Panthers at Penguins

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By NHL.com @NHLdotcom

PANTHERS (10-2-1) at PENGUINS (4-3-4)

Panthers projected lineup
Carter Verhaeghe -- Aleksander Barkov -- Anthony Duclair
Jonathan Huberdeau -- Sam Bennett -- Owen Tippett
Frank Vatrano -- Anton Lundell -- Sam Reinhart
Ryan Lomberg -- Eetu Luostarinen -- Patric Hornqvist
MacKenzie Weegar -- Aaron Ekblad
Gustav Forsling -- Radko Gudas
Kevin Connauton -- Brandon Montour
Sergei Bobrovsky
Spencer Knight
Scratched:Maxim Mamin, Lucas Carlsson
Injured:Joe Thornton (undisclosed), Mason Marchment (upper body), Markus Nutivaara (undisclosed)
Penguins projected lineup
Jake Guentzel -- Jeff Carter -- Bryan Rust
Jason Zucker -- Evan Rodrigues -- Kasperi Kapanen
Danton Heinen -- Teddy Blueger -- Brock McGinn
Drew O'Connor -- Brian Boyle -- Zach Aston-Reese
Mike Matheson -- Kris Letang
Pierre-Olivier Joseph -- John Marino
Marcus Pettersson -- Chad Ruhwedel
Tristan Jarry
Casey DeSmith
Scratched:Sam Lafferty, Dominik Simon, Mark Friedman
Injured: Evgeni Malkin (knee)
COVID-19 protocol:Sidney Crosby, Brian Dumoulin
Status report
Bobrovsky could start after missing three games with an upper-body injury. … Pettersson and Ruhwedel, who participated in an optional morning skate, will each be a game-time decision. They practiced Wednesday after being removed from NHL COVID-19 protocol Tuesday.

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