Panthers at Lightning

PANTHERS (27-12-4) at LIGHTNING (28-12-2)

Panthers projected lineup
Anthony Duclair -- Aleksander Barkov -- Nikita Gusev
Jonathan Huberdeau -- Alex Wennberg -- Mason Marchment
Frank Vatrano -- Eetu Luostarinen -- Owen Tippett
Noel Acciari -- Lucas Wallmark -- Patric Hornqvist
Gustav Forsling -- MacKenzie Weegar
Radko Gudas -- Brandon Montour
Keith Yandle -- Anton Stralman
Chris Driedger
Sergei Bobrovsky
Scratched:Ryan Lomberg, Juho Lammikko, Markus Nutivaara
Injured:Noah Juulsen (upper body), Aaron Ekblad (lower body), Carter Verhaeghe (upper body)
Lightning projected lineup
Ondrej Palat -- Brayden Point -- Alex Barre-Boulet
Alex Killorn -- Anthony Cirelli -- Ross Colton
Barclay Goodrow -- Yanni Gourde -- Blake Coleman
Patrick Maroon - Tyler Johnson - Mathieu Joseph
Victor Hedman -- Erik Cernak
Ryan McDonagh -- David Savard
Mikhail Sergachev -- Luke Schenn
Andrei Vasilevskiy
Curtis McElhinney
Scratched:Cal Foote, Mitchell Stephens, Gemel Smith
Injured:Jan Rutta (lower body), Steven Stamkos (undisclosed)
Status report
Montour and Gusev will each make his Panthers debut. Montour was traded to Florida by the Buffalo Sabres on April 10. Gusev agreed to a one-year contract April 11 after being placed on waivers by the New Jersey Devils. ... Driedger will make consecutive starts for the first time since February 13-17. ... Stamkos, a center, will miss the next two games.