Panthers at Senators

PANTHERS (57-17-6) at SENATORS (32-41-7)

Panthers projected lineup
Maxim Mamin -- Aleksander Barkov -- Claude Giroux
Jonathan Huberdeau -- Sam Bennett -- Anthony Duclair
Aleksi Heponiemi
-- Eetu Luostarinen -- Sam Reinhart
Ryan Lomberg --
Cole Schwindt
-- Patric Hornqvist
Ben Chiarot -- MacKenzie Weegar
Gustav Forsling -- Brandon Montour
Lucas Carlsson --
Matt Kiersted
Spencer Knight
Sergei Bobrovsky
Scratched: Petteri Lindbohm, Noel Acciari, Mason Marchment, Joe Thornton, Robert Hagg, Carter Verhaeghe
Injured: Markus Nutivaara (undisclosed), Aaron Ekblad (lower body), Jonas Johansson (undisclosed), Anton Lundell (undisclosed), Radko Gudas (undisclosed)
Senators projected lineup
Brady Tkachuk -- Josh Norris -- Drake Batherson
Alex Formenton --
Tim Stutzle
-- Adam Gaudette
Parker Kelly -- Dylan Gambrell -- Austin Watson
Chris Tierney --
Mark Kastelic
--
Scott Sabourin
Thomas Chabot -- Travis Hamonic
Erik Brannstrom -- Artem Zub
Nick Holden -- Nikita Zaitsev
Filip Gustavsson
Anton Forsberg
Scratched: Michael Del Zotto, Victor Mete
Injured: Matt Murray (upper body), Thomas Chabot (hand), Shane Pinto (upper body), Jake Sanderson (hand), Tyler Ennis (upper body), Mathieu Joseph (undisclosed), Connor Brown (undisclosed), Colin White (COVID-19 symptoms)
Status report
The Panthers did not hold a morning skate Thursday. ... Lundell, a center, and Gudas, a defenseman, each will sit out the final two games of the regular season; each is dealing with "little tweaks," Florida coach Andrew Brunette said. … Kiersted, Schwindt and Heponiemi each was recalled from Charlotte of the American Hockey League on Wednesday. … Lomberg will return after serving a one-game suspension for being an instigator of a fight in the final five minutes of an 8-4 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning on Sunday. … Ekblad is "trending" in the right direction, according to Brunette, and the defenseman could return during the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.