#### **PENGUINS (20-8-5) at STARS (16-12-2)****Penguins projected lineup**Jake Guentzel -- Sidney Crosby -- Evan RodriguesDanton Heinen -- Jeff Carter -- Kasperi KapanenZach Aston-Reese -- Teddy Blueger -- Dominik SimonKasper Bjorkqvist -- Brian BoyleBrian Dumoulin -- Kris LetangMarcus Pettersson -- John MarinoMike Matheson -- Chad RuhwedelMark FriedmanTristan JarryCasey DeSmith***Scratched:** Juuso Riikola****Injured:** [Evgeni Malkin](https://www.nhl.com/player/evgeni-malkin-8471215)* *(knee), Jason Zucker (lower body)****COVID-19 protocol:** [Drew O'Connor](https://www.nhl.com/player/drew-o-connor-8482055), [Brock McGinn](https://www.nhl.com/player/brock-mcginn-8476934)* *, Bryan Rust***Stars projected lineup**Jason Robertson -- Roope Hintz -- Joe PavelskiDenis Gurianov -- Jamie Benn -- Tyler SeguinJoel Kiviranta -- Jacob Peterson -- Alexander RadulovMichael Raffl -- Radek Faksa -- Luke GlendeningEsa Lindell -- John KlingbergRyan Suter -- Miro HeiskanenAndrej Sekera -- Jani HakanpääJake OettingerBraden Holtby***Scratched:** Joel Hanley, Adam Scheel****Injured:** Tanner Kero (upper body)***Status report**Carter will play after being removed from NHL COVID-19 protocol Wednesday. ... Forwards Rust and McGinn entered COVID-19 protocol Saturday. ... The Penguins are expected to dress 11 forwards and seven defensemen. ... Pittsburgh reassigned forward Radim Zohora to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League on Friday. The Stars held an optional practice Friday following a 6-5 shootout win against the Florida Panthers on Thursday, Dallas' first game in 17 days on Thursday due to a COVID-19 outbreak. ... Defenseman Thomas Harley was assigned to Iowa of the American Hockey League on Friday and will be replaced by Sekera in the Stars lineup.
