PREDATORS (9-13-4) at PANTHERS (12-12-1)
7 p.m. ET; FDSNSO, SCRIPPS
Predators projected lineup
Steven Stamkos -- Ryan O’Reilly -- Luke Evangelista
Filip Forsberg -- Erik Haula -- Jonathan Marchessault
Reid Schaefer -- Fedor Svechkov -- Matthew Wood
Michael Bunting -- Michael McCarron -- Ozzy Wiesblatt
Spencer Stastney -- Roman Josi
Brady Skjei -- Nick Blankenburg
Nicolas Hague -- Adam Wilsby
Juuse Saros
Justus Annunen
Scratched: Tyson Jost
Injured: Cole Smith (lower body), Michael McCarron (lower body), Justin Barron (lower body), Nick Perbix (upper body)
Panthers projected lineup
Brad Marchand -- Anton Lundell -- Sam Reinhart
Carter Verhaeghe -- Sam Bennett -- A.J. Greer
Jesper Boqvist -- Evan Rodrigues -- Mackie Samoskevich
Noah Gregor -- Jack Studnicka -- Luke Kunin
Gustav Forsling -- Aaron Ekblad
Niko Mikkola -- Seth Jones
Donovan Sebrango -- Uvis Balinskis
Sergei Bobrovsky
Daniil Tarasov
Scratched: Jeff Petry, Jack Devine
Injured: Aleksander Barkov (knee), Matthew Tkachuk (lower body), Tomas Nosek (knee), Jonah Gadjovich (upper body), Dmitry Kulikov (shoulder), Eetu Luostarinen (lower body), Cole Schwindt (broken arm)
Status report
McCarron missed a 5-1 win against the Calgary Flames on Tuesday with a lower-body injury but will play, coach Andrew Brunette said. … Perbix is day to day; the defenseman did not play in a 5-1 win against the Calgary Flames on Tuesday. ... Sebrango will return to the Florida lineup for the first time since Nov. 22 in place of Petry. … Verhaeghe will return after missing a 4-1 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday for the birth of his son.
