Blue Jackets at Penguins preview

BLUE JACKETS (13-7-2) at PENGUINS (8-8-5)
7 p.m. ET; ATTSN-PT, FS-O, NHL.TV

The forward, who scored the game-winning goal in a 4-2 win against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Friday, is tied with Auston Matthews of the Maple Leafs and Nathan MacKinnon of the Colorado Avalanche for the longest goal-scoring streak this season. Atkinson can tie Geoff Sanderson for the longest streak in Blue Jackets history, set in 2002-03, with a goal against Pittsburgh.
The Penguins, who went 4-0-0 against the Blue Jackets last season, are 1-3-2 in their past six games and 2-7-3 in their past 12.

Players to watch

Blue Jackets forward Pierre-Luc Dubois has nine points (four goals, five assists) in his past six games.
Penguins defenseman Jack Johnson, who played the past seven seasons for the Blue Jackets, will face his former team for the first time. Johnson, 31, signed a five-year, $16.25 million contract with the Penguins on July 1. He had 11 points (three goals, eight assists) in 77 games with the Blue Jackets last season and was a healthy scratch in each of Columbus' six games in the 2018 Stanley Cup Playoffs.

They said it

"[The second line] has been a very important line for us as we've strung some wins together here. I can use them in a lot of different situations." -- Blue Jackets coach John Tortorella
"We're looking for wins. We're looking for wins. We have higher expectations where we're trying to win every game that we're in." -- Penguins coach Mike Sullivan

Blue Jackets projected lineup

Artemi Panarin -- Pierre-Luc Dubois -- Cam Atkinson
Nick Foligno -- Boone Jenner -- Josh Anderson
Brandon Dubinsky -- Alex Wennberg -- Anthony Duclair
Lukas Sedlak -- Riley Nash -- Markus Hannikainen
Ryan Murray -- Seth Jones
Markus Nutivaara -- David Savard
Zach Werenski -- Scott Harrington
Joonas Korpisalo
Sergei Bobrovsky
Scratched: Dean Kukan, Oliver Bjorkstrand
Injured:None

Penguins projected lineup

Jake Guentzel -- Sidney Crosby -- Bryan Rust
Tanner Pearson -- Evgeni Malkin -- Phil Kessel
Zach Aston-Reese -- Derick Brassard -- Daniel Sprong
Dominik Simon -- Riley Sheahan -- Derek Grant
Brian Dumoulin -- Kris Letang
Jack Johnson -- Jamie Oleksiak
Olli Maatta -- Juuso Riikola
Casey DeSmith
Tristan Jarry
Scratched: Chad Ruhwedel, Garrett Wilson
Injured: Matt Murray (lower body), Patric Hornqvist (concussion), Justin Schultz (left leg fracture), Matt Cullen (lower body)

Status report

Korpisalo could start for Columbus after Bobrovsky made 32 saves on 34 shots on Friday. ... Hornqvist left Pittsburgh's 2-1 overtime loss to the Boston Bruins on Friday after taking a hit from defenseman Kevan Miller in the second period. Sullivan did not provide an update following the game, and said Hornqvist would be evaluated Saturday.

Stat pack

Atkinson has eight goals and four assists in the streak. … The Blue Jackets are fourth in the NHL in goals per game (3.41). They have scored four or more goals in 11 games. ... Letang will tie Brooks Orpik for the most games played by a defenseman in Penguins history (703) on Saturday.