Predators at Penguins preview

PREDATORS (0-1-0) at PENGUINS (0-1-1)
7 p.m. ET; NHLN, ATTSN-PT, FS-TN, NHL.TV

Pittsburgh will attempt to rebound after being outscored 15-5 in its first two games, including 10-1 in a road loss to the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday. The Penguins will be without forward Patric Hornqvist (hand), who wore a white non-contact jersey during the morning skate Saturday.
Predators forward Nick Bonino, who received his Stanley Cup ring Saturday, will face his former team for the first time since signing a four-year, $16.4 million contract with Nashville on July 1. He had two goals in the first two games of the Cup Final against the Predators before sustaining a lower-body injury that sidelined him for the rest of the series.

Players to watch

Predators forward Scott Hartnell has 38 points (18 goals, 20 assists) in 56 career games against the Penguins. That is his second-highest total against any team; he has 42 points (20 goals, 22 assists) in 58 games against the New York Islanders.
Penguins goalie Matt Murray must recover from poor performances in his first two appearances this season. He has allowed 11 goals on 65 shots in two games.

They said it

"It's not a game I was dreading. … I'm sure it'll be a little emotional, but that will get out of the way early." -- Bonino on facing the Penguins for the first time
"I think, as far as our game, there are definitely some things we have to clean up." -- Penguins captain Sidney Crosby

Predators projected lineup

Filip Forsberg -- Ryan Johansen -- Viktor Arvidsson
Scott Hartnell -- Calle Jarnkrok -- Pontus Aberg
Colton Sissons -- Nick Bonino -- Craig Smith
Cody McLeod -- Austin Watson -- Miikka Salomaki
Roman Josi -- Matt Irwin
Mattias Ekholm -- P.K. Subban
Alexei Emelin -- Yannick Weber
Juuse Saros
Pekka Rinne
Scratched:Anthony Bitetto, Samuel Girard
Injured:Ryan Ellis (knee)

Penguins projected lineup

Jake Guentzel -- Sidney Crosby -- Bryan Rust
Carl Hagelin -- Evgeni Malkin -- Phil Kessel
Scott Wilson -- Greg McKegg -- Conor Sheary
Tom Kuhnhackl -- Carter Rowney -- Ryan Reaves
Brian Dumoulin -- Kris Letang
Olli Maatta -- Matt Hunwick
Ian Cole -- Justin Schultz
Matt Murray
Antti Niemi
Scratched:Josh Archibald, Chad Ruhwedel
Injured: Patric Hornqvist (hand)

Status report

Fiala is day to day with an upper-body injury. Aberg will take his place. ... Saros was the first goalie off the ice and could start. Rinne was 0-3 in Pittsburgh in the Final and is 0-6-0 with an .822 save percentage in his career in Pittsburgh. ... Penguins coach Mike Sullivan adjusted each of his four lines and two of the defense pairs. The most significant change was Bryan Rust replacing Conor Sheary at first-line right wing. Forward Carl Hagelin took Rust's spot at second-line left wing and Sheary was demoted to third-line right wing.

Stat pack

Jarnkrok will play his 250th NHL game. … Penguins defenseman Kris Letang is one assist away from 300 in his career. He would join Paul Coffey (332) as the only defensemen in Penguins history to have 300 assists.