STARS (43-18-11) at PENGUINS (36-20-16)
5 p.m. ET; Victory+, SN-PIT
Stars projected lineup
Jason Robertson -- Wyatt Johnston -- Mikko Rantanen
Michael Bunting -- Matt Duchene -- Jamie Benn
Oskar Back -- Justin Hryckowian -- Colin Blackwell
Mavrik Bourque -- Arttu Hyry -- Nathan Bastian
Esa Lindell -- Miro Heiskanen
Thomas Harley -- Nils Lundkvist
Lian Bichsel -- Tyler Myers
Jake Oettinger
Casey DeSmith
Scratched: Kyle Capobianco, Ilya Lyubushkin, Alexander Petrovic, Adam Erne
Injured: Radek Faksa (lower body), Roope Hintz (lower body), Tyler Seguin (ACL), Sam Steel (undisclosed)
Penguins projected lineup
Egor Chinahkov -- Rickard Rakell -- Bryan Rust
Anthony Mantha -- Tommy Novak -- Justin Brazeau
Ville Koivunen -- Ben Kindel -- Rutger McGroarty
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
Injured: Sidney Crosby (lower body), Evgeni Malkin (upper body), Caleb Jones (lower body), Kevin Hayes (upper body), Filip Hallander (blood clot), Blake Lizotte (upper body), Jack St. Ivany (upper body)
Status report
Rantanen is back in the Stars lineup. He has not played since playing for Team Finland in the Winter Olympics. ... Steel, a forward, left in the third period of a 2-1 loss to the New York Islanders on Thursday. ... Crosby, first-line center for Pittsburgh, is not expected to play after leaving in the second period of a 4-3 shootout win at the Ottawa Senators on Thursday; no recovery timeframe has been provided. ... Malkin likely will miss a third straight game; the center is day to day.
