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.
