Penguins at Islanders

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By NHL.com @NHLdotcom

PENGUINS (11-7-1) at ISLANDERS (10-6-4)

Penguins projected lineup
Jake Guentzel -- Sidney Crosby -- Kasperi Kapanen
Jared McCann -- Evgeni Malkin -- Bryan Rust
Zach Aston-Reese -- Teddy Blueger -- Brandon Tanev
Colton Sceviour -- Sam Lafferty -- Anthony Angello
Marcus Pettersson -- Kris Letang
Mike Matheson -- John Marino
Pierre-Olivier Joseph -- Cody Ceci
Casey DeSmith
Tristan Jarry
Scratched:Chad Ruhwedel, Mark Friedman
Injured:Mark Jankowski (upper body), Jason Zucker (lower body), Brian Dumoulin (lower body), Evan Rodrigues (lower body), Juuso Riikola (upper body)
Islanders projected lineup
Anders Lee -- Mathew Barzal -- Jordan Eberle
Anthony Beauvillier -- Brock Nelson -- Josh Bailey
Michael Dal Colle -- Jean-Gabriel Pageau -- Oliver Wahlstrom
Matt Martin -- Casey Cizikas -- Leo Komarov
Adam Pelech -- Ryan Pulock
Nick Leddy -- Scott Mayfield
Andy Greene -- Noah Dobson
Ilya Sorokin
Semyon Varlamov
Scratched:Ross Johnston, Sebastian Aho
Injured:Cal Clutterbuck (undisclosed)
Status report
DeSmith will make his first start since Feb. 11, a 4-3 shootout win against the Islanders. … Jankowski is day to day, the forward did not play Saturday. … Clutterbuck, a forward, skated early Sunday and is close to a return. … Sorokin is expected to make his first start since Feb. 16.

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