Penguins at Hurricanes

PENGUINS (21-14-6) at HURRICANES (26-9-7)

Penguins projected lineup
Jake Guentzel -- Sidney Crosby -- Bryan Rust
Jason Zucker -- Evgeni Malkin -- Rickard Rakell
Drew O'Connor -- Jeff Carter -- Kasperi Kapanen
Danton Heinen -- Teddy Blueger -- Brock McGinn
Brian Dumoulin -- Ty Smith
Pierre-Olivier Joseph - Jan Rutta
Mark Friedman -- Chad Ruhwedel
Casey DeSmith
Dustin Tokarski
Scratched: Taylor Fedun
Injured: Marcus Pettersson (illness), Josh Archibald (lower body), Jeff Petry (upper body), Tristan Jarry (lower body), Ryan Poehling (upper body), Kris Letang (lower body)
Hurricanes projected lineup
Teuvo Teravainen -- Sebastian Aho -- Seth Jarvis
Andrei Svechnikov -- Paul Stastny -- Martin Necas
Jordan Martinook -- Jordan Staal -- Jesper Fast
Derek Stepan -- Jesperi Kotkaniemi -- Stefan Noesen
Jaccob Slavin -- Brent Burns
Brady Skjei -- Brett Pesce
Jalen Chatfield -- Calvin de Haan
Frederik Andersen
Pyotr Kochetkov
Scratched: Antti Raanta, Dylan Coghlan
Injured: Max Pacioretty (lower body), Ondrej Kase (concussion)
Status report
The Penguins did not hold a morning skate Saturday following a 4-1 loss to the Winnipeg Jets on Friday. ... DeSmith could start after Tokarski made 36 saves Friday. ... Pacioretty, who left during the first period of a 6-2 win at the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday, will not play Saturday and the forward is doubtful against the Vancouver Canucks on Sunday; Carolina coach Rod Brind'Amour said he doesn't think Pacioretty's injury is serious. ... Andersen will make his second straight start after missing 29 games with a lower-body injury. ... Staal did not participate in the Hurricanes' morning skate but will play.