Projected lineups, starting goalies for today

PENGUINS (36-21-16) at ISLANDERS (42-27-5)
7 p.m. ET; SN-PIT, MSGSN, NHLN, TVAS
Penguins projected lineup
Egor Chinahkov — Rickard Rakell — Bryan Rust
Anthony Mantha — Tommy Novak — Justin Brazeau
Ville Koivunen — Ben Kindel — Rutger McGroarty
Elmer Soderblom — Connor Dewar — Noel Acciari
Parker Wotherspoon — Erik Karlsson
Samuel Girard — Kris Letang
Ryan Shea — Connor Clifton
Arturs Silovs
Stuart Skinner
Scratched: Ilya Solovyov, Ryan Graves, Avery Hayes
Injured: Sidney Crosby (lower body), Evgeni Malkin (upper body), Caleb Jones (lower body), Kevin Hayes (upper body), Filip Hallander (blood clot), Blake Lizotte (upper body), Jack St. Ivany (upper body)
Islanders projected lineup
Anders Lee — Bo Horvat — Emil Heineman
Calum Ritchie — Brayden Schenn — Mathew Barzal
Ondrej Palat — Jean-Gabriel Pageau — Simon Holmstrom
Kyle MacLean — Casey Cizikas — Marc Gatcomb
Matthew Schaefer — Ryan Pulock
Adam Pelech — Carson Soucy
Scott Mayfield — Adam Boqvist
Ilya Sorokin
David Rittich
Scratched: Anthony Duclair, Adam Boqvist, Isaiah George
Injured: Tony DeAngelo (lower body), Kyle Palmieri (ACL), Alexander Romanov (upper body), Semyon Varlamov (knee)
Status Report
The Penguins held an optional morning skate. … Malkin, a forward, will miss his fourth straight game. … Crosby will be a game-time decision after the forward missed a 6-3 loss to the Dallas Stars on Saturday. … Avery Hayes, a forward, was recalled from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League.
FLAMES (31-34-8) at AVALANCHE (48-14-10)
8:30 p.m. ET; ALT, Prime
Flames projected lineup
Blake Coleman — Mikael Backlund — Joel Farabee
Matvei Gridin — Morgan Frost — Matt Coronato
Yegor Sharangovich — Ryan Strome — Victor Olofsson
Brennan Othmann — John Beecher — Adam Klapka
Kevin Bahl — Zach Whitecloud
Olli Maatta — Hunter Brzustewicz
Brayden Pachal — Zayne Parekh
Devin Cooley
Dustin Wolf
Scratched: Ryan Lomberg, Martin Pospisil, Yan Kuznetsov, Tyson Gross
Injured: Jake Bean (undisclosed), Samuel Honzek (upper body), Jonathan Huberdeau (hip surgery), Connor Zary (upper body), Joel Hanley (upper body)
Avalanche projected lineup
Gabriel Landeskog — Nathan MacKinnon — Artturi Lehkonen
Valeri Nichushkin — Brock Nelson — Martin Necas
Ross Colton — Nazem Kadri — Logan O’Connor
Parker Kelly — Jack Drury — Joel Kiviranta
Brett Kulak — Cale Makar
Devon Toews — Sam Malinski
Josh Manson — Brent Burns
Scott Wedgewood
Mackenzie Blackwood
Scratched: Nick Blankenburg, Zakhar Bardakov
Injured: Nicolas Roy (upper body)
Status report
Bahl will be a game-time decision because of an illness, Flames coach Ryan Huska said. … Roy participated in the morning skate but the forward will miss his fourth straight game. … The Avalanche signed forward Matthew DiMarsico to a two-year, entry-level contract that begins next season. He had 42 points (18 goals, 24 assists) in 37 games at Penn State this season, and will join Colorado of the American Hockey League for the remainder of the season.
BLUES (31-30-11) at SHARKS (33-31-7)
10 p.m. ET; FDSNMW, NBCSCA+
Blues projected lineup
Dylan Holloway — Robert Thomas — Jimmy Snuggerud
Jake Neighbours — Pavel Buchnevich — Jordan Kyrou
Otto Stenberg — Dalibor Dvorsky — Jonatan Berggren
Alexey Toropchenko — Jack Finley — Pius Suter
Philip Broberg — Logan Mailloux
Theo Lindstein — Colton Parayko
Cam Fowler — Justin Holl
Joel Hofer
Jordan Binnington
Scratched: Jonathan Drouin, Oskar Sundqvist, Nathan Walker, Matthew Kessel
Injured: Tyler Tucker (lower body)
Sharks projected lineup
Igor Chernyshov — Macklin Celebrini — Will Smith
William Eklund — Alexander Wennberg — Kiefer Sherwood
Collin Graf — Michael Misa — Tyler Toffoli
Barclay Goodrow — Zack Ostapchuk — Adam Gaudette
Dmitry Orlov — Vincent Desharnais
Mario Ferraro — Shakir Mukhamadullin
Sam Dickinson — Nick Leddy
Yaroslav Askarov
Alex Nedeljkovic
Scratched: Pavol Regenda, Philipp Kurashev
Injured: Ryan Reaves (upper body), Ty Dellandrea (lower body), John Klingberg (lower body)
Status report
Askarov participated in the morning skate after missing the Sharks’ 3-2 win against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday with an upper-body injury. … Klingberg, a defenseman, skated at morning skate but won’t play.
MAPLE LEAFS (31-30-13) at DUCKS (41-28-4)
10 p.m. ET; Victory+, KCOP-13, SNP, SNO, CBC
Maple Leafs projected lineup
Easton Cowan — John Tavares — William Nylander
Matthew Knies — Bo Groulx — Matias Maccelli
Dakota Joshua — Max Domi — Nicholas Robertson
Michael Pezzetta — Jacob Quillan — Steven Lorentz
Morgan Rielly — Brandon Carlo
Jake McCabe — Troy Stecher
Simon Benoit — Oliver Ekman-Larsson
Anthony Stolarz
Joseph Woll
Scratched: Philippe Myers, Calle Jarnkrok
Injured: Auston Matthews (MCL), Chris Tanev (groin)
Ducks projected lineup
Chris Kreider — Leo Carlsson — Troy Terry
Alex Killorn — Mikael Granlund — Beckett Sennecke
Jeffrey Viel — Ryan Poehling — Cutter Gauthier
Mason McTavish — Tim Washe — Ian Moore
Jackson LaCombe — Jacob Trouba
Pavel Mintyukov — John Carlson
Olen Zellweger — Radko Gudas
Ville Husso
Lukas Dostal
Scratched: Nathan Gaucher, Frank Vatrano, Drew Helleson
Injured: Jansen Harkins (upper body), Ross Johnston (lower body), Petr Mrazek (hip)
Status report
Groulx was recalled from Toronto of the American Hockey League on Monday. … Gudas and Mintyukov will return after missing the 4-2 loss at the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday because of lower-body injuries. … Terry did not attend the morning skate for maintenance reasons, but is expected to play.
CANUCKS (21-43-8) at GOLDEN KNIGHTS (32-26-16)
10 p.m. ET; SCRIPPS, SNP
Canucks Projected Lines
Drew O’Connor — Marco Rossi — Brock Boeser
Liam Ohgren — Elias Pettersson — Linus Karlsson
Evander Kane — Teddy Blueger — Jake DeBrusk
Curtis Douglas — Aatu Raty — Nils Hoglander
Zeev Buium — Filip Hronek
Marcus Pettersson — Victor Mancini
Elias Nils Pettersson — Tom Willander
Kevin Lankinen
Nikita Tolopilo
Scratched: Max Sasson, P.O Joseph
Injured: Filip Chytil (facial fracture), Thatcher Demko (hip surgery), Derek Forbort (undisclosed)
Golden Knights projected lineup
Ivan Barbashev — Jack Eichel – Mark Stone
Pavel Dorofeyev — Brett Howden — Mitch Marner
Reilly Smith — Tomas Hertl — Keegan Kolesar
Cole Smith – Nic Dowd — Colton Sissons
Brayden McNabb- Shea Theodore
Noah Hanifin– Kaedan Korczak
Rasmus Andersson – Jeremy Lauzon
Adin Hill
Akira Schmid
Scratched: Braeden Bowman, Ben Hutton, Brandon Saad
Injured: Carter Hart (lower body), William Karlsson (lower body), Jonas Rondbjerg (lower body),
Status Report
Elias Nils Pettersson returns to the lineup after being scratched in the Canucks’ 7-3 loss to the Calgary Flames on Saturday. … Vegas will dress the same 18 skaters from their 5-4 shootout loss to the Washington Capitals on Saturday.