Canucks at Panthers

CANUCKS (17-21-3) at PANTHERS (19-20-4)

Canucks projected lineup
Andrei Kuzmenko -- Elias Pettersson -- Brock Boeser
Conor Garland -- Bo Horvat -- J.T. Miller
Dakota Joshua -- Curtis Lazar -- William Lockwood
Ilya Mikheyev -- Sheldon Dries -- Jack Studnicka
Quinn Hughes -- Luke Schenn
Oliver Ekman-Larsson -- Tyler Myers
Riley Stillman -- Ethan Bear
Spencer Martin
Collin Delia
Scratched: Kyle Burroughs, Lane Pederson
Injured: Travis Dermott (undisclosed), Thatcher Demko (lower body), Tanner Pearson (hand), Tucker Poolman (undisclosed)
Panthers projected lineup
Anton Lundell -- Aleksander Barkov -- Sam Reinhart
Carter Verhaeghe -- Sam Bennett -- Matthew Tkachuk
Eetu Luostarinen -- Eric Staal -- Nick Cousins
Ryan Lomberg -- Colin White -- Givani Smith
Gustav Forsling -- Aaron Ekblad
Marc Staal -- Brandon Montour
Josh Mahura -- Radko Gudas
Sergei Bobrovsky
Alex Lyon
Scratched: Zac Dalpe, Casey Fitzgerald
Injured: Spencer Knight (undisclosed), Anthony Duclair (Achilles tendon), Patric Hornqvist (concussion)
Status report
Dermott, a defenseman, was injured during the second period of a 5-4 loss at the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday and did not practice Friday. … Ekman-Larsson is expected to return after being a healthy scratch Thursday for the first time since his rookie season in 2010-11. ... Bobrovsky will make his eighth start in 11 games. ... Fitzgerald, a defenseman claimed off waivers from the Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday, could make his Panthers debut at the Buffalo Sabres on Monday.