PANTHERS (30-26-3) at ISLANDERS (34-21-5)
6:30 PM ET (ESPN, SNP, SNO, SNE, TVAS)
Panthers projected lineup
Carter Verhaeghe — Evan Rodrigues — Sam Reinhart
Mackie Samoskevich — Sam Bennett — Matthew Tkachuk
Eetu Luostarinen — Anton Lundell — Brad Marchand
A.J. Greer — Jesper Boqvist — Sandis Vilmanis
Gustav Forsling — Aaron Ekblad
Niko Mikkola — Dmirty Kulikov
Donovan Sebrango — Jeff Petry
Sergei Bobrovsky
Daniil Tarasov
Scratched: Luke Kunin, Tobias Bjornfot
Injured: Uvis Balinskis (undisclosed), Seth Jones (collarbone), Aleksander Barkov (knee), Tomas Nosek (knee), Jonah Gadjovich (upper body), Cole Schwindt (lower body)
Islanders projected lineup
Ondrej Palat — Bo Horvat — Mathew Barzal
Anthony Duclair — Calum Ritchie — Emil Heineman
Anders Lee — Jean-Gabriel Pageau — Simon Holmstrom
Kyle MacLean — Casey Cizikas — Marc Gatcomb
Matthew Schaefer — Ryan Pulock
Adam Pelech — Tony DeAngelo
Carson Soucy — Scott Mayfield
David Rittich
Ilya Sorokin
Scratched: Maxim Shabanov, Adam Boqvist
Injured: Kyle Palmieri (ACL), Alexander Romanov (upper body), Semyon Varlamov (knee), Jonathan Drouin (lower body)
Status Report
The Panthers held an optional morning skate. … Kulikov is a game-time decision. The defenseman hasn’t played since Oct. 10 because of a shoulder injury. … Balinskis is day to day after the defenseman left Florida’s 3-2 loss to the Buffalo Sabres on Friday. … The Islanders did not hold a morning skate after a 4-3 overtime win at the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday.
