PANTHERS (30-14-4) at ISLANDERS (20-17-11)
7:30 p.m. ET; MSGSN, BSFL
Panthers projected lineup
Evan Rodrigues -- Aleksander Barkov -- Mackie Samoskevich
Carter Verhaeghe -- Sam Bennett -- Matthew Tkachuk
Eetu Luostarinen -- Anton Lundell -- Sam Reinhart
Jonah Gadjovich -- Kevin Stenlund -- Ryan Lomberg
Gustav Forsling -- Aaron Ekblad
Niko Mikkola -- Brandon Montour
Oliver Ekman-Larsson -- Dmitry Kulikov
Anthony Stolarz
Sergei Bobrovsky
Scratched: Josh Mahura, Steven Lorentz
Injured: Nick Cousins (concussion)
Suspended: William Lockwood
Islanders projected lineup
Anders Lee -- Bo Horvat -- Mathew Barzal
Pierre Engvall -- Brock Nelson – Kyle Palmieri
Simon Holmstrom -- Jean-Gabriel Pageau -- Oliver Wahlstrom
Matt Martin -- Kyle MacLean -- Cal Clutterbuck
Alexander Romanov -- Noah Dobson
Samuel Bolduc -- Sebastian Aho
Mike Reilly – Scott Mayfield
Semyon Varlamov
Ilya Sorokin
Scratched: Julien Gauthier
Injured: Ryan Pulock (lower body), Robert Bortuzzo (lower body), Casey Cizikas (lower body), Adam Pelech (upper body), Hudson Fasching (lower body)
Status report
Stolarz could start after Bobrovsky made 35 saves in a 3-2 shootout win at the Pittsburgh Penguins on Friday. ... Pelech, a defenseman injured by an elbow to the head by Montreal Canadiens forward Brendan Gallagher during a 4-3 loss Thursday, and Fasching, a forward, each is day to day. ... Varlamov is expected to make his second straight start after he made 22 saves at Montreal.
