PENGUINS (2-2-0) at BLUES (1-1-1)
8 p.m. ET; SN-PIT, BSMW
Penguins projected lineup
Jake Guentzel -- Sidney Crosby -- Bryan Rust
Reilly Smith -- Evgeni Malkin -- Rickard Rakell
Drew O’Connor -- Lars Eller -- Matt Nieto
Radim Zohorna -- Noel Acciari -- Jeff Carter
Ryan Graves -- Kris Letang
Marcus Pettersson -- Erik Karlsson
Ryan Shea -- Chad Ruhwedel
Tristan Jarry
Alex Nedeljkovic
Scratched: John Ludvig, Pierre-Olivier Joseph
Injured: None
Blues projected lineup
Brandon Saad -- Robert Thomas -- Jordan Kyrou
Alexey Toropchenko -- Brayden Schenn -- Kasperi Kapanen
Jakub Vrana -- Kevin Hayes -- Sammy Blais
Nikita Alexandrov -- Oskar Sundqvist -- Jake Neighbours
Nick Leddy -- Colton Parayko
Torey Krug -- Justin Faulk
Marco Scandella -- Tyler Tucker
Jordan Binnington
Joel Hofer
Scratched: Scott Perunovich, Robert Bortuzzo
Injured: Pavel Buchnevich (upper body)
Status report
The Penguins held an optional morning skate. ... Letang and Acciari will play after each sustained a lower-body injury in a 6-3 loss to the Detroit Red Wings on Wednesday. ... Zohorna was recalled from Wilkes-Barrie/Scranton of the American Hockey League on Friday to replace forward Jansen Harkins, who was assigned to the AHL after clearing waivers. ... Shea will make his NHL debut and replace Joseph, a defenseman. ... Buchnevich skated Saturday morning but will miss his second straight game. ... Neighbours and Toropchenko will flip spots in the lineup.
