Panthers at Canucks

PANTHERS (10-9-4) at CANUCKS (9-11-3)

Panthers projected lineup
Carter Verhaeghe -- Sam Bennett -- Matthew Tkachuk
Nick Cousins -- Anton Lundell -- Sam Reinhart
Aleksi Heponiemi -- Eetu Luostarinen -- Colin White
Ryan Lomberg -- Eric Staal -- Patric Hornqvist
Gustav Forsling -- Aaron Ekblad
Marc Staal -- Brandon Montour
Josh Mahura -- Radko Gudas
Spencer Knight
Sergei Bobrovsky
Scratched: None
Injured: Aleksander Barkov (illness), Anthony Duclair (torn Achilles)
Canucks projected lineup
J.T. Miller -- Bo Horvat -- Brock Boeser
Andrei Kuzmenko -- Elias Pettersson -- Ilya Mikheyev
Nils Hoglander -- Sheldon Dries -- Conor Garland
Dakota Joshua -- Nils Aman -- Curtis Lazar
Quinn Hughes -- Luke Schenn
Oliver Ekman-Larsson -- Ethan Bear
Riley Stillman -- Tyler Myers
Thatcher Demko
Spencer Martin
Scratched: Kyle Burroughs
Injured: Jack Studnicka (undisclosed), Tanner Pearson (hand), Travis Dermott (concussion), Tucker Poolman (undisclosed)
Status report
Barkov, a top-line center, will miss his fourth straight game and is not on the Panthers' five-game road trip, which concludes at the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday. ... Knight will start after Bobrovsky made 17 saves in a 6-2 loss at the Calgary Flames on Tuesday. … Boeser moved up from the third line in practice on Wednesday, with Hoglander moving down. … Stillman returns in place of fellow defenseman Burroughs for the first time in four games. ... Demko will start after Martin started three of the previous four games, including a 5-1 loss to the Washington Capitals on Tuesday.