Panthers at Red Wings

PANTHERS (7-0-0) at RED WINGS (4-2-1)

Panthers projected lineup
Carter Verhaeghe -- Aleksander Barkov -- Anthony Duclair
Jonathan Huberdeau -- Sam Bennett -- Owen Tippett
Mason Marchment -- Eetu Luostarinen -- Sam Reinhart
Frank Vatrano -- Joe Thornton -- Patric Hornqvist
MacKenzie Weegar -- Aaron Ekblad
Gustav Forsling -- Radko Gudas
Kevin Connauton -- Brandon Montour
Sergei Bobrovsky
Spencer Knight
Scratched: Ryan Lomberg
Injured: Anton Lundell (upper body), Markus Nutivaara (undisclosed), Olli Juolevi (undisclosed)
Red Wings projected lineup
Tyler Bertuzzi -- Dylan Larkin -- Lucas Raymond
Robby Fabbri -- Pius Suter - Adam Erne
Filip Zadina -- Michael Rasmussen -- Vladislav Namestnikov
Givani Smith -- Mitchell Stephens -- Sam Gagner
Danny DeKeyser -- Moritz Seider
Nick Leddy -- Filip Hronek
Marc Staal -- Troy Stecher
Alex Nedeljkovic
Thomas Greiss
Scratched: Jordan Oesterle, Carter Rowney
Injured: Gustav Lindstrom (lower body)
Status report
Connauton took part in the Panthers' morning skate Friday and is expected to play. He was injured blocking a shot in a 4-1 win against the Boston Bruins on Wednesday. … With Lindstrom still out, the Red Wings are expected to dress the same defense pairs they used in a 3-2 overtime win at the Washington Capitals on Wednesday.