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Below are projected lineups compiled by NHL.com staff writers and independent correspondents.

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(1WC) LIGHTNING at (1A) PANTHERS

Eastern Conference First Round, Game 5

7 p.m. ET; BSSUN, BSFL, ESPN, SN, TVAS

Florida leads best-of-7 series 3-1

Lightning projected lineup

Steven Stamkos -- Brayden Point -- Nikita Kucherov

Anthony Duclair -- Anthony Cirelli -- Brandon Hagel

Michael Eyssimont -- Nicholas Paul -- Mitchell Chaffee

Tanner Jeannot -- Luke Glendening -- Tyler Motte

Victor Hedman -- Matt Dumba

Mikhail Sergachev -- Erik Cernak

Emil Lilleberg -- Max Crozier

Andrei Vasilevskiy

Matt Tomkins

Scratched: Austin Watson, Conor Sheary, Calvin de Haan, Nick Perbix

Injured: Haydn Fleury (upper body), Jonas Johansson (lower body)

Panthers projected lineup

Vladimir Tarasenko -- Aleksander Barkov -- Sam Reinhart

Carter Verhaeghe -- Anton Lundell -- Matthew Tkachuk

Eetu Luostarinen -- Kevin Stenlund -- Evan Rodrigues

Nick Cousins -- Steven Lorentz -- Kyle Okposo

Gustav Forsling -- Aaron Ekblad

Niko Mikkola -- Brandon Montour

Oliver Ekman-Larsson -- Dmitry Kulikov

Sergei Bobrovsky

Anthony Stolarz

Scratched: Tobias Bjornfot, Uvis Balinskis, Josh Mahura, Jonah Gadjovich, Evan Cormier

Injured: Sam Bennett (upper body), Ryan Lomberg (Illness)

Status report

Lomberg, a forward, will miss his third straight game. He has resumed skating, but coach Paul Maurice said he probably needs a few more days before returning to the lineup.

(1C) STARS at (2WC) GOLDEN KNIGHTS

Western Conference First Round, Game 4

9:30 p.m. ET; SCRIPPS, BSSW, ESPN, SN, TVAS

Vegas leads best-of-7 series 2-1

Stars projected lineup

Jason Robertson -- Roope Hintz -- Wyatt Johnston

Jamie Benn -- Matt Duchene -- Logan Stankoven

Evgenii Dadonov -- Tyler Seguin -- Joe Pavelski

Craig Smith -- Sam Steel -- Ty Dellandrea

Thomas Harley -- Miro Heiskanen

Esa Lindell -- Chris Tanev

Ryan Suter -- Nils Lundkvist

Jake Oettinger

Scott Wedgewood

Scratched: Mavrik Bourque

Injured: Radek Faksa (undisclosed), Jani Hakanpaa (lower body), Mason Marchment (undisclosed)

Golden Knights projected lineup

Ivan Barbashev -- Jack Eichel -- Jonathan Marchessault

Tomas Hertl -- Chandler Stephenson -- Mark Stone

Brett Howden -- William Karlsson -- Michael Amadio

William Carrier -- Nicolas Roy -- Keegan Kolesar

Noah Hanifin -- Alex Pietrangelo

Brayden McNabb -- Shea Theodore

Zach Whitecloud -- Alec Martinez

Logan Thompson

Adin Hill

Scratched: Paul Cotter, Pavel Dorofeyev, Ben Hutton, Anthony Mantha

Injured: Nicolas Hague (lower body)

Status report

The Stars held an optional morning skate Monday. … Forwards Faksa and Marchment are game-time decisions. … Karlsson did not participate in the morning skate but will play. … Amadio will play on the third line in place of Mantha.