The Anaheim Ducks are set to face off against the Tampa Bay Lightning in an exciting matchup tonight at 5 p.m. ET. El-Balad brings you the projected lineups for both teams as they prepare to take the ice.
Projected Lineups: Ducks vs. Lightning
Ducks’ Projected Lineup
- Cutter Gauthier — Leo Carlsson — Alex Killorn
- Frank Vatrano — Mason McTavish — Beckett Sennecke
- Nikita Nesterenko — Mikael Granlund — Troy Terry
- Ross Johnston — Ryan Poehling — Sam Colangelo
- Jackson LaCombe — Drew Helleson
- Olen Zellweger — Jacob Trouba
- Pavel Mintyukov — Radko Gudas
- Petr Mrazek
- Lukas Dostal
Injuries: Jansen Harkins (upper body), Ryan Strome (upper body), Chris Kreider (illness)
Lightning’s Projected Lineup
- Jake Guentzel — Brayden Point — Nikita Kucherov
- Brandon Hagel — Anthony Cirelli — Pontus Holmberg
- Oliver Bjorkstrand — Dominic James — Gage Goncalves
- Zemgus Girgensons — Yanni Gourde — Mitchell Chaffee
- Victor Hedman — J.J. Moser
- Ryan McDonagh — Erik Cernak
- Emil Lilleberg — Darren Raddysh
- Andrei Vasilevskiy
- Jonas Johansson
Injuries: Max Crozier (lower body), Nick Paul (upper body)
Status Report
The Ducks will skip their morning skate, and any line modifications will be confirmed during warmups. Meanwhile, Lightning forwards Brandon Hagel and Yanni Gourde did not participate in practice due to maintenance issues. Additionally, Zemgus Girgensons will make his season debut in tonight’s game.
