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COYOTES (13-17-5) at PANTHERS (16-18-4)

Coyotes projected lineup
Clayton Keller -- Travis Boyd -- Michael Carcone
Jack McBain -- Nick Bjugstad -- Lawson Crouse
Nick Ritchie -- Barrett Hayton -- Christian Fischer
Laurent Dauphin
-- Zack Kassian
Jakob Chychrun -- Shayne Gostisbehere
Juuso Valimaki -- J.J. Moser
Patrik Nemeth -- Troy Stecher
Josh Brown
Karel Vejmelka
Connor Ingram
Scratched: None
Injured: Nick Schmaltz (upper body), Liam O'Brien (upper body), Matias Maccelli (lower body)
Panthers projected lineup
Carter Verhaeghe -- Aleksander Barkov -- Matthew Tkachuk
Eetu Luostarinen -- Sam Bennett -- Colin White
Nick Cousins -- Anton Lundell -- Sam Reinhart
Ryan Lomberg -- Eric Staal -- Zac Dalpe
Gustav Forsling -- Aaron Ekblad
Marc Staal -- Brandon Montour
Josh Mahura -- Radko Gudas
Spencer Knight
Sergei Bobrovsky
Scratched: Matt Kiersted, Givani Smith
Injured: Anthony Duclair (Achilles tendon), Patric Hornqvist (concussion)
Status report
The Coyotes did not hold a morning skate Tuesday. … Schmaltz, a center, is day to day. … Arizona likely will dress 11 forwards and seven defensemen. ... Vejmelka will make his 10th start in 12 games. ... The Panthers held a lightly-attended optional morning skate Tuesday. ... Knight will start for the second time in three games after Bobrovsky started nine of the previous 10. ... Duclair, a forward who hasn't played this season, is week to week; the Panthers expect to have a better update on him in early February, according to coach Paul Maurice. … Smith, a forward, was recalled from Charlotte of the American Hockey League Friday. ... Chris Tierney, a center who has been dealing with a concussion, was assigned to the AHL.