One surprise came at morning skate, with defenseman Ethan Bear being absent because he was not feeling well. Bear was on the team's COVID-19 Protocol list from Monday, November 22 to Wednesday, December 1, returning one week ago today. His status for tonight's game is to be determined.
The crew is still without Jordan Martinook (lower-body), Tony DeAngelo and Brett Pesce (COVID-19 Travel Restrictions), however, yesterday received the news that both of the defensemen are out of protocol.
Carolina's forward groups were the same and a starting goaltender was not announced.
Below is the team's projected lineup for tonight's game against the Flames:
Forwards:
Niederreiter - Aho - Teravainen
Jarvis - Trocheck - Necas
Svechnikov - Staal - Fast
Lorentz - Kotkaniemi - Stepan
Defensemen:
Slavin - Cole
Skjei - Chatfield
Smith - Bear/Lajoie
Starting Goalie:
TBD
Scratch:
Tony DeAngelo (COVID-19 Travel Restrictions)
Brett Pesce (COVID-19 Travel Restrictions)
Injuries:
Jordan Martinook (Lower-Body Injury)
Note: Lineup subject to change prior to opening faceoff
