Scott Clemmensen started in goal against the Penguins because Tim Thomas was out with an illness. If Thomas is feeling better he likely will start against the Sabres.

As for the lines, here's how they may look:

PANTHERS

Sean Bergenheim - Aleksander Barkov - Brad Boyes

Tomas Fleischmann - Nick Bjugstad - Scottie Upshall

Jonathan Huberdeau - Marcel Goc - Jesse Winchester

Jimmy Hayes - Drew Shore - Shawn Matthias

Brian Campbell - Tom Gilbert

Ed Jovanovski - Erik Gudbranson

Dmitry Kulikov - Mike Weaver

Tim Thomas

Scott Clemmensen

Scratched: Krys Barch, Tomas Kopecky, Scott Gomez

Injured: Dylan Olsen (lower body), Alex Petrovic (upper body), Mike Mottau (lower body), Tomas Kopecky (upper body)