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.
Schmidt missed Sunday's game vs. the Avalanche but is expected to play Wednesday vs. the Flyers. Schmidt has tallied 32 points (4G / 28A) across 74 games this season but has just one assist in his last 12 games.
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.
Puljujarvi was missing from the Oilers morning skate and will miss Friday's game vs. Colorado. With Puljujarvi out, Kailer Yamamoto will skate with Connor McDavid and Ryan McLeod will move up to the Leon Draisaitl line.
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.
Nosek has not scored a goal since January 2nd, posting 10 assists in 43 games over that stretch. That's not really his part of the game but he will be scratched Saturday to make room for Trent Frederic to return to the lineup.
