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PANTHERS (10-0-1) at RANGERS (6-3-3)

Panthers projected lineup
Carter Verhaeghe -- Eetu Luostarinen -- Anthony Duclair
Jonathan Huberdeau -- Anton Lundell -- Owen Tippett
Frank Vatrano -- Sam Reinhart --
Maxim Mamin
Ryan Lomberg -- Mason Marchment -- Patric Hornqvist
MacKenzie Weegar -- Aaron Ekblad
Gustav Forsling -- Radko Gudas
Brandon Montour -- Kevin Connauton
Spencer Knight
Sergei Bobrovsky
Scratched: Christopher Gibson, Lucas Carlsson
Injured: Aleksander Barkov (lower body), Sam Bennett (upper body), Joe Thornton (undisclosed)
Rangers projected lineup
Alexis Lafreniere
-- Mika Zibanejad -- Chris Kreider
Artemi Panarin -- Ryan Strome -- Kaapo Kakko
Sammy Blais -- Barclay Goodrow -- Julien Gauthier
Dryden Hunt -- Kevin Rooney -- Ryan Reaves
Ryan Lindgren -- Adam Fox
K'Andre Miller -- Jacob Trouba
Patrik Nemeth -- Nils Lundkvist
Igor Shesterkin
Alexandar Georgiev
Scratched: Jarred Tinordi, Libor Hajek
Injured: Filip Chytil (upper body)
Status report
Barkov will be a game-time decision after he did not play in the Panthers' 5-2 win at the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday. The forward participated in the morning skate and did line rushes with forwards Bennett and Thornton, each of whom is day to day. … Panthers coach Andrew Brunette said Bobrovsky, who did not play Saturday because of an upper-body injury, could dress, but he would be the backup to Knight. … Chytil didn't participate in the Rangers' morning skate and won't play against the Panthers after sustaining an injury in New York's 6-0 loss at the Calgary Flames on Saturday. The forward is day to day.