Penguins at Islanders

PENGUINS (42-22-10) at ISLANDERS (33-29-9)

Penguins projected lineup
Jake Guentzel -- Sidney Crosby -- Bryan Rust
Jason Zucker -- Jeff Carter -- Rickard Rakell
Brock McGinn -- Teddy Blueger -- Evan Rodrigues
Danton Heinen -- Brian Boyle -- Kasperi Kapanen
Mike Matheson -- Kris Letang
Brian Dumoulin -- John Marino
Mark Friedman -- Chad Ruhwedel
Casey DeSmith
Tristan Jarry
Scratched: Marcus Pettersson
Injured: Nathan Beaulieu (lower body)
Suspended: Evgeni Malkin
Islanders projected lineup
Anders Lee -- Brock Nelson -- Anthony Beauvillier
Josh Bailey -- Jean-Gabriel Pageau -- Kyle Palmieri
Zach Parise -- Mathew Barzal -- Oliver Wahlstrom
Matt Martin -- Casey Cizikas -- Ross Johnston
Adam Pelech -- Ryan Pulock
Zdeno Chara -- Noah Dobson
Grant Hutton -- Andy Greene
Ilya Sorokin
Semyon Varlamov
Scratched: Sebastian Aho, Kieffer Bellows
Injured: Scott Mayfield (lower body), Cal Clutterbuck (shoulder)
Status report
Malkin, a forward, will serve the first of a four-game suspension for cross-checking Nashville Predators defenseman Mark Borowiecki after the second period of a 3-2 overtime win Sunday. Carter could replace him at second-line center. … McGinn will return after missing 15 games with an upper-body injury. … Cizikas will return from a one-game suspension for boarding Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Brendan Smith in a 2-1 win Friday.