Panthers at Golden Knights

PANTHERS (41-13-6) at GOLDEN KNIGHTS (32-26-4)

Panthers projected lineup
Carter Verhaeghe -- Aleksander Barkov -- Maxim Mamin
Jonathan Huberdeau -- Sam Bennett -- Anthony Duclair
Mason Marchment -- Eetu Luostarinen -- Sam Reinhart
Joe Thornton -- Noel Acciari -- Patric Hornqvist
MacKenzie Weegar -- Aaron Ekblad
Gustav Forsling -- Radko Gudas
Petteri Lindbohm -- Brandon Montour
Sergei Bobrovsky
Spencer Knight
Scratched: Ben Chiarot
Injured: Anton Lundell (lower body), Ryan Lomberg (undisclosed)
Golden Knights projected lineup
William Karlsson -- Jack Eichel -- Jonathan Marchessault
Jake Leschyshyn -- Chandler Stephenson -- Nicolas Roy
Mattias Janmark -- Nolan Patrick -- Evgenii Dadonov
Michael Amadio -- Brett Howden -- Keegan Kolesar
Alex Pietrangelo -- Dylan Coghlan
Shea Theodore -- Zach Whitecloud
Brayden Pachal
-- Daniil Miromanov
Laurent Brossoit
Logan Thompson
Scratched: William Carrier
Injured: Nicolas Hague (undisclosed), Max Pacioretty (undisclosed), Reilly Smith (undisclosed), Brayden McNabb (upper body), Robin Lehner (lower body), Alec Martinez (undisclosed), Mark Stone (back)
COVID-19 protocol: Ben Hutton
Status report
Bobrovsky will be a game-time decision because of flu-like symptoms. ... Chiarot, a defenseman acquired in a trade with the Montreal Canadiens on Wednesday, has not yet joined the Panthers because of immigration paperwork. ... Howden will return after missing seven games because of an undisclosed injury. ... Pachal will remain in the lineup after making his NHL debut in a 7-3 loss at the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday.