#### **PANTHERS (6-5-1) at DUCKS (4-7-1)****Panthers projected lineup**Carter Verhaeghe -- Aleksander Barkov -- Matthew TkachukNick Cousins -- Sam Bennett -- Colin WhiteEetu Luostarinen -- Anton Lundell -- Sam ReinhartRyan Lomberg -- Eric Staal -- Aleksi HeponiemiGustav Forsling -- Brandon MontourJosh Mahura -- Radko GudasLucas Carlsson -- Marc StaalSpencer KnightSergei BobrovskyScratched: Matt Kiersted***Injured:**[Anthony Duclair](https://www.nhl.com/player/anthony-duclair-8477407) (torn Achilles), Patric Hornqvist (upper body), Aaron Ekblad (groin), Rudolfs Balcers (upper body)***Ducks projected lineup**Adam Henrique -- Trevor Zegras -- Frank VatranoMax Comtois -- Ryan Strome -- Troy TerryMax Jones -- Isac Lundestrom -- Jakob SilfverbergMason McTavish -- Brett LeasonDmitry Kulikov -- John KlingbergSimon Benoit -- Cam FowlerNathan Beaulieu -- Kevin ShattenkirkColton WhiteJohn GibsonAnthony 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.
