Projected lineups, starting goalies for today

HURRICANES (12-5-1) at BRUINS (12-8-0)
7 p.m. ET; FDSNSO, NESN, TVAS
Hurricanes projected lineup
Andrei Svechnikov — Sebastian Aho — Seth Jarvis
Nikolaj Ehlers — Logan Stankoven — Jackson Blake
William Carrier — Jordan Staal — Jordan Martinook
Taylor Hall — Mark Jankowski — Eric Robinson
Shayne Gostisbehere — Sean Walker
K’Andre Miller — Joel Nystrom
Alexander Nikishin — Mike Reilly
Brandon Bussi
Frederik Andersen
Scratched: Bradly Nadeau, Pyotr Kochetkov, Domenick Fensore
Injured: Jalen Chatfield (upper body), Jaccob Slavin (lower body), Charles-Alexis Legault (hand), Jesperi Kotkaniemi (lower body)
Bruins projected lineup
Morgan Geekie — Marat Khusnutdinov — David Pastrnak
Alex Steeves — Pavel Zacha — Matej Blumel
Tanner Jeannot — Fraser Minten — Mark Kastelic
Riley Tufte — Sean Kuraly — Michael Eyssimont
Nikita Zadorov — Henri Jokiharju
Hampus Lindholm — Andrew Peeke
Mason Lohrei — Jonathan Aspirot
Jeremy Swayman
Joonas Korpisalo
Scratched: Jeffrey Viel
Injured: Charlie McAvoy (upper body), Elias Lindholm (lower body), Jordan Harris (ankle surgery), Casey Mittelstadt (lower body), Viktor Arvidsson (lower body)
Status report
Bussi is expected to start for the first time since Nov. 9, a 5-4 win against the Toronto Maple Leafs. … The Hurricanes recalled Fensore, a defenseman, from Chicago of the American Hockey League. … McAvoy, a defenseman, was hit in the face with a puck during a 3-2 win at the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday. He met with doctors again Monday and could require surgery, Bruins coach Maro Sturm said. … Elias Lindholm, a center who has been sidelined since being injured Oct. 30, is skating with the Bruins and “getting closer,” according to Sturm. … Arvidsson and Mittelstadt, each a forward, were placed on injured reserve Monday, and Blumel and Tufte were recalled from Providence of the AHL. Harris, a defenseman, was transferred to long-term injured reserve. … Boston placed forward John Beecher on waivers Monday with the purpose of sending him to Providence.
KINGS (10-5-4) at CAPITALS (8-8-2)
7 p.m. ET; FDSNW, MNMT
Kings projected lineup
Joel Armia — Anze Kopitar — Adrian Kempe
Kevin Fiala — Quinton Byfield — Alex Laferriere
Warren Foegele — Phillip Danault — Trevor Moore
Jeff Malott — Alex Turcotte — Corey Perry
Mikey Anderson — Brian Dumoulin
Joel Edmundson — Brandt Clarke
Jacob Moverare — Cody Ceci
Darcy Kuemper
Anton Forsberg
Scratched: Samuel Helenius, Andrei Kuzmenko
Injured: Drew Doughty (lower body)
Capitals projected lineup
Connor McMichael — Dylan Strome — Alex Ovechkin
Aliaksei Protas — Justin Sourdif — Tom Wilson
Anthony Beauvillier — Hendrix Lapierre — Ryan Leonard
Brandon Duhaime — Nic Dowd — Ethen Frank
Martin Fehervary — Trevor van Riemsdyk
Jakob Chychrun — Matt Roy
Rasmus Sandin — Declan Chisholm
Charlie Lindgren
Logan Thompson
Scratched: Sonny Milano, Dylan McIlrath
Injured: John Carlson (upper body), Pierre-Luc Dubois (lower body)
Status report
Each team held an optional morning skate. … Doughty, a defenseman, is week to week after leaving a 1-0 win against the Ottawa Senators on Saturday in the second period when he blocked a shot off his left foot. … Carlson, a defenseman, will be a game-time decision after missing a 3-2 shootout loss to the New Jersey Devils on Saturday.
OILERS (9-7-4) at SABRES (6-8-4)
7 p.m. ET; MSG-B, SNW
Oilers projected lineup
Matt Savoie — Connor McDavid — Zach Hyman
Vasily Podkolzin — Leon Draisaitl — Jack Roslovic
Andrew Mangiapane — Adam Henrique — Trent Frederic
Mattias Janmark — Noah Philp — Curtis Lazar
Mattias Ekholm — Evan Bouchard
Darnell Nurse — Jake Walman
Brett Kulak — Alec Regula
Stuart Skinner
Calvin Pickard
Scratched: Ty Emberson, David Tomasek
Injured: Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (undisclosed), Kasperi Kapanen (knee)
Sabres projected lineup
Josh Doan — Tage Thompson — Alex Tuch
Isak Rosen — Ryan McLeod — Jack Quinn
Jordan Greenway — Tyson Kozak — Peyton Krebs
Josh Dunne — Noah Ostlund — Beck Malenstyn
Mattias Samuelsson — Rasmus Dahlin
Owen Power — Jacob Bryson
Bowen Byram — Conor Timmins
Colten Ellis
Alex Lyon
Scratched: Ukko-Pekka Luuukkonen, Zach Metsa, Mason Geertsen
Injured: Michael Kesselring (undisclosed), Jason Zucker (illness), Jiri Kulich (blood clot), Zach Benson (lower body), Justin Danforth (lower body), Josh Norris (upper body)
Status report
Norris and Zucker, each a forward, rejoined the Sabres for their morning skate. Norris, who has been out since getting injured in the third period of Buffalo’s season opener on Oct. 9, is in the early stages of a return, but there is no timeline. Sabres coach Lindy Ruff said the soonest Zucker could return is this weekend. … Kesselring was absent from the morning skate after leaving a 5-4 overtime win at the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday in the third period. The defenseman was still being evaluated Monday. … Metsa, a defenseman, was recalled from Rochester of the American Hockey League on Monday.
CANUCKS (9-9-2) at PANTHERS (9-8-1)
7 p.m. ET; SCRIPPS, SNP
Canucks projected lineup
Evander Kane — Elias Pettersson — Kiefer Sherwood
Brock Boeser — Max Sasson — Jake DeBrusk
Drew O’Connor — Aatu Raty — Arshdeep Bains
Mackenzie MacEachern — David Kampf — Lukas Reichel
Quinn Hughes — Filip Hronek
Marcus Pettersson — Tyler Myers
Elias Nils Pettersson — Tom Willander
Kevin Lankinen
Jiri Patera
Scratched: P.O. Joseph, Linus Karlsson
Injured: Thatcher Demko (lower body), Conor Garland (undisclosed), Victor Mancini (undisclosed), Filip Chytil (concussion protocol), Teddy Blueger (lower body), Nils Hoglander (lower body), Derek Forbort (undisclosed)
Panthers projected lineup
Mackie Samoskevich — Anton Lundell — Brad Marchand
Carter Verhaeghe — Evan Rodrigues — Sam Reinhart
A.J. Greer — Sam Bennett — Jesper Boqvist
Noah Gregor — Cole Schwindt — Luke Kunin
Gustav Forsling — Aaron Ekblad
Niko Mikkola — Seth Jones
Uvis Balinskis — Jeff Petry
Sergei Bobrovsky
Daniil Tarasov
Scratched: Donovan Sebrango
Injured: Eetu Luostarinen (lower body), Aleksander Barkov (knee), Matthew Tkachuk (lower body), Tomas Nosek (knee), Jonah Gadjovich (upper body), Dmitry Kulikov (shoulder)
Status report
The Canucks did not hold a morning skate after a 6-2 win at the Tampa Bay Lightning on Sunday. … If Lankinen starts, it would be his second set of back-to-back games this month and his seventh consecutive start. … Garland left the game Sunday in the second period; Canucks coach Adam Foote said the forward tweaked something and was unsure of the severity. … Luostarinen, a forward, will not play and is day to day, according to Panthers coach Paul Maurice. … Balinskis will play for the first time since Oct. 28.
CANADIENS (10-6-2) at BLUE JACKETS (9-7-2)
7:30 p.m. ET; FDSNOH, Prime, RDS
Canadiens projected lineup
Cole Caufield — Nick Suzuki — Juraj Slafkovsky
Zach Bolduc — Oliver Kapanen — Ivan Demidov
Joshua Roy — Jake Evans — Josh Anderson
Jared Davidson — Joe Veleno — Brendan Gallagher
Mike Matheson — Noah Dobson
Jayden Struble — Lane Hutson
Arber Xhekaj — Alexandre Carrier
Jakub Dobes
Sam Montembeault
Scratched: Marc Del Gaizo
Injured: Kaiden Guhle (lower body), Patrik Laine (lower body), Alex Newhook (broken ankle), Kirby Dach (foot)
Blue Jackets projected lineup
Dmitri Voronkov — Adam Fantilli — Kirill Marchenko
Yegor Chinakhov — Sean Monahan — Kent Johnson
Cole Sillinger — Charlie Coyle — Mathieu Olivier
Zach Aston-Reese — Isac Lundestrom — Miles Wood
Zach Werenski — Ivan Provorov
Denton Mateychuk — Damon Severson
Jake Christiansen — Dante Fabbro
Jet Greaves
Elvis Merzlikins
Scratched: Dysin Mayo, Luca Del Bel Belluz
Injured: Erik Gudbranson (hip), Boone Jenner (upper body)
Status report
The Canadiens did not hold a morning skate. … Roy, a forward, was recalled from Laval of the American Hockey League on Sunday after Dach, a forward, broke his foot during a 3-2 loss to the Boston Bruins on Saturday. Dach is expected to be out 4-6 weeks. … Del Gaizo, a defenseman, was called up from Laval on Monday. … Aston-Reese, a scratch the past three games, goes in for Del Bel Belluz. … Chinakhov moves up from the fourth line.