PANTHERS (29-14-4) at PENGUINS (21-17-6)
7 p.m. ET; SN-PIT, BSFL, SN, TVAS
Panthers projected lineup
Evan Rodrigues -- Aleksander Barkov -- Mackie Samoskevich
Carter Verhaeghe -- Sam Bennett -- Matthew Tkachuk
Eetu Luostarinen -- Anton Lundell -- Sam Reinhart
Jonah Gadjovich -- Kevin Stenlund -- Ryan Lomberg
Gustav Forsling -- Aaron Ekblad
Niko Mikkola -- Brandon Montour
Oliver Ekman-Larsson -- Dmitry Kulikov
Sergei Bobrovsky
Anthony Stolarz
Scratched: Josh Mahura, Steven Lorentz
Injured: Nick Cousins (concussion)
Suspended: William Lockwood
Penguins projected lineup
Jake Guentzel -- Sidney Crosby -- Bryan Rust
Drew O’Connor -- Evgeni Malkin -- Colin White
Valtteri Puustinen -- Lars Eller -- Rickard Rakell
Jansen Harkins -- Noel Acciari -- Jeff Carter
Marcus Pettersson -- Kris Letang
Ryan Graves -- Erik Karlsson
Pierre-Olivier Joseph -- Chad Ruhwedel
Alex Nedeljkovic
Tristan Jarry
Scratched: Ryan Shea
Injured: Matt Nieto (knee surgery), John Ludvig (upper body), Reilly Smith (upper body)
Status report
Cousins was a full participant in the morning skate but the forward will likely miss an 11th consecutive game since sustaining a concussion Jan. 2. ... Lockwood, a forward, will serve the final game of a three-game suspension for goaltender interference against Marc-Andre Fleury of the Minnesota Wild on Jan. 19. Panthers coach Paul Maurice said Lockwood is in concussion protocol and could miss games beyond his suspension. ... Smith, a forward who last played Jan. 11, and Ludvig, a defenseman who has been out since Dec. 31, participated in an optional morning skate. Neither is expected to play.
