Panthers at Hurricanes

PANTHERS (16-16-4) at HURRICANES (23-6-6)

Panthers projected lineup
Carter Verhaeghe -- Aleksander Barkov -- Colin White
Eetu Luostarinen -- Sam Bennett -- Matthew Tkachuk
Anton Levtchi -- Anton Lundell -- Sam Reinhart
Ryan Lomberg -- Eric Staal -- Nick Cousins
Gustav Forsling -- Aaron Ekblad
Marc Staal -- Brandon Montour
Josh Mahura -- Radko Gudas
Spencer Knight
Sergei Bobrovsky
Scratched: Matt Kiersted, Zac Dalpe
Injured: Anthony Duclair (Achilles tendon surgery), Patric Hornqvist (concussion), Chris Tierney (concussion)
Hurricanes projected lineup
Andrei Svechnikov -- Paul Stastny -- Martin Necas
Teuvo Teravainen -- Sebastian Aho -- Seth Jarvis
Jordan Martinook -- Jordan Staal -- Jesper Fast
Stefan Noesen -- Jesperi Kotkaniemi -- Derek Stepan
Jaccob Slavin -- Brent Burns
Brady Skjei -- Brett Pesce
Calvin de Haan -- Jalen Chatfield
Antti Raanta
Pyotr Kochetkov
Scratched: Dylan Coghlan
Injured: Frederik Andersen (lower body), Ondrej Kase (concussion), Max Pacioretty (Achilles)
Status report
The Panthers did not hold a morning skate Friday following a 7-2 win against the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday. ... Knight could start after Bobrovsky made 25 saves Thursday. ... Raanta will make his fourth consecutive start; he made 24 saves in a 3-0 win against the Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday. ... The Hurricanes assigned forward Jack Drury to Chicago of the American Hockey League on Thursday.