Lankinen is expected to get the road start in Florida on Thursday, Predators' beat reporter Alex Daugherty /a> reports.
Lankinen will get his first start in five games and his second start in the Predators' last 10 contests. He has been great of late as a fill-in for Juuse Saros, winning his last three games and allowing only six goals on 91 shots. Overall, Lankinen is 9-4-0 with a 3.09 GAA and an .897 save percentage in 2023-24. The Panthers will provide a tough matchup as they are second in the Eastern Conference standings, three points behind the Bruins with two games in hand.