#### **PANTHERS (23-20-5) at RANGERS (25-13-7)****Panthers projected lineup**Sam Reinhart -- Aleksander Barkov -- Anton LundellMatthew Tkachuk -- Sam Bennett -- Carter VerhaegheGrigori Denisenko -- Nick Cousins -- Eetu LuostarinenRyan Lomberg -- Chris Tierney -- Givani SmithGustav Forsling -- Aaron EkbladMarc Staal -- Brandon MontourJosh Mahura -- Radko GudasAlex LyonSpencer Knight***Scratched:**Casey Fitzgerald, Colin White****Injured:**Sergei Bobrovsky (lower body), Eric Staal (concussion), Anthony Duclair (Achilles), Patric Hornqvist (concussion)***Rangers projected lineup**Artemi Panarin -- Mika Zibanejad -- Chris KreiderJimmy Vesey -- Vincent Trocheck -- Barclay GoodrowAlexis Lafreniere -- Filip Chytil -- Kaapo KakkoVitali Kravtsov -- Jake Leschyshyn -- Julien GauthierRyan Lindgren -- Adam FoxK'Andre Miller -- Jacob TroubaBen Harpur -- Braden SchneiderIgor ShesterkinJaroslav Halak***Scratched:** Libor Hajek, Sammy Blais****Injured:** None***Status report**Knight was recalled from a conditioning stint with Charlotte of the American Hockey League and will be the backup to Lyon. Knight, who started for Charlotte on Saturday and Sunday, is expected to play at the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday. … Bobrovsky skated before the Panthers morning skate and stayed on after, but the goalie will not dress and is expected to miss the game Tuesday, too. … Ekblad and Bennett will play after each left Florida's 5-3 win against the Minnesota Wild on Saturday because of upper body injuries. … Verhaeghe didn't skate Monday but he will play. … Gauthier will return to the Rangers lineup after missing three games with an upper-body injury.
