Canucks at Panthers preview

CANUCKS (21-25-6) at PANTHERS (22-22-6)
7:30 p.m. ET; FS-F, SNP, NHL.TV

Panthers goaltender Harri Sateri will try to win his fourth straight start; he's 3-0-0 with a 1.67 goals-against average in his past three starts, playing in place of Roberto Luongo and James Reimer, who each is on injured reserve with a lower-body injury.
The Canucks try for their fourth win in six games; they're 3-2-0 in their past five games after going 3-9-2 in their previous 14 games.

Players to watch

Canucks forward Brock Boeser has five points (three goals, two assists) in his past five games. He leads NHL rookies with 25 goals.
Panthers forward Jonathan Huberdeau has five points (two goals, three assists) in a four-game point streak, and 19 points (nine goals, 10 assists) in his past 16 games.

They said it

"He's a mature young man and humble, and he's also aware that it's a long season. He takes it head-on and he owns it." -- Canucks coach Travis Green on rookie forward Brock Boeser
"We're obviously happy, but we're not going to rest on our laurels. We're not going to get too high or anything like that. That's kind of the theme for us in the second half, to stay even-keeled, not get too low or too high. I feel if we do that, we'll be OK." -- Panthers defenseman Aaron Ekblad on Florida's winning streak

Canucks projected lineup

Thomas Vanek -- Bo Horvat -- Brock Boeser
Daniel Sedin -- Henrik Sedin -- Jake Virtanen
Brendan Gaunce -- Brandon Sutter -- Loui Eriksson
Sven Baertschi -- Nic Dowd -- Markus Granlund
Alexander Edler -- Troy Stecher
Michael Del Zotto -- Chris Tanev
Derrick Pouliot -- Erik Gudbranson
Jacob Markstrom
Anders Nilsson
Scratched: Ben Hutton, Alex Biega
Injured:Sam Gagner (upper body)

Panthers projected lineup

Evgenii Dadonov -- Aleksander Barkov -- Nick Bjugstad
Jonathan Huberdeau -- Vincent Trocheck -- Denis Malgin
Jamie McGinn -- Jared McCann -- Maxim Mamin
Micheal Haley -- Derek MacKenzie -- Colton Sceviour
Keith Yandle -- Aaron Ekblad
Mike Matheson -- Mark Pysyk
Ian McCoshen -- Alexander Petrovic
Harri Sateri
Samuel Montembeault
Scratched: Connor Brickley, Radim Vrbata, MacKenzie Weegar
Injured: Roberto Luongo (lower body), James Reimer (lower body)

Status report

The Canucks did not hold a morning skate. … Gagner, who missed 1 4-2 loss against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday, practiced Monday and could be back in the lineup. … Panthers coach Bob Boughner said he is hopeful of Reimer being available Friday, when Florida hosts the Los Angeles Kings. … McCoshen returns to the lineup after being a healthy scratch the past nine games.

Stat pack

Huberdeau needs two points to tie Pavel Bure (251) for ninth place on the Panthers all-time list. … Vanek, who finished last season with Florida after being acquired in a trade with the Detroit Red Wings on March 1, has 34 points (21 goals, 13 assists) in 40 games against the Panthers.