Panthers at Penguins

PANTHERS (38-13-5) at PENGUINS (34-14-9)

Panthers projected lineup
Carter Verhaeghe -- Aleksander Barkov -- Mason Marchment
Jonathan Huberdeau -- Sam Bennett -- Anthony Duclair
Frank Vatrano -- Maxim Mamin -- Sam Reinhart
Noel Acciari -- Eetu Luostarinen -- Patric Hornqvist
MacKenzie Weegar -- Aaron Ekblad
Gustav Forsling -- Radko Gudas
Lucas Carlsson -- Brandon Montour
Sergei Bobrovsky
Jonas Johansson
Scratched: , Petteri Lindbohm
Injured: Ryan Lomberg (undisclosed), Markus Nutivaara (lower body), Joe Thornton (undisclosed), Anton Lundell (lower body)
Penguins projected lineup
Jake Guentzel -- Sidney Crosby -- Bryan Rust
Danton Heinen -- Evgeni Malkin -- Kasperi Kapanen
Dominik Simon -- Jeff Carter -- Evan Rodrigues
Zach Aston-Reese -- Teddy Blueger -- Brock McGinn
Brian Dumoulin -- Kris Letang
Marcus Pettersson -- John Marino
Mark Friedman -- Chad Ruhwedel
Tristan Jarry
Casey DeSmith
Scratched: Brian Boyle, Kasper Bjorkqvist, Pierre-Olivier Joseph
Injured: Mike Matheson (upper body), Jason Zucker (core muscle)
Status report
The Panthers did not hold a morning skate Tuesday following a 6-1 win at the Buffalo Sabres on Monday. … Bobrovsky is expected to make his eighth start in 10 games after Spencer Knight made 29 saves Monday. Johansson will back up after Knight was sent to Charlotte of the American Hockey League on Tuesday. ... Lundell, a forward, is day to day after leaving at 12:51 of the first period against the Sabres. … Blueger will be a game-time decision after missing 16 games with a fractured jaw.