Check back each day to get the projected lineups, starting goalies, injury news, and roster updates for every playoff game. On weekends, the lineups will be published prior to matinee games.
Sources: NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents and others.
(1WC) LIGHTNING at (1A) PANTHERS
Eastern Conference First Round, Game 5
7 p.m. ET; BSSUN, BSFL, ESPN, SN, TVAS
Florida leads best-of-7 series 3-1
Lightning projected lineup
Steven Stamkos — Brayden Point — Nikita Kucherov
Anthony Duclair — Anthony Cirelli — Brandon Hagel
Michael Eyssimont — Nicholas Paul — Mitchell Chaffee
Tanner Jeannot — Luke Glendening — Tyler Motte
Victor Hedman — Matt Dumba
Mikhail Sergachev — Erik Cernak
Emil Lilleberg — Max Crozier
Andrei Vasilevskiy
Matt Tomkins
Scratched: Austin Watson, Conor Sheary, Calvin de Haan, Nick Perbix
Injured: Haydn Fleury (upper body), Jonas Johansson (lower body)
Status report
Latest for THW:
- Panthers Knock Out Lightning to Clinch Trip to Second Round
- Projected Lineups for the Lightning vs Panthers – Game 5
- NHL’s Longest Active Playoff Streaks
Panthers projected lineup
Vladimir Tarasenko — Aleksander Barkov — Sam Reinhart
Carter Verhaeghe — Anton Lundell — Matthew Tkachuk
Eetu Luostarinen — Kevin Stenlund — Evan Rodrigues
Nick Cousins — Steven Lorentz — Kyle Okposo
Gustav Forsling — Aaron Ekblad
Niko Mikkola — Brandon Montour
Oliver Ekman-Larsson — Dmitry Kulikov
Sergei Bobrovsky
Anthony Stolarz
Scratched: Tobias Bjornfot, Uvis Balinskis, Josh Mahura, Jonah Gadjovich, Evan Cormier
Injured: Sam Bennett (upper body), Ryan Lomberg (Illness)
Status report
- Lomberg, a forward, will miss his third straight game. He has resumed skating, but coach Paul Maurice said he probably needs a few more days before returning to the lineup.
Latest for THW:
- Panthers Knock Out Lightning to Clinch Trip to Second Round
- Projected Lineups for the Lightning vs Panthers – Game 5
- Hellebuyck, Demko & Bobrovsky Named Vezina Trophy Finalists
(1C) STARS at (2WC) GOLDEN KNIGHTS
Western Conference First Round, Game 4
9:30 p.m. ET; SCRIPPS, BSSW, ESPN, SN, TVAS
Vegas leads best-of-7 series 2-1
Stars projected lineup
Jason Robertson — Roope Hintz — Wyatt Johnston
Jamie Benn — Matt Duchene — Logan Stankoven
Evgenii Dadonov — Tyler Seguin — Joe Pavelski
Craig Smith — Sam Steel — Ty Dellandrea
Thomas Harley — Miro Heiskanen
Esa Lindell — Chris Tanev
Ryan Suter — Nils Lundkvist
Jake Oettinger
Scott Wedgewood
Scratched: Mavrik Bourque
Injured: Radek Faksa (undisclosed), Jani Hakanpaa (lower body), Mason Marchment (undisclosed)
Status report
- The Stars held an optional morning skate Monday.
- Forwards Faksa and Marchment are game-time decisions.
Latest for THW:
- Stars Even Series With 4-2 Win Over Golden Knights
- Projected Lineups for the Stars vs Golden Knights – Game 4
- NHL’s Longest Active Playoff Streaks
Golden Knights projected lineup
Ivan Barbashev — Jack Eichel — Jonathan Marchessault
Tomas Hertl — Chandler Stephenson — Mark Stone
Brett Howden — William Karlsson — Michael Amadio
William Carrier — Nicolas Roy — Keegan Kolesar
Noah Hanifin — Alex Pietrangelo
Brayden McNabb — Shea Theodore
Zach Whitecloud — Alec Martinez
Logan Thompson
Adin Hill
Scratched: Paul Cotter, Pavel Dorofeyev, Ben Hutton, Anthony Mantha
Injured: Nicolas Hague (lower body)
Status report
- Karlsson did not participate in the morning skate but will play.
- Amadio will play on the third line in place of Mantha.
Latest for THW:
- Stars Even Series With 4-2 Win Over Golden Knights
- Projected Lineups for the Stars vs Golden Knights – Game 4
- NHL’s Longest Active Playoff Streaks
