After missing practice on Friday, Anton Lundell will be out of the Florida Panthers lineup this afternoon against the host Washington Capitals.
Today’s game starts at 12:30.
Paul Maurice said Lundell is day-to-day.
The Panthers open up a three-game road trip this afternoon; they visit the Boston Bruins on Sunday at noon, then move on to Columbus where they face the Blue Jackets on Tuesday night.
GAMEDAY NOTES: PANTHERS at CAPITALS
The Florida Panthers and jetBlue officially unveiled the new livery on an Airbus A320 at FLL on Thursday morning in Dania Beach. // Photo @GeorgeRichards
Starting Goalies: The Panthers are going with Akira Schmid today with Jacob Markstrom likely tomorrow in Boston. Logan Thompson gets the nod for the Capitals.
How to Watch/Stream: The Panthers are back on Scripps today.
Betting Odds: The Panthers are a slight underdog at the local book today. If you think the Panthers will win for the second straight game, a $100 bet wins $100.
ON DECK: GAME No. 17
FLORIDA PANTHERS at WASHINGTON CAPITALS
When: Saturday, 12:30 p.m.
Where: Capital One Arena; Washington, DC
Local TV: Scripps Sports — WSFL 39 (Miami/FTL); WHDT 9 (WPB); LAFF 36.3 (SWFla)
Streaming: Panthers+; ESPN+
Radio: WQAM; WBZT 1230-AM (Palm Beach); WCTH 100.3-FM (Florida Keys); SiriusXM. Panthers Radio Streaming: SiriusXM, NHL App
Local Betting Odds — Capitals Favored: MoneyLine (-120); Puck Line -1.5 (+180); O/U 6.5 (+100/-120)
This Season — At Washington: Saturday; Nov. 27. At Florida: Feb. 3
Last Season: Panthers won 3-0
All-time Regular Season Series: Washington leads 70-49-14, 9 ties
Up Next for the Panthers: Sunday vs. Boston Bruins, 1 p.m.
PROJECTED FLORIDA PANTHERS (9-5-2) LINES
8 Brady Tkachuk // 9 Sam Bennett // 19 Matthew Tkachuk
23 Carter Verhaeghe // 13 Sam Reinhart // 95 Sandis Vilmanis
27 Eetu Luostarinen // 20 Lars Eller // 29 Cole Reinhardt
14 Bokondji Imama // 79 Cole Schwindt // 21 Garnet Hathaway
42 Gus Forsling // 5 Aaron Ekblad
77 Niko Mikkola // 3 Seth Jones
7 Dmitry Kulikov // 26 Uvis Balinskis
40 Akira Schmid
25 Jacob Markstrom
Scratched: Radko Gudas
Injured: Sasha Barkov (knee/LTIR), Brad Marchand (knee), Jonah Gadjovich (upper body/LTIR), Anton Lundell (undisclosed)
PROJECTED WASHINGTON CAPITALS (8-6-0) LINES
89 Alex Tuch // 17 Dylan Strome // 25 Jordan Kyrou
21 Aliaksei Protas // 80 Pierre-Luc Dubois // 43 Tom Wilson
8 Alex Ovechkin // 34 Justin Sourdif // 72 Anthony Beauvillier
22 Boone Jenner // 62 Ilya Protas // 9 Ryan Leonard
6 Jakob Chychrun // 3 Matt Roy
42 Martin Fehervary // 27 Timothy Liljegren
44 Cole Hutson // 29 Jack St. Ivany
48 Logan Thompson
79 Charlie Lindgren
Scratched: Ethen Frank, Ivan Miroshnichenko, Remi Poirier
Injured: Rasmus Sandin (knee), Vincent Desharnais (appendectomy)
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