Goalie Start
Bobrovsky is expected to start Game 2 vs. the Capitals.
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Florida Panthers News
Line Change
Kulikov will be a healthy scratch for Game 2.
Alex Goligoski replacing Kulikov is the only lineup change that the Wild will make for Game 2 vs. the Blues. Kulikov was a minus-2 with one shot and one hit in 15:50 TOI in the 4-0 loss in Game 1.
Ekblad (lower-body) will play in Game 1 vs. the Capitals.
Ekblad has been out since March 18th but is set to play in Game 1 of the postseason. Ekblad will log huge minutes on the top with Mackenzie Weegar and return to the top power-play unit right away. He had an outstanding season, finishing fifth among defensemen in points-per-game (0.93).
Goalie Start
Bobrovsky will start Game 1 vs. the Capitals.
The Panthers have signed Santtu Kinnunen to a two-year, entry-level contract.
Line Change
Marchand (rest) will not play on Friday.
Forsling (rest) will draw back into the Panthers lineup on Friday.
Lundell (upper-body) will draw back into the Panthers lineup on Friday.
Line Change
Reinhart (rest) will not play on Friday.
Line Change
Bennett (rest) will not play on Friday.
Goalie Start
Berube will start Friday in Pittsburgh.
Bjornfot will not play on Thursday.
Forsling (rest) will not play Thursday in Ottawa.
Line Change
Barkov (rest) will not play Thursday in Ottawa.
Lundell (upper-body) will miss at least the final two games of the regular season.
Lundell suffered an upper-body injury in Boston on Tuesday and will miss the Panthers' back-to-back on Thursday/Friday. Head coach Andrew Brunette said that Lundell is day-to-day and hopeful that he'll be ready for the playoffs.
Verhaeghe (undisclosed) will be back in the Panthers lineup on Tuesday.
Verhaeghe was held out of the last three games but will replace Mason Marchment (maintenance) in the lineup on Tuesday. Verhaeghe has been pretty quiet as of late, posting just five points (1G / 4A) in his last 14 games.
Goalie Start
Bobrovsky will start Tuesday in Boston.
Goalie Start
Bobrovsky will start Saturday vs. the Maple Leafs.
Verhaeghe (maintenance) will not play on Thursday.
Verhaeghe will be held out of the Panthers' lineup on Thursday with Joe Thornton drawing back into the lineup. Sam Reinhart will move up to the top line with Verhaeghe out.
Goalie Start
Bobrovsky will start Thursday vs. the Red Wings.
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