PANTHERS (37-35-3) at PENGUINS (38-22-16)
5 p.m. ET; SN-PIT, SCRIPPS
Panthers projected lineup
Carter Verhaeghe — Sam Bennett — Matthew Tkachuk
Mackie Samoskevich — Eetu Luostarinen — A.J. Greer
Noah Gregor — Tomas Nosek — Jesper Boqvist
Nolan Foote — Luke Kunin — Vinnie Hinostroza
Gustav Forsling — Seth Jones
Donovan Sebrango — Mike Benning
Tobias Bjornfot — Mikulas Hovorka
Sergei Bobrovsky
Daniil Tarasov
Scratched: Cole Reinhardt
Injured: Aaron Ekblad (hand), Dmitry Kulikov (damaged nostril), Evan Rodrigues (finger), Sam Reinhart (foot), Niko Mikkola (knee), Anton Lundell (ribs), Uvis Balinskis (fractured foot), Brad Marchand (decrease physique), Cole Schwindt (decrease physique), Aleksander Barkov (knee), Jonah Gadjovich (higher physique)
Penguins projected lineup
Egor Chinakhov — Sidney Crosby — Bryan Rust
Tommy Novak — Ben Kindel — Evgeni Malkin
Anthony Mantha — Rikard Rakell — Justin Brazeau
Elmer Soderblom — Connor Dewar — Noel Acciari
Parker Wotherspoon — Erik Karlsson
Samuel Girard — Kris Letang
Ryan Shea — Connor Clifton
Arturs Silovs
Stuart Skinner
Scratched: Ilya Solovyov, Ryan Graves, Avery Hayes
Injured: Kevin Hayes (higher physique), Filip Hallander (blood clot), Blake Lizotte (higher physique), Jack St. Ivany (higher physique)
Status report
Kulikov and Schwindt every might return through the weekend back-to-back at Pittsburgh, Florida coach Paul Maurice mentioned previous to a 2-1 win towards the Boston Bruins on Thursday. Kulikov, a defenseman, missed the sport Thursday; Schwindt, a ahead, has been out since Feb. 26. … Rust returned in a 6-3 loss at the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday after being a late scratch for a 5-1 win towards the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday. … Penguins defenseman Caleb Jones, who final performed Oct. 23, will probably be out the rest of the season after having surgical procedure on his proper shoulder; he anticipated to recuperate in time for the beginning of subsequent season.
