PANTHERS (7-3-1) vs. STARS (7-2-0)
2024 NHL Global Series Finland presented by Fastenal
Nokia Arena, Tampere, Finland
2 p.m. ET; Victory+, SCRIPPS, NHLN, SN
Panthers projected lineup
Evan Rodrigues -- Aleksander Barkov -- Sam Reinhart
Carter Verhaeghe -- Sam Bennett -- Matthew Tkachuk
Eetu Luostarinen -- Anton Lundell -- Jesper Boqvist
A.J. Greer -- Tomas Nosek -- Mackie Samoskevich
Gustav Forsling -- Aaron Ekblad
Niko Mikkola -- Dmitry Kulikov
Uvis Balinskis -- Nate Schmidt
Sergei Bobrovsky
Spencer Knight
Scratched: Adam Boqvist, Patrick Giles, Chris Driedger
Injured: Johan Gadjovich (back)
Stars projected lineup
Jamie Benn -- Roope Hintz -- Logan Stankoven
Jason Robertson -- Wyatt Johnston -- Evgenii Dadonov
Mason Marchment -- Matt Duchene -- Tyler Seguin
Sam Steel -- Mavrik Bourque -- Colin Blackwell
Miro Heiskanen -- Mathew Dumba
Thomas Harley -- Ilya Lyubushkin
Esa Lindell -- Nils Lundkvist
Jake Oettinger
Casey DeSmith
Scratched: Oskar Back, Brendan Smith, Kyle Capobianco, Magnus Hellberg
Injured: None
Status report
Nosek will make his Panthers debut after recovering from an upper-body injury he sustained during a preseason game against the Nashville Predators on Sept. 22. The 32-year-old signed a one-year contract with Florida on July 1. … Gadjovich, a forward, participated in the Panthers morning skate but will remain out. … The Stars will dress the same lineup as their most recent game – a 4-2 win against the Chicago Blackhawks on Oct. 26 -- but coach Peter DeBoer said he’d like to get their extra skaters in the second game of the Global Series on Saturday … DeBoer left open the possibility of starting Oettinger in each of the back-to-back games. … The Panthers (Driedger) and the Stars (Hellberg) are each carrying a third goalie for the Global Series.
