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PANTHERS (10-5-1) at DUCKS (9-7-0)

10 p.m. ET; BSW, BSFL, TVAS

Panthers projected lineup

Carter Verhaeghe -- Aleksander Barkov -- Sam Reinhart

Nick Cousins -- Sam Bennett -- Matthew Tkachuk

Eetu Luostarinen -- Anton Lundell -- Evan Rodrigues

Ryan Lomberg -- Kevin Stenlund -- Steven Lorentz

Gustav Forsling -- Aaron Ekblad

Oliver Ekman-Larsson -- Brandon Montour

Niko Mikkola -- Dmitry Kulikov

Anthony Stolarz

Sergei Bobrovsky

Scratched: Mike Reilly, Uvis Balinskis

Injured: Jonah Gadjovich (upper body), Josh Mahura (lower body)

Ducks projected lineup

Alex Killorn -- Adam Henrique -- Troy Terry

Frank Vatrano -- Mason McTavish -- Ryan Strome

Max Jones -- Benoit-Oliver Groulx -- Jakob Silfverberg

Ross Johnston -- Sam Carrick -- Brock McGinn

Cam Fowler -- Jackson LaCombe

Pavel Mintyukov -- Ilya Lyubushkin

Urho Vaakanainen -- Radko Gudas

John Gibson

Lukas Dostal

Scratched: Tristan Luneau, Leo Carlsson, Brett Leason

Injured: Jamie Drysdale (lower body), Isac Lundestrom (Achilles), Trevor Zegras (lower body)

Status report

The Panthers did not hold a morning skate following a 2-1 loss at the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday. ... Ekblad and Montour are expected to make their season debuts after each had offseason shoulder surgery. ... Mahura is not expected to play after the defenseman left the game Thursday following a hit along the boards by Kings forward Trevor Moore at 15:19 of the first period. Florida coach Paul Maurice did not believe the injury was serious, but the Panthers expected to learn more Friday. ... Stolarz, who spent the previous four seasons with the Ducks, is expected to start after Bobrovsky made 25 saves Thursday. ... Carlsson will sit out for the fourth time this season as part of a strength and development program for the 18-year-old forward devised by the organization. ... Johnston will return to the lineup after being scratched for an 8-2 loss at the Colorado Avalanche on Wednesday. ...  Luneau was recalled from a conditioning loan with San Diego of the American Hockey League but the defenseman is not expected to play.