Panthers at Flames

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By NHL.com @NHLdotcom

PANTHERS (10-8-4) at FLAMES (9-9-3)

Panthers projected lineup
Nick Cousins -- Sam Bennett -- Matthew Tkachuk
Carter Verhaeghe -- Anton Lundell -- Sam Reinhart
Aleksi Heponiemi -- Eetu Luostarinen -- Colin White
Ryan Lomberg -- Eric Staal -- Patric Hornqvist
Gustav Forsling -- Aaron Ekblad
Marc Staal -- Brandon Montour
Josh Mahura -- Radko Gudas
Sergei Bobrovsky
Spencer Knight
Scratched:None
Injured:Aleksander Barkov (illness), Anthony Duclair (torn Achilles)
Flames projected lineup
Jonathan Huberdeau -- Elias Lindholm -- Tyler Toffoli
Dillon Dube -- Nazem Kadri -- Andrew Mangiapane
Adam Ruzicka -- Mikael Backlund -- Blake Coleman
Milan Lucic -- Trevor Lewis -- Brett Ritchie
Noah Hanifin -- Rasmus Andersson
MacKenzie Weegar -- Chris Tanev
Nikita Zadorov -- Michael Stone
Dan Vladar
Jacob Markstrom
Scratched:Kevin Rooney, Connor Mackey
Injured:None
Status report
The Panthers did not hold a morning skate and the Flames held an optional skate. ... Bobrovsky could start after Knight made 36 saves in a 4-3 overtime loss at the Edmonton Oilers on Monday. ... Vladar is expected to make back-to-back starts for the first time this season.

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