Penguins at Panthers

PENGUINS (1-0-0) at PANTHERS (0-0-0)

Penguins projected lineup
Jake Guentzel -- Jeff Carter -- Bryan Rust
Jason Zucker -- Evan Rodrigues -- Kasperi Kapanen
Brock McGinn -- Teddy Blueger -- Danton Heinen
Dominik Simon -- Brian Boyle -- Sam Lafferty
Brian Dumoulin -- Kris Letang
Marcus Pettersson -- John Marino
Mark Friedman -- Chad Ruhwedel
Casey DeSmith
Tristan Jarry
Scratched: Drew O'Connor, Pierre-Olivier Joseph
Injured:Sidney Crosby (wrist), Evgeni Malkin (knee), Mike Matheson (lower body)
COVID-19 protocol: Zach Aston-Reese
Panthers projected lineup
Carter Verhaeghe -- Aleksander Barkov -- Sam Reinhart
Jonathan Huberdeau -- Sam Bennett -- Owen Tippett
Frank Vatrano -- Anton Lundell -- Patric Hornqvist
Ryan Lomberg -- Joe Thornton -- Anthony Duclair
MacKenzie Weegar -- Aaron Ekblad
Gustav Forsling -- Radko Gudas
Matt Kiersted -- Brandon Montour
Sergei Bobrovsky
Spencer Knight
Scratched: Olli Juolevi , Mason Marchment, Eetu Luostarinen, Chase Priskie
Injured:Markus Nutivaara (undisclosed)
Status report
Guentzel will make his season debut after being sidelined for the Penguins' 6-2 season-opening win at the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday. The first-line left wing was removed from NHL COVID-19 protocol and returned to practice Monday. … Pittsburgh did not hold a morning skate. … Nutivaara, a defenseman, will not play after crashing into a net during practice Wednesday. Kiersted, recalled from Charlotte of the American Hockey League, will replace Nutivaara on a defense pair with Montour.