Panthers at Blue Jackets

PANTHERS (9-7-2) at BLUE JACKETS (6-10-1)

Panthers projected lineup
Carter Verhaeghe -- Aleksander Barkov -- Matthew Tkachuk
Eetu Luostarinen -- Sam Bennett -- Colin White
Ryan Lomberg -- Anton Lundell -- Sam Reinhart
Nick Cousins -- Eric Staal -- Patric Hornqvist
Gustav Forsling -- Brandon Montour
Josh Mahura -- Radko Gudas
Marc Staal -- Aaron Ekblad
Sergei Bobrovsky
Spencer Knight
Scratched: None
Injured: Anthony Duclair(torn Achilles)
Blue Jackets projected lineup
Johnny Gaudreau -- Boone Jenner -- Emil Bemstrom
Yegor Chinakhov -- Cole Sillinger -- Gustav Nyquist
Liam Foudy -- Brendan Gaunce -- Kent Johnson
Eric Robinson -- Sean Kuraly -- Mathieu Olivier
Vladislav Gavrikov -- Marcus Bjork
Jake Christiansen
-- Erik Gudbranson
Gavin Bayreuther -- Andrew Peeke
Daniil Tarasov
Joonas Korpisalo
Scratched: Jack Roslovic (illness), Billy Sweezey, Trey Fix-Wolansky
Injured: Justin Danforth (torn labrum), Adam Boqvist (broken foot), Jakub Voracek (upper body), Zach Werenski (torn labrum), Nick Blankenburg (broken ankle), Patrik Laine (ankle sprain), Elvis Merzlikins (hip), Jake Bean (shoulder)
Status report
Neither team had a morning skate. ... Bobrovsky could start after Knight made 31 saves in a 5-4 shootout loss to the Calgary Flames on Saturday. … Tarasov is expected to start. Korpisalo made 31 saves in a 6-1 loss to the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday. … Sweezey, a defenseman recalled from Cleveland of the American Hockey League on Saturday, could make his NHL debut. … Roslovic, a forward, did not play Saturday. ... Merzlikins was placed on injured reserve Sunday. The goalie is expected to miss one to two weeks. ... Fix-Wolansky, a forward, was recalled from Cleveland and could make his season debut.