Panthers vs. Flames: Predicted Lineups Revealed
The Florida Panthers (34-31-3) visit the Calgary Flames (27-34-7) tonight. The game starts at 9 p.m. ET. Broadcasts are on SNW and SCRIPPS. Filmogaz.com offers the latest predicted lineups and game notes for Panthers vs. Flames matchups.
Panthers projected lineup
| 1st Line | Carter Verhaeghe — Sam Bennett — Matthew Tkachuk |
| 2nd Line | Eetu Luostarinen — Anton Lundell — Jesper Boqvist |
| 3rd Line | A.J. Greer — Evan Rodrigues — Vinnie Hinostroza |
| 4th Line | Cole Reinhardt — Tomas Nosek — Luke Kunin |
| Defence | Gustav Forsling — Aaron Ekblad Niko Mikkola — Seth Jones Dmitry Kulikov — Michael Benning |
| Goalie | Daniil Tarasov; backup Sergei Bobrovsky |
Scratches include Nolan Foote, Mackie Samoskevich and Donovan Sebrango. Several players are sidelined with injuries. Uvis Balinskis and Aleksander Barkov are out with lower-body issues.
Other injured Panthers include Jonah Gadjovich, Brad Marchand, Sam Reinhart and Cole Schwindt. Some injury descriptions are undisclosed.
Flames projected lineup
| 1st Line | Blake Coleman — Mikael Backlund — Joel Farabee |
| 2nd Line | Matvei Gridin — Morgan Frost — Matt Coronato |
| 3rd Line | Yegor Sharangovich — Ryan Strome — Connor Zary |
| 4th Line | Victor Olofsson — Martin Pospisil — Adam Klapka |
| Defence | Kevin Bahl — Zach Whitecloud Olli Maatta — Hunter Brzustewicz Joel Hanley — Zayne Parekh |
| Goalie | Dustin Wolf; backup Devin Cooley |
Calgary will scratch Ryan Lomberg, John Beecher, Tyson Gross and Brayden Pachal. The Flames list several injured players. Jake Bean has an undisclosed issue.
Also sidelined are Samuel Honzek, Jonathan Huberdeau and Yan Kuznetsov. Honzek’s problem is upper-body related.
Status notes
- The Panthers skipped a morning skate after a 4-0 road victory in Edmonton on Thursday.
- The Flames will dress the same 18 skaters who played in Wednesday’s 2-1 shootout win over St. Louis.
- Dustin Wolf is expected to start in goal after Devin Cooley made 25 saves in the shootout win.
This report focuses on the predicted lineups and team status ahead of the game. Filmogaz.com will update if the teams change their rosters before puck drop.
