PENGUINS (32-30-10) at BLUE JACKETS (23-38-12)
7 p.m. ET; SN-PIT, BSOH
Penguins projected lineup
Drew O'Connor -- Sidney Crosby -- Bryan Rust
Michael Bunting -- Evgeni Malkin -- Rickard Rakell
Reilly Smith -- Lars Eller -- Valtteri Puustinen
Jeff Carter -- Sam Poulin -- Jesse Puljujarvi
Pierre-Olivier Joseph -- Kris Letang
Marcus Pettersson -- Erik Karlsson
Ryan Shea -- Jack St. Ivany
Alex Nedeljkovic
Tristan Jarry
Scratched: John Ludvig, Emil Bemstrom
Injured: Matt Nieto (knee surgery), Jansen Harkins (hand surgery), Noel Acciari (lower body), Ryan Graves (upper body)
Blue Jackets projected lineup
Johnny Gaudreau -- Boone Jenner -- Alex Nylander
Alexandre Texier -- Cole Sillinger -- Kirill Marchenko
Mikael Pyyhtia -- Dmitri Voronkov -- Mathieu Olivier
James Malatesta -- Brendan Gaunce -- Carson Meyer
Zach Werenski -- Damon Severson
Jake Bean -- Ivan Provorov
Jake Christiansen -- Erik Gudbranson
Elvis Merzlikins
Daniil Tarasov
Scratched: None
Injured: Adam Fantilli (calf laceration), Patrik Laine (upper body), Justin Danforth (concussion), Sean Kuraly (lower body), Yegor Chinakhov (upper body), Adam Boqvist (upper body)
Status report
Nedeljkovic will make his fifth straight start. … Shea was recalled from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League on Friday and either he or Ludvig, a defenseman, is expected to replace Graves, a defenseman injured in a 3-2 win against the Blue Jackets on Thursday in the first half of the home-and-home series. … Nylander will return after missing two games with an upper-body injury. ... Fantilli, a forward who has missed 28 games, may not play again this season, according to Blue Jackets coach Pascal Vincent; “I was really hoping to see him back before the end of the season," Vincent said. "We don't know yet. I still hope, but it's slower than expected.” ... Merzlikins will alternate starts with Tarasov for the ninth consecutive game.
