#### PANTHERS (10-2-1) at PENGUINS (4-3-4)**Panthers projected lineup**Carter Verhaeghe -- Aleksander Barkov -- Anthony DuclairJonathan Huberdeau -- Sam Bennett -- Owen TippettFrank Vatrano -- Anton Lundell -- Sam ReinhartRyan Lomberg -- Eetu Luostarinen -- Patric HornqvistMacKenzie Weegar -- Aaron EkbladGustav Forsling -- Radko GudasKevin Connauton -- Brandon MontourSergei BobrovskySpencer Knight***Scratched:**[Maxim Mamin](https://www.nhl.com/player/maxim-mamin-8479553), [Lucas Carlsson](https://www.nhl.com/player/lucas-carlsson-8479523)****Injured:**Joe Thornton (undisclosed), Mason Marchment (upper body), Markus Nutivaara (undisclosed)***Penguins projected lineup**Jake Guentzel -- Jeff Carter -- Bryan RustJason Zucker -- Evan Rodrigues -- Kasperi KapanenDanton Heinen -- Teddy Blueger -- Brock McGinnDrew O'Connor -- Brian Boyle -- Zach Aston-ReeseMike Matheson -- Kris LetangPierre-Olivier Joseph -- John MarinoMarcus Pettersson -- Chad RuhwedelTristan JarryCasey DeSmith***Scratched:**Sam Lafferty, Dominik Simon, Mark Friedman****Injured:** [Evgeni Malkin](https://www.nhl.com/player/evgeni-malkin-8471215) (knee)****COVID-19 protocol:**[Sidney Crosby](https://www.nhl.com/player/sidney-crosby-8471675), 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.