PITTSBURGH -- The projected lines and defense pairings for Wednesday night's game between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Philadelphia Flyers at Consol Energy Center:
PENGUINS
Chris Kunitz – Sidney Crosby – Pascal Dupuis
Matt Cooke – Evgeni Malkin – James Neal
Beau Bennett – Brandon Sutter – Tyler Kennedy
Tanner Glass – Joe Vitale – Craig Adams
Simon Despres – Deryk Engelland
Injured: None
Scratches: Robert Bortuzzo, Dustin Jeffrey, Zach Boychuk
Fleury started six of the previous seven, meaning Vokoun is in the Pittsburgh net for only the second time since Feb. 3. Bylsma was typically tight-lipped on his lineup after the morning skate, but expect Despres to return after being a healthy scratch in the previous contest in favor or Bortuzzo. Bylsma has said he wants to keep both rookies sharp.
FLYERS
Matt Read - Claude Giroux - Jakub Voracek
Danny Briere - Brayden Schenn - Wayne Simmonds
Maxime Talbot - Sean Couturier - Mike Knuble
Harry Zolnierczyk - Ruslan Fedotenko - Zac Rinaldo
Braydon Coburn - Nicklas Grossmann
Erik Gustafsson - Bruno Gervais
Scratched: Tom Sestito, Tye McGinn, Kurtis Foster
Injured: Scott Hartnell, Michael Leighton, Andrej Meszaros, Jody Shelley
Coming off a 7-0 win Monday afternoon at the New York Islanders, the Flyers had no reason to tinker with their lineup. Coach Peter Laviolette did some of that prior to the game on Long Island -- and with positive results. Wednesday morning, Briere talked about how much he liked being reunited with Schenn and Simmonds -- a unit that was together during the Stanley Cup Playoffs last season. Bryzgalov has started all but two of Philadelphia's games this season; he leads the NHL in games and minutes.
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