PANTHERS (0-0-0) at WILD (0-0-0)
8 p.m. ET; BSWI, BSN, BSFL
Panthers projected lineup
Carter Verhaeghe -- Aleksander Barkov -- Evan Rodrigues
Nick Cousins -- Eetu Luostarinen -- Matthew Tkachuk
Mackie Samoskevich -- Anton Lundell -- Sam Reinhart
Ryan Lomberg -- Kevin Stenlund -- Steven Lorentz
Gustav Forsling -- Oliver Ekman-Larsson
Niko Mikkola -- Dmitry Kulikov
Uvis Balinskis -- Josh Mahura
Sergei Bobrovsky
Anthony Stolarz
Scratched: Justin Sourdif, Mike Reilly
Injured: Sam Bennett (lower body)
Wild projected lineup
Kirill Kaprizov -- Ryan Hartman -- Mats Zuccarello
Marcus Johansson -- Joel Eriksson Ek -- Matt Boldy
Marcus Foligno -- Marco Rossi -- Frederick Gaudreau
Pat Maroon -- Connor Dewar -- Brandon Duhaime
Jacob Middleton -- Alex Goligoski
Jonas Brodin -- Brock Faber
Jon Merrill -- Calen Addison
Filip Gustavsson
Marc-Andre Fleury
Scratched: Dakota Mermis
Injured: Jared Spurgeon (upper body)
Status report
Samsoskevich and Balinskis each will make his NHL debut. … Bennett, a center, did not make the trip but is getting closer to a return. … Lundell, who missed practice Wednesday with an undisclosed injury, took part in the Panthers morning skate Thursday but is a game-time decision. … Spurgeon is week to week and has not resumed skating. … Mermis, a defenseman, was recalled from Iowa of the American Hockey League on Thursday.
