Hurricanes at Panthers

HURRICANES (13-6-1) at PANTHERS (13-4-3)

Hurricanes projected lineup
Andrei Svechnikov -- Sebastian Aho -- Brock McGinn
Warren Foegele -- Jordan Staal -- Jesper Fast
Nino Niederreiter -- Vincent Trocheck -- Martin Necas
Cedric Paquette -- Steven Lorentz -- Jordan Martinook
Jaccob Slavin -- Dougie Hamilton
Brady Skjei -- Brett Pesce
Haydn Fleury -- Jake Bean
Alex Nedeljkovic
James Reimer
Scratched: Jake Gardiner, Joakim Ryan
Injured: Teuvo Teravainen (concussion), Petr Mrazek (thumb surgery), Max McCormick (upper body)
Panthers projected lineup
Frank Vatrano -- Aleksander Barkov -- Carter Verhaeghe
Jonathan Huberdeau -- Alex Wennberg -- Patric Hornqvist
Mason Marchment -- Eetu Luostarinen -- Owen Tippett
Ryan Lomberg -- Juho Lammikko - Noel Acciari
MacKenzie Weegar -- Aaron Ekblad
Keith Yandle -- Anton Stralman
Kevin Connauton -- Radko Gudas
Chris Driedger
Sergei Bobrovsky
Scratched: Vinnie Hinostroza, Riley Stillman
Injured: Anthony Duclair (lower body), Markus Nutivaara (upper body), Gustav Forsling (undisclosed), Noah Juulsen (undisclosed)
Status report
Acciari will be back in the lineup after missing eight games with an upper-body injury. … Duclair, a forward, was placed on injured reserve and is expected to miss at least one week with a lower-body injury he sustained Saturday. … The Panthers loaned forward Brett Connolly, who cleared waivers Monday, to the taxi squad. ... Carolina did not have a morning skate. … Mrazek, a goalie, practiced Sunday but Hurricanes coach Rod Brind'Amour said there was no timetable for his return.