Panthers at Ducks

PANTHERS (6-5-1) at DUCKS (4-7-1)

Panthers projected lineup
Carter Verhaeghe -- Aleksander Barkov -- Matthew Tkachuk
Nick Cousins -- Sam Bennett -- Colin White
Eetu Luostarinen -- Anton Lundell -- Sam Reinhart
Ryan Lomberg -- Eric Staal -- Aleksi Heponiemi
Gustav Forsling -- Brandon Montour
Josh Mahura -- Radko Gudas
Lucas Carlsson -- Marc Staal
Spencer Knight
Sergei Bobrovsky
Scratched: Matt Kiersted
Injured:Anthony Duclair (torn Achilles), Patric Hornqvist (upper body), Aaron Ekblad (groin), Rudolfs Balcers (upper body)
Ducks projected lineup
Adam Henrique -- Trevor Zegras -- Frank Vatrano
Max Comtois -- Ryan Strome -- Troy Terry
Max Jones -- Isac Lundestrom -- Jakob Silfverberg
Mason McTavish -- Brett Leason
Dmitry Kulikov -- John Klingberg
Simon Benoit -- Cam Fowler
Nathan Beaulieu -- Kevin Shattenkirk
Colton White
John Gibson
Anthony Stolarz
Scratched:None
Injured: Urho Vaakanainen (upper body), Jamie Drysdale (torn labrum), Derek Grant (upper body)
Status report
Neither team held a morning skate . ... Tkachuk will have a hearing with the NHL Department of Player Safety on Sunday for high-sticking Los Angeles Kings goalie Jonathan Quick during a 5-4 loss Saturday. ... Hornqvist, a forward, is day to day after an illegal hit by San Jose Sharks forward Luke Kunin on Thursday. ... Balcers was struck with a high stick Saturday and did not return to the game. He had dropped to the fourth line at the start of the game with Reinhart moved up to the third. ... Heponiemi was recalled from Charlotte of the American Hockey League on Saturday. He did not play against the Kings, but is expected to enter the lineup against thd Ducks. ... Gibson will start after Stolarz made 48 saves in a 5-4 shootout win in San Jose on Saturday. ... Grant, a forward, was a late scratch Saturday. ... The Ducks are expected to play 11 forwards and seven defensemen for the second straight game.