PENGUINS (2-2-0) at BLUE JACKETS (1-1-0)
7 p.m. ET; CBJHN, CBJNHL, SN-PIT, SN+, TVAS
Penguins projected lineup
Rickard Rakell -- Sidney Crosby -- Bryan Rust
Egor Chinakhov -- Tommy Novak -- Evgeni Malkin
Ville Koivunen -- Ben Kindel -- Hendrix Lapierre
Connor Dewar -- Blake Lizotte -- Nick Robertson
Declan Carlile -- Erik Karlsson
Samuel Girard -- Kaedan Korczak
Trevor van Riemsdyk -- Kris Letang
Sergei Murashov
Arturs Silovs
Scratched: Elmer Soderblom, Ilya Solovyov, Spencer Stastney
Injured: Justin Brazeau (lower body), Ryan Graves (knee)
Blue Jackets projected lineup
Matthew Knies -- Adam Fantilli -- Kent Johnson
Valeri Nichushkin -- Sean Monahan -- Dmitri Voronkov
Cole Sillinger -- Charlie Coyle -- Mathieu Olivier
Ryan Lomberg -- Danton Heinen -- Conor Garland
Zach Werenski -- Damon Severson
Carson Soucy -- Denton Mateychuk
Emil Andrae -- Erik Gudbranson
Cam Talbot
Jet Greaves
Scratched: Luca Del Bel Belluz, Jake Christiansen
Injured: Dante Fabbro (broken hand), Ivan Provorov (lower body), Isac Lundestrom (lower body)
Status report
Murashov will start after Silovs made 22 saves in a 5-3 loss at the Washington Capitals on Wednesday. … Severson makes his season debut after having shoulder surgery on April 2; he will replace Christiansen, a defenseman. ... Talbot will makes his Blue Jackets debut after signing a one-year contract on Sept. 14; the Blue Jackets will be the 39-year-old's ninth NHL team. ... Greaves is expected to start at the St. Louis Blues on Saturday.
