Projected Lineups: Panthers vs. Canucks Showdown
The Florida Panthers (33-30-3) visit the Vancouver Canucks (20-38-8) for a late start. Puck drop is scheduled for 10 p.m. ET. Broadcasts are on SNP and Scripps.
Projected lineups and top notes
Projected lineups show full forward and defensive groupings for both clubs. The roster setups frame what should be a competitive matchup.
Panthers
Forwards are led by Carter Verhaeghe, Sam Bennett and Matthew Tkachuk. Jesper Boqvist, Anton Lundell and Mackie Samoskevich form the second line.
The third line lists Nolan Foote, Luke Kunin and Vinnie Hinostroza. The fourth line is Cole Reinhardt, Tomas Nosek and A.J. Greer.
Defense pairs include Gustav Forsling with Aaron Ekblad. Seth Jones teams with Dmitry Kulikov. Donovan Sebrango partners Mike Benning.
Sergei Bobrovsky and Daniil Tarasov are the goaltending options. Scratched players are Niko Mikkola, Eetu Luostarinen and Evan Rodrigues.
Canucks
The Vancouver forward group begins with Jake DeBrusk, Elias Pettersson and Drew O’Connor. The second line features Liam Ohgren, Marco Rossi and Brock Boeser.
Max Sasson, Teddy Blueger and Linus Karlsson make up the third line. The fourth line lists Nils Höglander, Aatu Raty and Evander Kane.
Listed defense groupings include Elias Pettersson with Filip Hronek, Marcus Pettersson with Tom Willander, and Zeev Buium with Victor Mancini. Kevin Lankinen and Nikita Tolopilo are the netminders.
Curtis Douglas is scratched for Vancouver. The club carries several players on the injury report.
Injuries and status updates
Seth Jones returns after missing 26 games with a collarbone injury. His presence bolsters Florida’s blue line.
Nolan Foote will make his Panthers debut. He was recalled from Charlotte of the American Hockey League on Sunday.
Sam Bennett returns after missing the team’s 6-2 loss at Seattle. He sat out due to a short undisclosed injury.
Vancouver will shuffle lines. Jake DeBrusk moves from the fourth line to the top line, swapping with Evander Kane.
Nils Höglander returns to the lineup after two games as a healthy scratch. He replaces Curtis Douglas, a player claimed off waivers from Tampa Bay on March 6.
Injury lists
- Panthers injured: Sam Reinhart (undisclosed), Uvis Balinskis (lower body), Brad Marchand (lower body).
- Panthers also list Aleksander Barkov (knee) and Jonah Gadjovich (upper body).
- Canucks injured: P.O. Joseph (upper body), Filip Chytil (facial fracture), Thatcher Demko (hip surgery).
- Canucks also list Derek Forbort (undisclosed).
Filmogaz.com will monitor lineup changes through warmups. Expect final confirmations closer to puck drop.
