Panthers at Ducks

PANTHERS (41-14-6) at DUCKS (27-25-11)

Panthers projected lineup
Carter Verhaeghe -- Aleksander Barkov -- Maxim Mamin
Jonathan Huberdeau -- Sam Bennett -- Anthony Duclair
Mason Marchment -- Eetu Luostarinen -- Sam Reinhart
Joe Thornton -- Noel Acciari -- Patric Hornqvist
MacKenzie Weegar -- Aaron Ekblad
Gustav Forsling -- Radko Gudas
Petteri Lindbohm -- Brandon Montour
Sergei Bobrovsky
Spencer Knight
Scratched: Ben Chiarot
Injured: Anton Lundell (lower body), Ryan Lomberg (undisclosed)
Ducks projected lineup
Max Comtois -- Adam Henrique -- Troy Terry
Sonny Milano -- Trevor Zegras -- Vinni Lettieri
Derek Grant -- Isac Lundestrom -- Sam Steel
Nicolas Deslauriers -- Sam Carrick -- Buddy Robinson
Cam Fowler -- Jamie Drysdale
Simon Benoit -- Kevin Shattenkirk
Josh Mahura -- Andrej Sustr
John Gibson
Anthony Stolarz
Scratched: Hampus Lindholm, Danny O'Regan
Injured: Max Jones (upper body), Jakob Silfverberg (upper body), Rickard Rakell (upper body), Ryan Getzlaf (lower body)
Status report
The Panthers did not hold a morning skate Friday. ... Hornqvist, a forward, left in the second period of a 5-3 loss at the Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday with an undisclosed injury. Forwards Lundell and Lomberg already have been ruled out, so if Hornqvist is unavailable, Florida would need to recall a player from Charlotte of the American Hockey League or play with 11 forwards and seven defensemen. ... Bobrovsky is expected to start after Knight allowed four goals on 32 shots against the Golden Knights. ... Chiarot, a defenseman acquired in a trade with the Montreal Canadiens on Wednesday, has not yet joined the Panthers because of immigration paperwork. ... Lindholm will not play; the defenseman is being held out for "asset management," according to Ducks coach Dallas Eakins. ... Steel will return; he missed two games after being hit in the face by a puck in a 4-1 loss at the Nashville Predators on March 10.