LIGHTNING (42-21-4) at OILERS (34-27-9)
10 p.m. ET; CBC, SN, CITY, TVAS2, The Spot
Lightning projected lineup
Brandon Hagel — Anthony Cirelli — Nikita Kucherov
Gage Gonclaves — Brayden Point — Jake Guentzel
Zemgus Girgensons — Yanni Gourde — Pontus Holmberg
Corey Perry — Nick Paul — Oliver Bjorkstrand
Darren Raddysh — J.J. Moser
Emil Lilleberg — Erik Cernak
Ryan McDonagh — Charle-Edouard D’Astous
Andrei Vasilevskiy
Jonas Johansson
Scratched: Scott Sabourin, Steve Santini
Injured: Declan Carlile (undisclosed), Maxwell Crozier (core muscle), Victor Hedman (illness), Dominic James (lower body)
Oilers projected lineup
Matthew Savoie — Connor McDavid — Zach Hyman
Vasily Podkolzin — Ryan Nugent-Hopkins — Kasperi Kapanen
Max Jones — Jason Dickinson — Jack Roslovic
Josh Samanski — Adam Henrique — Roby Jarventie
Mattias Ekholm — Evan Bouchard
Darnell Nurse — Connor Murphy
Jake Walman — Ty Emberson
Connor Ingram
Tristan Jarry
Scratched: Spencer Stastney
Injured: Colton Dach (undisclosed), Leon Draisaitl (lower body), Trent Frederic (undisclosed), Mattias Janmark (shoulder), Curtis Lazar (undisclosed)
Status report
Hedman will not play; the defenseman left after the first period of a 6-2 win at the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday. … Lilleberg will return after missing eight games because of a facial fracture sustained during practice March 4; he will wear a face shield. … The Oilers held an optional morning skate … Emberson will return after missing five games with an undisclosed injury … Stastney, a defenseman, comes out … There is no update on the status of Frederic; the forward is out indefinitely after leaving following the second period of a 4-0 loss to the Florida Panthers on Thursday. … Jarventie will make his Oilers debut in his place.
