Panthers at Red Wings

PANTHERS (10-2-2) at RED WINGS (4-11-3)

Panthers projected lineup
Carter Verhaeghe -- Aleksander Barkov -- Anthony Duclair
Jonathan Huberdeau -- Alex Wennberg -- Patric Hornqvist
Frank Vatrano -- Eetu Luostarinen -- Owen Tippett
Ryan Lomberg -- Juho Lammikko -- Brett Connolly
MacKenzie Weegar -- Aaron Ekblad
Gustav Forsling -- Anton Stralman
Keith Yandle -- Radko Gudas
Chris Driedger
Sergei Bobrovsky
Scratched: Noah Juulsen, Vinnie Hinostroza, Markus Nutivaara
Injured: Noel Acciari (upper body)
Red Wings projected lineup
Filip Zadina -- Dylan Larkin -- Anthony Mantha
Mathias Brome
-- Robby Fabbri -- Bobby Ryan
Valtteri Filppula -- Luke Glendening -- Sam Gagner
Darren Helm -- Frans Nielsen -- Adam Erne
Jon Merrill -- Filip Hronek
Marc Staal -- Troy Stecher
Christian Djoos -- Patrik Nemeth
Thomas Greiss
Jonathan Bernier
Scratched: Danny DeKeyser
Injured:Tyler Bertuzzi (upper body), Vladislav Namestnikov (undisclosed)
Status report
Driedger is expected to make his third straight start. ... The Panthers will use the same lineup they did in a 4-3 overtime win at the Carolina Hurricanes on Wednesday. ... Helm is expected to return after missing three games with a lower-body injury; he will take the place of Namestnikov, a forward, in the lineup.