Capitals-Panthers Game 5 news and notes

The Florida Panthers and Washington Capitals are set to battle in Game 5 on Wednesday night with their first-round series tied at 2-2.

It doesn't look like there will be a whole lot of changes to either team's lineup for tonight, but the Panthers may have an injury issue.

Panthers head coach Andrew Brunette said after the morning skate that forward Mason Marchment is dealing with an injury that has been bothering him since late in the regular season. Marchment will be a game-time decision on Wednesday night, but if he isn't able to play, Maxim Mamin will make his Stanley Cup Playoff debut.

Brunette said Marchment is dealing with an injury that has lingered since late in regular season— Tom Gulitti (@TomGulittiNHL) May 11, 2022

Here are Florida's projected lines for Game 5 based on the morning skate according to NHL.com's Tom Gulliti.

Verhaeghe-Barkov-Duclair
Huberdeau-Bennett-Giroux
Mamin-Lundell-Reinhart
Acciari-Luostarinen-Hornqvist

Chiarot-Ekblad
Forsling-Weegar
Montour Gudas

Bobrovsky
Knight

Panthers D pairs this morning same as Game 4

Chiarot-Ekblad
Forsling-Weegar
Montour Gudas

Bobrovsky
Knight— Tom Gulitti (@TomGulittiNHL) May 11, 2022

As for the Capitals, here are their projected lines for Game 5. Tom Wilson is still day-to-day with a lower-body injury according to Capitals head coach Peter Laviolette.

Ovechkin-Kuznetsov-Oshie
Johansson-Backstrom-Mantha
McMichael-Eller-Sheary
Larsson-Dowd-Hathaway

Fehervary-Carlson
Orlov-Jensen
TvR-Schultz

Samsonov
Vanecek

Capitals at morning skate (same lines and D as Game 4):

Ovechkin-Kuznetsov-Oshie
Johansson-Backstrom-Mantha
McMichael-Eller-Sheary
Larsson-Dowd-Hathaway

Fehervary-Carlson
Orlov-Jensen
TvR-Schultz

Samsonov (starter's net)
Vanecek— Tom Gulitti (@TomGulittiNHL) May 11, 2022

Puck drop of Game 5 at FLA Live Arena in Sunrise (Florida) is set for 7:30 p.m. ET on ESPN2 in the United States and Sportsnet360 in Canada.

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