Preview: Panthers at Penguins

PANTHERS (3-1-1) at PENGUINS (3-2-1)
7 p.m. ET; ROOT, FS-F, NHL.TV

Panthers team scope

Florida Panthers forward Jaromir Jagr will play his 55th game against the Pittsburgh Penguins. Jagr has been successful facing his former team (24 goals, 46 points) but that wasn't the case last season, when he failed to score in three games and finished a minus-2. Jagr has one goal and three points in five games this season. The Panthers are without forwards Jonathan Huberdeau (lower body), Nick Bjugstad (upper body) and Jussi Jokinen (lower body), but have won three of five games. "We're missing pretty good players and the young guys coming in, they've filled their role," Jagr said. "They've gotten the opportunity to show how good they are and that's what they're doing, I think. I'm very happy about it." Goalie James Reimer will make his second start of the season. He allowed three goals on 28 shots in a 4-3 shootout loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning on Oct. 18.

Penguins team scope

Center Sidney Crosby listed himself as a game-time decision but coach Mike Sullivan said he'll likely play. "We'll see how things go today, but yesterday was good," Crosby said. "So, we'll see." Crosby, who has yet to play this season because of a concussion sustained during an Oct. 7 practice, centered a line with left wing Scott Wilson and right wing Patric Hornqvist during the morning skate. He also joined Hornqvist, Evgeni Malkin, Phil Kessel and Justin Schultz on the top power-play unit. Crosby's addition could spark a dormant Penguins offense that has averaged two goals through six games. Defenseman Kris Letang, who skated in a yellow no-contact jersey, has missed the past two games with an upper-body injury sustained against the Montreal Canadiens on Oct. 18 and will not play. "I felt awful [during morning skate]," Letang said. "It's good to be back on the ice. It's going the right way. First step."

Panthers projected lineup

Jonathan Marchessault -- Aleksander Barkov -- Jaromir Jagr
Kyle Rau -- Vincent Trocheck -- Reilly Smith
Jared McCann -- Denis Malgin -- Colton Sceviour
Greg McKegg -- Derek MacKenzie -- Shane Harper
Keith Yandle -- Aaron Ekblad
Mike Matheson -- Jason Demers
Mark Pysyk -- Alexander Petrovic
James Reimer
Roberto Luongo
Scratched:Shawn Thornton, Steven Kampfer
Injured: Nick Bjugstad (upper body), Jonathan Huberdeau (lower body), Jussi Jokinen (lower body)

Penguins projected lineup

Scott Wilson -- Sidney Crosby -- Patric Hornqvist
Chris Kunitz -- Evgeni Malkin -- Bryan Rust
Carl Hagelin -- Nick Bonino -- Phil Kessel
Tom Kuhnhackl -- Matt Cullen -- Eric Fehr
Brian Dumoulin -- Trevor Daley
Ian Cole -- Justin Schultz
Olli Maatta -- David Warsofsky
Marc-Andre Fleury
Mike Condon
Scratched:Tom Sestito
Injured:Matt Murray (broken hand), Kris Letang (upper body), Conor Sheary (eye), Derrick Pouliot (undisclosed)

Status report

Sheary did not participate in the morning skate. Sullivan said he has not been cleared to play and would be re-evaluated in a week. … Jokinen will miss a second consecutive game. Panthers coach Gerard Gallant said Jokinen did not travel to Pittsburgh.

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Wilson provided one of Pittsburgh's lone bright spots in its 5-1 loss to the Nashville Predators on Saturday. He scored his second goal in as many games to give the Penguins a 1-0 lead 52 seconds into the first period. … Marchessault had a goal and two points in Florida's 5-2 win against the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday. He leads the Panthers with seven points.