Eric Gelinas (ribs) will play Saturday against the Panthers, Rich Chere of the Newark Star-Ledger reports.

Gelinas (ribs) will play Saturday against the Panthers, Rich Chere of the Newark Star-Ledger reports.

Analysis:

The rib injury forced Gelinas out of Thursday's game against the Lightning, but the 23-year-old demonstrated he was healthy by participating in Saturday's morning skate without incident. Gelinas has 18 points in 60 games this season, a relatively noticeable drop from the total of 29 he tallied in the same amount of contests in 2013-14.