Panthers at Penguins

PANTHERS (23-21-5) at PENGUINS (23-15-8)

Panthers projected lineup
Sam Reinhart -- Aleksander Barkov -- Anton Lundell
Matthew Tkachuk -- Colin White -- Carter Verhaeghe
Grigori Denisenko
-- Nick Cousins -- Eetu Luostarinen
Ryan Lomberg -- Chris Tierney -- Givani Smith
Gustav Forsling -- Aaron Ekblad
Marc Staal -- Brandon Montour
Josh Mahura -- Radko Gudas
Spencer Knight
Alex Lyon
Scratched: Casey Fitzgerald
Injured: Sergei Bobrovsky (lower body), Eric Staal (concussion), Anthony Duclair (Achilles), Patric Hornqvist (concussion), Sam Bennett (lower body)
Penguins projected lineup
Jake Guentzel -- Sidney Crosby -- Bryan Rust
Jason Zucker -- Evgeni Malkin -- Rickard Rakell
Brock McGinn -- Teddy Blueger -- Jeff Carter
Drew O'Connor -- Ryan Poehling -- Danton Heinen
Kris Letang -- Brian Dumoulin
Marcus Pettersson -- Jeff Petry
Pierre-Olivier Joseph -- Chad Ruhwedel
Tristan Jarry
Casey DeSmith
Scratched: Jonathan Gruden, Ty Smith, Mark Friedman
Injured: Josh Archibald (lower body), Jan Rutta (upper body), Kasperi Kapanen (lower body)
Status report
The Panthers did not hold a morning skate Tuesday following a 6-2 loss at the New York Rangers on Monday. ... Bennett will not play; the center crashed into the half-boards by the visitors bench in the final minute of the first period Monday; he returned midway through the second period and missed the third. … Knight could start after Lyon made 20 saves Monday. ... Letang will be a game-time decision after missing 11 games with a lower-body injury. ...Jarry will make his third straight start after missing seven games with a lower-body injury. ... Kapanen, who has been sidelined the past two games, was placed on injured reserve retroactive to Jan. 18; the forward is week to week. ... Rutta, a defenseman, was placed on long-term injured reserve retroactive to Jan. 14.