Panthers at Blackhawks

PANTHERS (20-8-4) at BLACKHAWKS (15-13-5)

Panthers projected lineup
Jonathan Huberdeau -- Noel Acciari -- Mason Marchment
Frank Vatrano -- Alex Wennberg -- Patric Hornqvist
Carter Verhaeghe -- Vinnie Hinostroza -- Anthony Duclair
Eetu Luostarinen -- Juho Lammikko -- Owen Tippett
MacKenzie Weegar -- Aaron Ekblad
Gustav Forsling -- Radko Gudas
Keith Yandle -- Anton Stralman
Sergei Bobrovsky
Chris Driedger
Scratched:Ryan Lomberg, Markus Nutivaara
Injured:Aleksander Barkov (lower body), Noah Juulsen (upper body)
Blackhawks projected lineup
Alex DeBrincat -- Pius Suter -- Patrick Kane
Dominik Kubalik -- David Kampf -- Brandon Hagel
Mattias Janmark -- Ryan Carpenter -- Dylan Strome
Philipp Kurashev -- Carl Soderberg -- Matthew Highmore
Nikita Zadorov -- Connor Murphy
Duncan Keith -- Ian Mitchell
Calvin de Haan -- Adam Boqvist
Kevin Lankinen
Malcolm Subban
Scratched:Collin Delia, MacKenzie Entwistle, Lucas Wallmark
Injured:Kirby Dach (right wrist), Andrew Shaw (concussion protocol), Jonathan Toews (illness)
Status report
The Panthers did not hold a morning skate. … Barkov, a forward, will miss his second straight game for Florida. Luostarinen was recalled from the taxi squad. Forward Brett Connolly was assigned to the taxi squad. ... Juulsen was assigned to Syracuse of the American Hockey League on a conditioning loan. … The Blackhawks had an optional morning skate. … Highmore is in for Entwistle, a forward.