BRUINS (43-24-8) at PANTHERS (36-35-3)
7 p.m. ET; SCRIPPS, NESN, SNO, SNE, SN1
Bruins projected lineup
Marat Khusnutdinov — Fraser Minten — David Pastrnak
Casey Mittelstadt — Pavel Zacha — Viktor Arvidsson
Lukas Reichel — Elias Lindholm — Morgan Geekie
Tanner Jeannot — Sean Kuraly — Mark Kastelic
Jonathan Aspirot — Charlie McAvoy
Nikita Zadorov — Andrew Banks
Hampus Lindholm — Henri Jokiharju
Jeremy Swayman
Joonas Korpisalo
Scratched: Alex Steeves, Jordan Harris, Michael Eyssimont
Injured: Mason Lohrei (upper body)
Panthers projected lineup
Carter Verhaeghe — Sam Bennett — Matthew Tkachuk
Mackie Samoskevich — Eetu Luostarinen — AJ Greer
Noah Gregor — Tomas Nosek — Jesper Boqvist
Nolan Foote — Luke Kunin — Vinnie Hinostroza
Gustav Forsling — Seth Jones
Donovan Sebrango — Mike Benning
Tobias Bjornfot — Mikulas Hovorka
Sergei Bobrovsky
Daniil Tarasov
Scratched: Cole Reinhardt
Injured: Aaron Ekblad (hand), Dmitry Kulikov (broken nose), Evan Rodrigues (finger), Sam Reinhart (foot), Niko Mikkola (knee), Anton Lundell (ribs), Uvis Balinskis (fractured foot), Brad Marchand (lower body), Cole Schwindt (lower body), Aleksander Barkov (knee), Jonah Gadjovich (upper body)
Status report
Lohrei, a defenseman, took part in the Bruins morning skate but remains day-to-day after missing two games. … Ekblad, a defenseman, may be out for the remainder of the season after sustaining a broken finger blocking a shot late in the third period of a 6-3 win against the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday. … Kulikov, a defenseman, broke his nose off a deflected shot in that game and will not play; Panthers coach Paul Maurice said Kulikov — as well as Schwindt, a forward — could return during back-to-back games at the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday and Sunday. … Florida called up Hovorka and Bjornfot from Charlotte of the American Hockey League on Wednesday.
