Lightning at Hurricanes

LIGHTNING (24-7-2) at HURRICANES (22-7-3)

Lightning projected lineup
Ondrej Palat -- Brayden Point -- Steven Stamkos
Alex Killorn -- Anthony Cirelli -- Tyler Johnson
Barclay Goodrow -- Yanni Gourde -- Blake Coleman
Patrick Maroon -- Ross Colton -- Mathieu Joseph
Victor Hedman -- Jan Rutta
Mikhail Sergachev -- Cal Foote
Andreas Borgman -- Luke Schenn
Andrei Vasilevskiy
Curtis McElhinney
Scratched: Gemel Smith
Injured:Mitchell Stephens (upper body) Erik Cernak (lower body), Ryan McDonagh (lower body)
Hurricanes projected lineup
Brock McGinn -- Sebastian Aho -- Martin Necas
Nino Niederreiter -- Jordan Staal -- Warren Foegele
Andrei Svechnikov -- Jordan Martinook -- Jesper Fast
Cedric Paquette -- Morgan Geekie -- Steven Lorentz
Jaccob Slavin -- Dougie Hamilton
Brady Skjei -- Brett Pesce
Haydn Fleury --
Jake Bean
James Reimer
Alex Nedeljkovic
Scratched: Jake Gardiner
Injured:Teuvo Teravainen (concussion), Petr Mrazek (thumb surgery), Vincent Trocheck (upper body)
Status report
Lightning coach Jon Cooper said he wasn't sure when defensemen McDonagh and Cernak will return; McDonagh will miss his third straight game, Cernak his second. ... Trocheck spent extra time on the ice after the morning skate, but the center will miss his eighth straight game; Hurricanes coach Rod Brind'Amour said Trocheck needs to be cleared medically before returning.