Panthers at Oilers projected lineups

PANTHERS (33-31-3) at OILERS (34-26-9)

9pm ET; TVAS, SNO, SNW, SCRIPPS

Panthers projected lineup

Carter Verhaeghe — Sam Bennett — Matthew Tkachuk

Eetu Luostarinen — Anton Lundell – Jesper Boqvist

AJ Greer — Evan Rodrigues — Vinnie Hinostroza

Cole Reinhardt — Tomas Nosek — Luke Kunin

Gustav Forsling — Aaron Ekblad

Niko Mikkola — Seth Jones

Dmitry Kulikov — Michael Benning

Sergei Bobrovsky

Daniel Tarasov

Scratched: Nolan Foote, Mackie Samoskevich, Donovan Sebrango

Injured: Uvis Balinskis (decrease physique), Aleksander Barkov (decrease physique), Jonah Gadjovich (higher physique), Brad Marchand (decrease physique), Sam Reinhart (undisclosed), Cole Schwindt (decrease physique)

Oilers projected lineup

Matthew Savoie — Connor McDavid — Zach Hyman

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins — Jason Dickinson — Jack Roslovic

Vasily Podkolzin — Josh Samanski — Kasperi Kapanen

Max Jones — Adam Henrique — Trent Frederic

Mattias Ekholm — Evan Bouchard

Darnell Nurse — Connor Murphy

Jake Walman — Spencer Stastney

Connor Ingram

Tristan Jarry

Scratched: Roby Jarventie

Injured: Colton Dach (undisclosed), Leon Draisaitl (decrease physique), Ty Emberson (undisclosed), Mattias Janmark (shoulder), Curtis Lazar (undisclosed)

Status report

Luostarinen and Rodrigues will every return after lacking a 5-2 loss at the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday for upkeep… Mikkola returns after being a wholesome scratch at Vancouver. … Forwards Samoskevich and Foote will come out, as will Sebrango, a defenseman… Kapanen shall be a game-time choice; the ahead didn’t attend the Oilers morning skate as a result of sickness. … Edmonton positioned Draisaitl, a middle, on long-term injured reserve Thursday and referred to as up Jarventie, a ahead, from Bakersfield of the American Hockey League.