Penguins at Panthers

PENGUINS (17-8-4) at PANTHERS (14-12-4)

Penguins projected lineup
Jake Guentzel -- Sidney Crosby -- Rickard Rakell
Danton Heinen -- Evgeni Malkin -- Bryan Rust
Brock McGinn -- Jeff Carter -- Kasperi Kapanen
Ryan Poehling -- Teddy Blueger -- Josh Archibald
Marcus Pettersson -- Kris Letang
Brian Dumoulin -- Jan Rutta
Pierre-Olivier Joseph -- Chad Ruhwedel
Tristan Jarry
Casey DeSmith
Scratched:Mark Friedman, Drew O'Connor
Injured:Jeff Petry (upper body), Jason Zucker (lower body)
Panthers projected lineup
Carter Verhaeghe -- Aleksander Barkov -- Sam Reinhart
Eetu Luostarinen -- Sam Bennett -- Matthew Tkachuk
Ryan Lomberg -- Eric Staal -- Nick Cousins
Aleksi Heponiemi -- Zac Dalpe --
Grigori Denisenko
Gustav Forsling -- Aaron Ekblad
Marc Staal -- Brandon Montour
Matt Kiersted -- Josh Mahura
Sergei Bobrovsky
Spencer Knight
Scratched: None
Injured: Anthony Duclair (Achilles), Patric Hornqvist (head), Radko Gudas (head), Anton Lundell (illness), Colin White (upper body), Chris Tierney (upper body)
Status report
The Penguins did not hold a morning skate. … Zucker, a forward, is week to week with a lower-body injury sustained in a 2-1 win against the Dallas Stars on Monday. … Petry was placed on long-term injured reserve on Tuesday, retroactive to Dec. 11. The defenseman will miss a second straight game. … Tkachuk did not participate in morning skate and will be a game-time decision with an illness. He leads Florida with 39 points (14 goals, 25 assists) in 28 games. … Verhaeghe could return after being out for a 4-0 win against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday with an undisclosed injury. … White and Tierney will not play. The forwards were injured against Columbus on Tuesday.