Penguins at Hurricanes

PENGUINS (34-14-8) at HURRICANES (37-12-5)

Penguins projected lineup
Jake Guentzel -- Sidney Crosby -- Bryan Rust
Danton Heinen -- Evgeni Malkin -- Kasperi Kapanen
Brock McGinn -- Jeff Carter -- Evan Rodrigues
Zach Aston-Reese -- Brian Boyle -- Dominik Simon
Brian Dumoulin -- Kris Letang
Marcus Pettersson -- John Marino
Mark Friedman -- Chad Ruhwedel
Casey DeSmith
Tristan Jarry
Scratched: Pierre-Olivier Joseph, Kasper Bjorkqvist
Injured: Mike Matheson (upper body), Jason Zucker (core muscle), Teddy Blueger (fractured jaw), Louis Domingue (lower body)
Hurricanes projected lineup
Andrei Svechnikov -- Sebastian Aho -- Teuvo Teravainen
Jesperi Kotkaniemi -- Vincent Trocheck -- Martin Necas
Nino Niederreiter -- Jordan Staal -- Jesper Fast
Jordan Martinook -- Derek Stepan -- Steven Lorentz
Ethan Bear -- Jaccob Slavin
Brady Skjei -- Brett Pesce
Ian Cole -- Jalen Chatfield
Antti Raanta
Frederik Andersen
Scratched: Seth Jarvis
Injured: Tony DeAngelo (upper body), Brendan Smith (upper body)
Status report
Neither team held a morning skate. ... DeSmith is expected to start after Jarry made 20 saves in a 5-1 win at the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday. ... Raanta could start after Andersen made 29 saves in a 4-0 loss to the Washington Capitals on Tuesday.