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CAPITALS (39-31-11) at FLYERS (38-32-11)
7 p.m. ET; MNMT, NBCSP, TVAS2, SNP, SNW
Capitals projected lineup
Alex Ovechkin -- Connor McMichael -- T.J. Oshie
Aliaksei Protas -- Dylan Strome -- Tom Wilson
Max Pacioretty -- Hendrix Lapierre -- Sonny Milano
Beck Malenstyn -- Nic Dowd -- Nicolas Aube-Kubel
Martin Fehervary -- John Carlson
Alexander Alexeyev -- Dylan McIlrath
Trevor van Riemsdyk -- Vincent Iorio
Charlie Lindgren
Darcy Kuemper
Scratched: Ivan Miroshnichenko, Lucas Johansen, Michael Sgarbossa
Injured: Rasmus Sandin (upper body), Nick Jensen (upper body)
Flyers projected lineup
Tyson Foerster -- Ryan Poehling -- Travis Konecny
Owen Tippett -- Morgan Frost -- Bobby Brink
Noah Cates -- Sean Couturier -- Garnet Hathaway
Joel Farabee -- Scott Laughton -- Cam Atkinson
Cam York -- Travis Sanheim
Nick Seeler -- Jamie Drysdale
Egor Zamula -- Erik Johnson
Samuel Ersson
Ivan Fedotov
Scratched: Nicolas Deslauriers, Olle Lycksell, Denis Gurianov, Marc Staal, Ronnie Attard, Adam Ginning, Ryan Johansen
Injured: Rasmus Ristolainen (upper body)
Status report
The Capitals did not hold a morning skate Tuesday following a 2-0 with against the Boston Bruins on Monday. ... Lindgren will start consecutive games after making 16 saves against the Bruins. ... Malenstyn will be a game-time decision; he left during the second period Monday because of an upper-body injury. ... The Capitals have two extra forwards on the roster, Miroshnichenko and Sgarbossa, who could replace Malenstyn if needed. ... The Flyers held an optional morning skate Tuesday; they are expected to dress the same lineup they used in a 1-0 win against the New Jersey Devils on Saturday, including Ersson starting for the fifth straight game.
RED WINGS (40-32-9) at CANADIENS (30-36-15)
7 p.m. ET; RDS, TSN2, BSDET
Red Wings projected lineup
Alex DeBrincat -- Dylan Larkin -- Lucas Raymond
David Perron -- J.T. Compher -- Patrick Kane
Robby Fabbri -- Andrew Copp -- Christian Fischer
Austin Czarnik -- Joe Veleno -- Daniel Sprong
Ben Chiarot -- Moritz Seider
Simon Edvinsson -- Jeff Petry
Olli Maatta -- Shayne Gostisbehere
James Reimer
Alex Lyon
Scratched: Justin Holl, Zach Aston-Reese, Ville Husso
Injured: Michael Rasmussen (upper body)
Canadiens projected lineup
Cole Caufield -- Nick Suzuki -- Juraj Slafkovsky
Brendan Gallagher -- Alex Newhook -- Joel Armia
Josh Anderson -- Jake Evans -- Tanner Pearson
Michael Pezzetta -- Christian Dvorak -- Rafael Harvey-Pinard
Mike Matheson -- Logan Mailloux
Lane Hutson -- David Savard
Jayden Struble -- Justin Barron
Cayden Primeau
Sam Montembeault
Scratched: Jordan Harris, Colin White, Jesse Ylonen, Johnathan Kovacevic
Injured: Kaiden Guhle (upper body), Joshua Roy (upper body)
Status report
Neither team held a morning skate Tuesday after Detroit's 5-4 overtime win at Montreal in the first half of the home-and-home back-to-back Monday. ... Reimer will start after Lyon made 17 saves Monday. ... Mailloux will make his NHL debut after being recalled from Laval of the American Hockey League on Monday. ... Primeau will start after Montembeault made 30 saves Monday.
SENATORS (36-41-4) at BRUINS (47-19-15)
7 p.m. ET; NESN, TSN5, RDS2
Senators projected lineup
Brady Tkachuk -- Shane Pinto -- Drake Batherson
Mathieu Joseph -- Ridly Greig -- Claude Giroux
Boris Katchouk -- Jiri Smejkal -- Parker Kelly
Zack Ostapchuk -- Zack MacEwen -- Dominik Kubalik
Jake Sanderson -- Artem Zub
Jakob Chychrun -- Jacob Bernard-Docker
Thomas Chabot -- Erik Brannstrom
Anton Forsberg
Joonas Korpisalo
Scratched: None
Injured: Bokondji Imama (upper body), Mark Kastelic (upper body), Tim Stutzle (upper body), Angus Crookshank (lower body), Matthew Highmore (upper body), Travis Hamonic (undisclosed)
Bruins projected lineup
Danton Heinen -- Pavel Zacha -- David Pastrnak
Brad Marchand -- Charlie Coyle -- Jake DeBrusk
Jakub Lauko -- Morgan Geekie -- Trent Frederic
James van Riemsdyk -- Jesper Boqvist -- Pat Maroon
Hampus Lindholm -- Charlie McAvoy
Matt Grzelcyk -- Parker Wotherspoon
Kevin Shattenkirk -- Andrew Peeke
Linus Ullmark
Jeremy Swayman
Scratched: Jayson Megna
Injured: Justin Brazeau (upper body), Brandon Carlo (undisclosed)
Status report
Neither team held a morning skate Tuesday following losses Monday; the Senators were defeated 4-0 at the New York Rangers and the Bruins were defeated 2-0 at the Washington Capitals. ... Imama's status is undetermined after the forward exited early at New York; if he is unable to play, he likely would be replaced by Ostapchuk. ... Carlo, a defenseman, left early in the third period at Washington on Monday; if he cannot pay, Grzelcyk would enter the lineup in his place. ... Megna, a forward, was recalled from Providence of the American Hockey League on Tuesday and the Bruins reassigned forward John Beecher to the AHL.
HURRICANES (52-22-7) at BLUE JACKETS (26-43-12)
7 p.m. ET; BSSO, BSOH
Hurricanes projected lineup
Teuvo Teravainen -- Jack Drury -- Martin Necas
Bradly Nadeau -- Evgeny Kuznetsov -- Jesper Fast
Max Comtois -- Jesperi Kotkaniemi -- Stefan Noesen
Brendan Lemieux -- Jordan Martinook -- Jackson Blake
Brady Skjei -- Dmitry Orlov
Jalen Chatfield -- Tony DeAngelo
Dylan Coghlan -- Scott Morrow
Spencer Martin
Pyotr Kochetkov
Scratched: Frederik Andersen, Brett Pesce, Jaccob Slavin, Brent Burns, Jake Guentzel, Sebastian Aho, Seth Jarvis, Jordan Staal, Andrei Svechnikov
Injured: None
Blue Jackets projected lineup
Johnny Gaudreau -- Dmitri Voronkov -- Alex Nylander
Alexandre Texier -- Cole Sillinger -- Kirill Marchenko
Mikael Pyyhtia -- Sean Kuraly -- Mathieu Olivier
James Malatesta -- Justin Danforth -- Gavin Brindley
Zach Werenski -- Damon Severson
Ivan Provorov -- Erik Gudbranson
Nick Blankenburg -- David Jiricek
Jet Greaves
Elvis Merzlikins
Scratched: None
Injured: Carson Meyer (upper body), Adam Fantilli (calf laceration), Yegor Chinakhov (upper body), Adam Boqvist (upper body), Jake Bean (broken hand), Daniil Tarasov (upper body), Brendan Gaunce (upper body), Boone Jenner (personal)
Status report
Nadeau and Blake each will make his NHL debut Tuesday; Nadeau signed a three-year, entry-level contract Sunday, Blake on Wednesday. ... Coghlan and Comtois each was recalled from the American Hockey League on Tuesday; Coghlan from Springfield and Comtois from Chicago. ... The Hurricanes will be resting several of their regulars. ...
Martin will make his first start since Feb. 29, when he made 20 saves in a 4-2 win at the Blue Jackets. ... Brindley makes his NHL debut after signing a three-year, entry level contract Monday. ... Greaves will start for the fifth time in six games.
MAPLE LEAFS (46-24-10) at PANTHERS (51-24-6)
7:30 p.m. ET; ESPN, TSN4
Maple Leafs projected lineup
Tyler Bertuzzi -- Auston Matthews -- Mitch Marner
Matthew Knies -- John Tavares -- William Nylander
Nicholas Robertson -- Pontus Holmberg -- Noah Gregor
Connor Dewar -- David Kampf -- Ryan Reaves
Morgan Rielly -- Ilya Lybushkin
Simon Benoit -- Jake McCabe
Joel Edmundson-- Timothy Liljegren
Joseph Woll
Ilya Samsonov
Scratched: Max Domi, Bobby McCann, Martin Jones, Conor Timmins
Injured: Calle Jarnkrok (hand), Joel Edmundson (undisclosed), Matt Murray (hip)
Panthers projected lineup
Vladimir Tarasenko -- Aleksander Barkov -- Sam Reinhart
Carter Verhaeghe -- Sam Bennett -- Matthew Tkachuk
Eetu Luostarinen -- Anton Lundell -- Evan Rodrigues
Jonah Gadjovich -- Kevin Stenlund -- Nick Cousins
Gustav Forsling -- Brandon Montour
Niko Mikkola -- Uvis Balinskis
Josh Mahura -- Dmitry Kulikov
Anthony Stolarz
Sergei Bobrovsky
Scratched: Ryan Lomberg, Tobias Bjornfot, Kyle Okposo, Steven Lorentz
Injured: Aaron Ekblad (lower body), Oliver Ekman-Larsson (undisclosed)
Status report
The Maple Leafs did not hold a morning skate Tuesday. ... Woll will start after Samsonov started the past two games. ... Forwards Max Domi and Bobby McMann each could be rested. ... Verhaeghe will return after missing six games with an upper-body injury. ... Ekblad practiced in a full-contact jersey Monday, but the defenseman will miss his sixth straight game. ... Ekman-Larsson is not expected to play; the defenseman left during a 3-2 overtime win against the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday. ... Stolarz will start after Bobrovsky started the previous two games.
KRAKEN (33-34-13) at JETS (50-24-6)
8 p.m. ET; TSN3, ROOT-NW+
Kraken projected lineup
Andre Burakovsky -- Matty Beniers -- Jordan Eberle
Jaden Schwartz -- Kailer Yamamoto -- Jared McCann
Tye Kartye -- Yanni Gourde -- Oliver Bjorkstrand
Tomas Tatar -- Pierre-Edouard Bellemare -- Brandon Tanev
Ryker Evans -- Adam Larsson
Jamie Oleksiak -- Will Borgen
Brian Dumoulin -- Justin Schultz
Philipp Grubauer
Joey Daccord
Scratched: Cale Fleury, Eeli Tolvanen
Injured: Vince Dunn (upper body)
Jets projected lineup
Kyle Connor -- Mark Scheifele -- Gabriel Vilardi
Nikolaj Ehlers -- Sean Monahan -- Tyler Toffoli
Nino Niederreiter -- Adam Lowry -- Mason Appleton
Morgan Barron -- Vladislav Namestnikov -- Alex Iafallo
Josh Morrissey -- Dylan DeMelo
Brenden Dillon -- Neal Pionk
Logan Stanley -- Dylan Samberg
Connor Hellebuyck
Laurent Brossoit
Scratched: Rasmus Kupari, David Gustafsson, Cole Perfetti, Nate Schmidt, Colin Miller
Injured: None
Status report
Seattle coach Dave Hakstol said Dunn, a defenseman, did not travel and will miss the remainder of the season. … Bellemare enters the lineup in place of Tolvanen, a forward. … Niederreiter is expected to return after missing five games with a deep leg laceration sustained in the third period against the Los Angeles Kings on April 1. He would replace Gustafsson, a forward.
FLAMES (37-38-5) at CANUCKS (49-22-9)
10 p.m. ET; SNW, SNP, ESPN+, HULU
Flames projected lineup
Martin Pospisil -- Nazem Kadri -- Andrei Kuzmenko
Yegor Sharangovich -- Mikael Backlund -- Andrew Mangiapane
Jonathan Huberdeau -- Connor Zary -- Dryden Hunt
Matt Coronato -- Kevin Rooney -- Adam Klapka
MacKenzie Weegar -- Daniil Miromanov
Oliver Kylington -- Rasmus Andersson
Ilya Solovyov -- Brayden Pachal
Jacob Markstrom
Dustin Wolf
Scratched: A.J. Greer, Dennis Gilbert, Walker Duehr, Nikita Okhotiuk
Injured: Blake Coleman (upper body), Joel Hanley (undisclosed)
Canucks projected lineup
Pius Suter -- J.T. Miller -- Brock Boeser
Nils Hoglander -- Elias Pettersson -- Ilya Mikheyev
Dakota Joshua -- Elias Lindholm -- Conor Garland
Vasily Podkolzin -- Teddy Blueger -- Sam Lafferty
Quinn Hughes -- Filip Hronek
Carson Soucy -- Tyler Myers
Ian Cole -- Nikita Zadorov
Thatcher Demko
Casey DeSmith
Scratched: Mark Friedman, Nils Aman, Noah Juulsen, Phillip Di Giuseppe
Injured: None
Status report
Markstrom will start after Wolf started the previous two games. … Klapka was recalled from Calgary of the American Hockey League on Monday and will play in place of Duehr, a forward. … Solovyov will reenter the lineup Okhotiuk, a defenseman, after being scratched the previous two games. … Demko will return and start after missing 14 games with a knee injury. … Goalie Arturs Silovs, who was with the Canucks on an emergency recall while Demko was injured, was reassigned to Abbotsford of the American Hockey League on Tuesday.
BLACKHAWKS (23-52-5) at GOLDEN KNIGHTS (44-28-8)
10 p.m. ET; HULU, ESPN+, SN360, TVAS
Blackhawks projected lineup
Nick Foligno -- Connor Bedard -- Philipp Kurashev
Lukas Reichel -- Andreas Athanasiou -- Ryan Donato
Jason Dickinson -- Frank Nazar -- Joey Anderson
Landon Slaggert -- Tyler Johnson -- Taylor Raddysh
Alex Vlasic -- Seth Jones
Jaycob Megna -- Kevin Korchinski
Jarred Tinordi -- Connor Murphy
Petr Mrazek
Arvid Soderblom
Scratched: Colin Blackwell, Ethan Del Mastro, MacKenzie Entwistle, Nikita Zaitsev
Injured: Reese Johnson (concussion)
Golden Knights projected lineup
Ivan Barbashev -- Jack Eichel -- Jonathan Marchessault
Paul Cotter -- Tomas Hertl -- Pavel Dorofeyev
Brett Howden -- William Karlsson -- Michael Amadio
Jonas Rondbjerg -- Nicolas Roy -- Keegan Kolesar
Noah Hanifin -- Nicolas Hague
Brayden McNabb -- Shea Theodore
Zach Whitecloud -- Alec Martinez
Logan Thompson
Adin Hill
Scratched: Ben Hutton
Injured: William Carrier (undisclosed), Anthony Mantha (undisclosed), Alex Pietrangelo (illness), Chandler Stephenson (undisclosed), Mark Stone (lacerated spleen)
Status report
The Blackhawks will dress the same 18 skaters they used in a 4-2 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes on Sunday, including Mrazek starting after he made 30 saves. ... Stephenson and Mantha, each a forward, is day to day. ... Amadio will enter the lineup after being a healthy scratch the past two games. ... Rondbjerg was recalled from Henderson of the American Hockey League on Tuesday. ... Martinez returns after two games as a healthy scratch. ... Thompson and Hill will alternate starts for the fifth straight game.
