Penguins at Blues

PENGUINS (27-21-9) at BLUES (26-28-4)

Penguins projected lineup
Jake Guentzel -- Sidney Crosby -- Rickard Rakell
Jason Zucker -- Evgeni Malkin -- Bryan Rust
Brock McGinn -- Jeff Carter -- Danton Heinen
Drew O'Connor -- Teddy Blueger -- Josh Archibald
Brian Dumoulin -- Kris Letang
Marcus Pettersson -- Jeff Petry
Pierre-Olivier Joseph -- Jan Rutta
Tristan Jarry
Casey DeSmith
Scratched: Chad Ruhwedel
Injured: Ryan Poehling (upper body), Mark Friedman (upper body)
Blues projected lineup
Ivan Barbashev -- Robert Thomas -- Pavel Buchnevich
Brandon Saad -- Brayden Schenn -- Jordan Kyrou
Alexey Toropchenko -- Nikita Alexandrov -- Sammy Blais
Nathan Walker -- Logan Brown -- Tyler Pitlick
Nick Leddy -- Colton Parayko
Marco Scandella -- Justin Faulk
Torey Krug -- Robert Bortuzzo
Jordan Binnington
Thomas Greiss
Scratched: Calle Rosen, Josh Leivo, Tyler Tucker
Injured: Jake Neighbours (upper body)
Status report
The Penguins placed forward Kasperi Kapanen on waivers Friday. ... Heinen, a healthy scratch for a 7-2 loss to the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday, is projected to take Kapanen's spot in the lineup. ... Jarry could start after being pulled after two periods Thursday, when he allowed six goals on 29 shots. ... Rutta is expected to return after missing 15 games with an upper-body injury. ... Krug is expected to return after missing one game with a lower-body injury. ... Alexandrov will play after being a healthy scratch for a 3-2 overtime loss to the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday.