Panthers at Oilers

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By NHL.com @NHLdotcom

PANTHERS (26-8-5) at OILERS (18-15-2)

Panthers projected lineup
Carter Verhaeghe -- Aleksander Barkov -- Sam Reinhart
Jonathan Huberdeau -- Sam Bennett -- Anthony Duclair
Maxim Mamin -- Anton Lundell -- Owen Tippett
Ryan Lomberg -- Eetu Luostarinen -- Joe Thornton
MacKenzie Weegar -- Aaron Ekblad
Lucas Carlsson -- Radko Gudas
Olli Juolevi -- Brandon Montour
Sergei Bobrovsky
Spencer Knight
Scratched: Frank Vatrano, Mason Marchment
Injured: Patric Hornqvist (upper body)
COVID-19 protocol: Gustav Forsling
Oilers projected lineup
Brendan Perlini -- Connor McDavid -- Kailer Yamamoto
Zach Hyman -- Leon Draisaitl -- Jesse Puljujarvi
Warren Foegele -- Ryan McLeod -- Zack Kassian
Devin Shore -- Derek Ryan -- Colton Sceviour
Darnell Nurse -- Cody Ceci
Duncan Keith -- Tyson Barrie
Kris Russell -- Evan Bouchard
Mikko Koskinen
Ilya Konovalov
Scratched: Slater Koekkoek, Tyler Benson
Injured: Mike Smith (thumb), Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (lower body)
COVID-19 protocol: Kyle Turris, Stuart Skinner
Status report
Hornqvist will not play after being injured in a 5-1 loss at the Calgary Flames on Tuesday and is day to day. ... Russell will return after missing 10 games with a lower-body injury … Konovalov was recalled from the taxi squad to back up Koskinen.

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