HURRICANES (14-5-2) at SABRES (8-9-4)
1 p.m. ET; FDSNSO, NHLN, MSG-B, SN1
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 — Jalen Chatfield
Mike Reilly — Joel Nystrom
Pyotr Kochetkov
Frederik Andersen
Scratched: Alexander Nikishin, Brandon Bussi
Injured: Jaccob Slavin (lower body), Charles Alexis Legault (hand), Jesperi Kotkaniemi (lower body)
Sabres projected lineup
Josh Doan — Tage Thompson — Alex Tuch
Jason Zucker — Ryan McLeod — Jack Quinn
Isak Rosen — Tyson Kozak — Noah Ostlund
Jordan Greenway — Peyton Krebs — Beck Malenstyn
Mattias Samuelsson — Rasmus Dahlin
Bowen Byram — Conor Timmins
Jacob Bryson — Owen Power
Colten Ellis
Alex Lyon
Scratched: Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, Josh Dunne, Zach Metsa
Injured: Michael Kesselring (lower body), Jiri Kulich (blood clot), Zach Benson (lower body), Justin Danforth (lower body), Josh Norris (upper body)
Status report
Neither team practiced Saturday. … Kochetkov could start after he was scratched for a 4-3 win at the Winnipeg Jets on Friday. … Benson could return after missing 10 games with a lower-body injury, but the Sabres will need to make a roster move in order to activate the forward from injured reserve.
WILD (11-7-4) at JETS (12-8-0)
4 p.m. ET; TVAS, TSN3, FDSNNO, FDSNWI
Wild projected lineup
Kirill Kaprizov — Danila Yurov — Mats Zuccarello
Marcus Johansson — Joel Eriksson Ek — Matt Boldy
Marcus Foligno — Yakov Trenin — Nico Sturm
Liam Ohgren — Ben Jones — Tyler Pitlick
Jonas Brodin — Brock Faber
Jake Middleton — Jared Spurgeon
Zeev Buium — Zach Bogosian
Filip Gustavsson
Jesper Wallstedt
Scratched: David Jiricek, Daemon Hunt, Hunter Haight
Injured: Vladamir Tarasenko (lower body), Marco Rossi (lower body), Ryan Hartman (lower body), Vinnie Hinostroza (undisclosed)
Jets projected lineup
Kyle Connor — Mark Scheifele — Gabriel Vilardi
Vladislav Namestnikov — Adam Lowry — Cole Perfetti
Nino Niederreiter — Jonathan Toews — Gustav Nyquist
Cole Koepke — Morgan Barron — Alex Iafallo
Josh Morrissey — Dylan DeMelo
Dylan Samberg — Neal Pionk
Logan Stanley — Luke Schenn
Eric Comrie
Thomas Milic
Scratched: Colin Miller, Tanner Pearson
Injured: Haydn Fleury (concussion), Connor Hellebuyck (knee)
Status report
Hinostroza “is going to be out a little bit,” according to Wild coach John Hynes, and the forward likely will likely be sent back to Minnesota for evaluation; Hinostroza left in the second period after a hit by Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Ryan Graves during Minnesota’s 5-0 win on Friday. … Sturm is expected to make his season debut after recovering from back surgery as the result of an injury during training camp. … Scheifele did not take part in Jets practice on Saturday for maintenance, but is expected to play Sunday. … Hellebuyck is expected to be out 4-6 weeks after the goalie had knee surgery Saturday.
AVALANCHE (15-1-5) at BLACKHAWKS (10-7-4)
7 p.m. ET; CHSN, NHLN, ALT, SNO, SNE, TVAS
Avalanche projected lineup
Artturi Lehkonen — Nathan MacKinnon — Gabriel Landeskog
Ross Colton — Brock Nelson — Martin Necas
Parker Kelly — Jack Drury — Victor Olofsson
Tristen Nielsen — Zakhar Bardakov — Jason Polin
Devon Toews — Cale Makar
Josh Manson — Brent Burns
Samuel Girard — Sam Malinski
Scott Wedgewood
Mackenzie Blackwood
Scratched: Ilya Solovyov
Injured: Logan O’Connor (hip surgery), Joel Kiviranta (lower body), Valeri Nichushkin (lower body), Gavin Brindley (lower body)
Blackhawks projected lineup
Ryan Greene — Connor Bedard — Tyler Bertuzzi
Teuvo Teravainen — Frank Nazar — Oliver Moore
Ryan Donato — Jason Dickinson — Ilya Mikheyev
Colton Dach — Sam Lafferty
Alex Vlasic — Louis Crevier
Wyatt Kaiser — Artyom Levshunov
Matt Grzelcyk — Connor Murphy
Sam Rinzel
Spencer Knight
Arvid Soderblom
Scratched: Landon Slaggert
Injured: Andre Burakovsky (undisclosed), Nick Foligno (left hand), Laurent Brossoit (hip)
Status report
The Avalanche did not hold a morning skate following their 3-0 victory at the Nashville Predators on Saturday. … Brindley, a forward, is week to week after being injured during a 6-3 win against the New York Rangers on Thursday. … Wedgewood will start after Blackwood made 35 saves Saturday … Dickinson will return after missing 10 games with an upper body injury. He has not played since Oct. 30.
BRUINS (13-10-0) at SHARKS (10-9-3)
8 p.m. ET; NBCSCA, NESN
Bruins projected lineup
Matej Blumel — Pavel Zacha — David Pastrnak
Alex Steeves — Marat Khusnutdinov — Morgan Geekie
Tanner Jeannot — Fraser Minten — Mark Kastelic
Riley Tufte — Sean Kuraly — Michael Eyssimont
Nikita Zadorov — Jonathan Aspirot
Hampus Lindholm — Henri Jokiharju
Mason Lohrei — Andrew Peeke
Jeremy Swayman
Joonas Korpisalo
Scratched: Michael Callahan, Jeffrey Viel
Injured: Charlie McAvoy (upper body), Elias Lindholm (lower body), Jordan Harris (ankle surgery), Casey Mittelstadt (lower body), Viktor Arvidsson (lower body)
Sharks projected lineup
Philipp Kurashev — Macklin Celebrini — Will Smith
William Eklund — Alexander Wennberg — Tyler Toffoli
Adam Gaudette — Ty Dellandrea — Collin Graf
Barclay Goodrow — Zack Ostapchuk — Ryan Reaves
Dmitry Orlov — Timothy Liljegren
Mario Ferraro — John Klingberg
Sam Dickinson — Vincent Desharnais
Yaroslav Askarov
Alex Nedeljkovic
Scratched: Vincent Iorio, Nick Leddy, Shakir Mukhamadullin
Injured: Michael Misa (lower body), Jeff Skinner (lower body)
Status report
Neither team held a morning skate. … Elias Lindholm was a full participant at practice Friday and could return after missing 10 games with a lower-body injury. … Askarov is expected to start after Nedeljkovic made 24 saves in a 3-2 loss to the Ottawa Senators on Saturday. … Dickinson could play after a being a healthy scratch for development reasons against the Senators. … Iorio, a defenseman, is expected to be recalled following a 14-day conditioning loan to San Jose of the American Hockey League.
FLAMES (7-13-3) at CANUCKS (9-11-2)
9 p.m. ET; SN1, SNW, SNP
Flames projected lineup
Jonathan Huberdeau — Morgan Frost — Matt Coronato
Yegor Sharangovich — Nazem Kadri — Joel Farabee
Connor Zary — Mikael Backlund — Blake Coleman
John Beecher — Sam Morton — Adam Klapka
Kevin Bahl — Rasmus Andersson
Yan Kuznetsov — MacKenzie Weegar
Jake Bean — Brayden Pachal
Dustin Wolf
Devin Cooley
Scratched: Joel Hanley, Ryan Lomberg, Dryden Hunt
Injured: Martin Pospisil (undisclosed), Zayne Parekh (upper body), Samuel Honzek (upper body)
Canucks projected lineup
Jake DeBrusk — Elias Pettersson — Evander Kane
Brock Boeser — David Kampf — Conor Garland
Drew O’Connor — Aatu Raty — Kiefer Sherwood
Mackenzie MacEachern — Max Sasson — Linus Karlsson
Quinn Hughes — Filip Hronek
Marcus Pettersson — Tyler Myers
Elias Nils Pettersson — Tom Willander
Kevin Lankinen
Jiri Patera
Scratched: Arshdeep Bains, P.O. Joseph, Lukas Reichel
Injured: Thatcher Demko (lower body), Filip Chytil (concussion protocol), Teddy Blueger (lower body), Nils Hoglander (lower body), Derek Forbort (undisclosed)
Status report
Neither team held a morning skate. … Wolf is expected to start after Cooley made 28 saves in a 3-2 shootout win at home against the Dallas Stars on Saturday. … Lomberg, a forward, could draw back in on the fourth line after being scratched for the previous two games, but it’s unclear who might come out of the lineup. … Hronek missed practice Saturday because of an illness but is expected to play. … DeBrusk and Sherwood have switched lines.
Projected lineups, starting goalies for today
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