Penguins at Canucks

PENGUINS (4-2-1) at CANUCKS (1-5-2)

Penguins projected lineup
Rickard Rakell -- Sidney Crosby -- Bryan Rust
Danton Heinen -- Evgeni Malkin -- Jeff Carter
Brock McGinn -- Sam Poulin -- Kasperi Kapanen
Drake Caggiula -- Ryan Poehling -- Josh Archibald
Brian Dumoulin -- Kris Letang
Marcus Pettersson -- Jeff Petry
Pierre-Olivier Joseph -- Jan Rutta
Tristan Jarry
Casey DeSmith
Scratched:Chad Ruhwedel
Injured:Jason Zucker (undisclosed), Teddy Blueger (upper body), Jake Guentzel (upper body)
Canucks projected lineup
J.T. Miller -- Bo Horvat -- Conor Garland
Andrei Kuzmenko -- Elias Pettersson -- Ilya Mikheyev
Nils Hoglander -- Sheldon Dries -- Tanner Pearson
Dakota Joshua -- Nils Aman -- Vasily Podkolzin
Oliver Ekman-Larsson -- Tyler Myers
Guillaume Brisebois -- Luke Schenn
Jack Rathbone -- Kyle Burroughs
Spencer Martin
Thatcher Demko
Scratched:Noah Juulsen, Jack Studnicka, Ethan Bear
Injured:Curtis Lazar (undisclosed), Brock Boeser (undisclosed), Quinn Hughes (lower body), Riley Stillman (undisclosed), Travis Dermott (concussion), Tucker Poolman (migraines)
Status report
Guentzel, who has missed three games because of an ear injury that required stitches, took part in the morning skate Friday wearing a regular jersey after the forward practiced in a non-contact jersey Thursday. Zucker, a forward, skated in a non-contact jersey both days. Coach Mike Sullivan said neither will play against the Canucks, and Guentzel wasn't sure if he'd be ready to play at the Seattle Kraken on Saturday. … Martin is expected to start after Demko made 32 saves in a 5-4 win at the Kraken on Thursday. … Miller had to be helped off the ice after blocking a shot in the final seconds of the win against Seattle but will play. ... The Canucks acquired Bear, a defenseman, and forward
Lane Pederson
in a trade with the Carolina Hurricanes on Friday. Pederson will play with Abbotsford of the American Hockey League. ... The Canucks sent forward
William Lockwood
to Abbotsford on Friday. He had been recalled Wednesday but did not play Thursday.