Panthers at Jets

PANTHERS (28-9-5) at JETS (17-14-7)

Panthers projected lineup
Jonathan Huberdeau -- Aleksander Barkov -- Anthony Duclair
Carter Verhaeghe -- Sam Bennett -- Sam Reinhart
Maxim Mamin -- Anton Lundell -- Mason Marchment
Ryan Lomberg -- Eetu Luostarinen -- Owen Tippett
MacKenzie Weegar -- Aaron Ekblad
Chase Priskie
-- Brandon Montour
Lucas Carlsson -- Radko Gudas
Sergei Bobrovsky
Spencer Knight
Scratched: Joe Thornton, Matt Kiersted , Frank Vatrano
Injured:Patric Hornqvist (upper body), Olli Juolevi (undisclosed), Noel Acciari (undisclosed), Markus Nutivaara (undisclosed)
COVID-19 protocol: Gustav Forsling , Jonas Johansson
Jets projected lineup
Kyle Connor -- Pierre-Luc Dubois -- Cole Perfetti
Andrew Copp -- Mark Scheifele -- Blake Wheeler
Paul Stastny -- Adam Lowry -- Austin Poganski
Kristian Vesalainen -- Jansen Harkins -- Evgeny Svechnikov
Josh Morrissey -- Nate Schmidt
Brenden Dillon -- Neal Pionk
Dylan Samberg -- Nathan Beaulieu
Connor Hellebuyck
Eric Comrie
Scratched: Mikhail Berdin
Injured: Nikolaj Ehlers (knee), Logan Stanley (upper body), Dylan DeMelo (lower body), David Gustafsson (lower body), CJ Suess (upper body)
COVID-19 protocol: Dominic Toninato
Status report
Hornqvist, a forward, remains day to day. ... Mamin replaces Vatrano, a forward, and Priskie replaces Kiersted, a defenseman. ... Gustafsson, a forward, is progressing but is still not close to getting back in the lineup, Jets coach Dave Lowry said. ... Defensemen DeMelo and Stanley is each day to day, but Lowry said DeMelo is closer to returning.