidt, a defenseman.
- Hellebuyck will start for the sixth time in seven games.
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KINGS (39-25-11) at SHARKS (17-49-8)
10:30 p.m. ET; BSW, NBCSCA, SN
Kings projected lineup
Quinton Byfield — Anze Kopitar — Adrian Kempe
Trevor Moore — Pierre-Luc Dubois — Viktor Arvidsson
Kevin Fiala — Blake Lizotte — Trevor Lewis
Alex Laferriere — Arthur Kaliyev
Mikey Anderson — Drew Doughty
Vladislav Gavrikov — Matt Roy
Andreas Englund — Jordan Spence
Jacob Moverare
David Rittich
Cam Talbot
Scratched: Akil Thomas
Injured: Phillip Danault (upper body), Alex Turcotte (upper body), Carl Grundstrom (lower body)
Status report
- The Kings did not hold a morning skate after their 5-2 win against the Seattle Kraken on Wednesday.
- Rittich will start after Talbot made 21 saves against Seattle. … Danault, a forward, did not travel with the Kings.
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Sharks projected lineup
Klim Kostin — Mikael Granlund — Fabian Zetterlund
William Eklund — Luke Kunin — Justin Bailey
Thomas Bordeleau — Nico Sturm — Filip Zadina
Kevin Labanc — Jack Studnicka — Mike Hoffman
Mario Ferraro — Kyle Burroughs
Marc-Edouard Vlasic — Calen Addison
Henry Thrun — Jan Rutta
Mackenzie Blackwood
Devin Cooley
Scratched: Givani Smith, Jacob MacDonald, Ryan Carpenter
Injured: Matt Benning (hip), Ty Emberson (laceration), Alexander Barabanov (lower body), Vitek Vanecek (lower body)
Status report
- Studnicka was recalled from San Jose of the American Hockey League on Monday and is expected to play his first NHL game since Jan. 4.
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