Scouting the Panthers

Tonight’s game is the first of two meetings this season between the Kings and the Florida Panthers. The Panthers didn’t skate this morning, and there are some questions about exactly how their lineup will look tonight. Dmitry Kulikov was considered questionable but is now expected to play, but the Panthers are expected to be without Kris Versteeg. The Panthers called up Bracken Kearns from the AHL today. Kearns is expected to play, in place of Versteeg. The Panthers are 27-for-28 on the penalty kill in their last nine games. For the latest on the Panthers, check out coverage from The Miami Herald and the Sun Sentinel, followed by tonight’s possible lineups for both teams and the Panthers’ full roster…

The Miami Herald Panthers blog

Sun Sentinel Panthers blog

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KINGS LINEUP
Brown-Kopitar-Hunter
Gagne-Richards-Stoll
Clifford-Loktionov-Williams
Moreau-Fraser-Westgarth

Scuderi-Doughty
Mitchell-Voynov
Johnson-Greene

Quick
Bernier

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PANTHERS LINEUP
Tomas Fleischmann-Stephen Weiss-Evgenii Dadonov
Marco Sturm-Mike Santorelli-Tomas Kopecky
Sean Bergeneheim-Shawn Matthias-Jake Skille
Tim Kennedy-Mark Cullen-Bracken Kearns

Jason Garrison-Brian Campbell
Ed Jovanovski-Mike Weaver
Keaton Ellerby-Erik Gudbranson

Jose Theodore
Scott Clemmensen

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PANTHERS ROSTER
4 — Keaton Ellerby — D
7 — Dmitry Kulikov — D
8 — Tim Kennedy — LW
9 — Stephen Weiss — C
12 — Jack Skille — RW
13 — Mike Santorelli — C
14 — Tomas Fleischmann — LW
16 — Marco Sturm — LW
18 — Shawn Matthias — C
20 — Sean Bergenheim — C
32 — Kris Versteeg — RW
36 — Mark Cullen — C
43 — Mike Weaver — D
44 — Erik Gudbranson — D
51 — Brian Campbell — D
52 — Jason Garrison — D
55 — Ed Jovanovski — D
63 — Evgeni Dadonov — RW
82 — Tomas Kopecky — RW

30 — Scott Clemmensen — G
60 — Jose Theodore — G

Injured-reserve list
19 — Scottie Upshall — LW
22 — Matt Bradley — C
26 — Mikael Samuelsson — RW
57 — Marcel Goc — C