Jets at Panthers

JETS (35-28-11) at PANTHERS (52-15-6)

Jets projected lineup
Kyle Connor -- Pierre-Luc Dubois -- Blake Wheeler
Morgan Barron -- Paul Stastny -- Nikolaj Ehlers
Zach Sanford -- Adam Lowry -- Mason Appleton
Jansen Harkins -- Dominic Toninato -- Evgeny Svechnikov
Josh Morrissey -- Dylan DeMelo
Nate Schmidt -- Neal Pionk
Dylan Samberg -- Brenden Dillon
Connor Hellebuyck
Eric Comrie
Scratched: Michael Eyssimont, Adam Brooks
Injured: Mark Scheifele (upper body), Cole Perfetti (upper body), Logan Stanley (undisclosed)
Panthers projected lineup
Carter Verhaeghe -- Aleksander Barkov -- Anthony Duclair
Jonathan Huberdeau -- Sam Bennett -- Claude Giroux
Mason Marchment -- Anton Lundell -- Sam Reinhart
Maxim Mamin -- Eetu Luostarinen -- Patric Hornqvist
Ben Chiarot -- MacKenzie Weegar
Gustav Forsling -- Brandon Montour
Robert Hagg -- Radko Gudas
Sergei Bobrovsky
Spencer Knight
Scratched: Petteri Lindbohm, Lucas Carlsson, Joe Thornton
Injured: Ryan Lomberg (undisclosed), Markus Nutivaara (undisclosed), Aaron Ekblad (lower body), Jonas Johansson (undisclosed), Noel Acciari (undisclosed)
Status report
Wheeler will return after missing three games because of an upper-body injury. … Harkins will play after missing four games because of an upper-body injury. … Scheifele will miss a second consecutive game and the forward is considered day-to-day. … Lomberg will miss a second consecutive game and coach Andrew Brunette said the forward would not accompany the Panthers for their two-game road trip, at the Detroit Red Wings on Sunday and at the New York Islanders on Tuesday. … Acciari took part in Florida's optional morning skate Friday but the forward will miss an eighth consecutive game.