The Tampa Bay Lightning take on the Carolina Hurricanes at the Lenovo Center tonight. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others.
LIGHTNING (37-22-4) at HURRICANES (38-22-4)
7:30 p.m. ET; Disney+, HULU, ESPN+
Lightning projected lineup
Jake Guentzel — Brayden Point — Nikita Kucherov
Brandon Hagel — Anthony Cirelli — Oliver Bjorkstrand
Nick Paul — Yanni Gourde — Gage Goncalves
Mitchell Chaffee — Luke Glendening — Zemgus Girgensons
Victor Hedman — J.J. Moser
Ryan McDonagh — Erik Cernak
Emil Lilleberg — Darren Raddysh
Andrei Vasilevskiy
Jonas Johansson
Scratched: Cam Atkinson, Nick Perbix
Injured: None
Status Report:
Hedman could return after missing a 4-0 loss to the Boston Bruins on Saturday with a lower-body injury; the defenseman practiced Monday but did not participate in the Lightning optional morning skate.
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Hurricanes projected lineup
Andrei Svechnikov — Sebastian Aho – Logan Stankoven
Taylor Hall — Jesperi Kotkaniemi — Jackson Blake
Jordan Martinook — Jordan Staal — Seth Jarvis
Eric Robinson — Mark Jankowski — Jack Roslovic
Jaccob Slavin — Brent Burns
Dmitry Orlov — Jalen Chatfield
Shayne Gostisbehere — Sean Walker
Pyotr Kochetkov
Frederik Andersen
Scratched: Riley Stillman, Tyson Jost
Injured: William Carrier (lower body)
Status report:
The Hurricanes did not conduct a morning skate.
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