Penguins at Senators

PENGUINS (28-11-8) at SENATORS (16-22-4)

Penguins projected lineup
Jake Guentzel -- Sidney Crosby -- Bryan Rust
Brock McGinn -- Jeff Carter -- Kasperi Kapanen
Radim Zohorna -- Evan Rodrigues -- Danton Heinen
Zach Aston-Reese -- Brian Boyle -- Dominik Simon
Brian Dumoulin -- Kris Letang
Marcus Pettersson -- John Marino
Mike Matheson -- Chad Ruhwedel
Casey DeSmith
Tristan Jarry
Scratched: Mark Friedman, Michael Chaput, Valtteri Puustinen
Injured: Jason Zucker (core muscle), Teddy Blueger (fractured jaw), Louis Domingue (lower body), Drew O'Connor (upper body)
COVID-19 protocol: Evgeni Malkin
Senators projected lineup
Brady Tkachuk --
Tim Stutzle
-- Adam Gaudette
Alex Formenton -- Nick Paul -- Connor Brown
Chris Tierney --
Mark Kastelic
-- Tyler Ennis
Zach Sanford -- Dylan Gambrell -- Austin Watson
Thomas Chabot -- Nikita Zaitsev
Nick Holden -- Artem Zub
Erik Brannstrom -- Josh Brown
Matt Murray
Anton Forsberg
Scratched: Clark Bishop , Parker Kelly, Victor Mete
Injured: Drake Batherson (ankle), Scott Sabourin (hand), Colin White (shoulder), Josh Norris (shoulder)
Status report
Malkin will miss his second straight in COVID-19 protocol; the center could return at the New Jersey Devils on Sunday, Penguins coach Mike Sullivan said. … Murray will start against his former team for the first time since being traded to the Senators on Oct. 7, 2020.