Oilers at Panthers

OILERS (8-7-0) at PANTHERS (8-5-1)

Oilers projected lineup
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins -- Connor McDavid -- Jesse Puljujarvi
Dylan Holloway -- Leon Draisaitl -- Zach Hyman
Warren Foegele -- Ryan McLeod -- Klim Kostin
Mattias Janmark -- Devin Shore -- Derek Ryan
Darnell Nurse -- Cody Ceci
Brett Kulak -- Evan Bouchard
Ryan Murray -- Tyson Barrie
Jack Campbell
Stuart Skinner
Scratched: Markus Niemelainen, Kailer Yamamoto
Injured: Evander Kane (wrist surgery)
Panthers projected lineup
Carter Verhaeghe -- Aleksander Barkov -- Matthew Tkachuk
Eetu Luostarinen -- Sam Bennett -- Colin White
Ryan Lomberg -- Anton Lundell -- Sam Reinhart
Nick Cousins -- Eric Staal -- Patric Hornqvist
Gustav Forsling -- Brandon Montour
Josh Mahura -- Radko Gudas
Marc Staal -- Aaron Ekblad
Spencer Knight
Sergei Bobrovsky
Scratched: None
Injured: Anthony Duclair (torn Achilles)
Status report
Kane, whose wrist was cut by the skate of Tampa Bay Lightning forward Patrick Maroon on Tuesday, was at FLA Live Arena watching practice Friday. The forward is expected to be out 3-4 months. ... Ekblad will return after missing 11 games with a lower-body injury. ... To make room for him, the Panthers placed forward Rudolfs Balcers on waivers. … Tkachuk will return following a two-game suspension for high-sticking Los Angeles Kings goalie Jonathan Quick during a 5-4 loss on Nov. 5. ... Hornqvist is expected back in the lineup after missing three games with an upper-body injury.