Penguins at Golden Knights

PENGUINS (19-12-6) at GOLDEN KNIGHTS (26-12-2)

Penguins projected lineup
Jake Guentzel -- Sidney Crosby -- Bryan Rust
Jason Zucker -- Evgeni Malkin -- Rickard Rakell
Danton Heinen -- Jeff Carter -- Kasperi Kapanen
Ryan Poehling -- Teddy Blueger -- Brock McGinn
Marcus Pettersson -- Jan Rutta
Brian Dumoulin -- Ty Smith
Pierre-Olivier Joseph -- Mark Friedman
Casey DeSmith
Dustin Tokarski
Scratched: Drew O'Connor
Injured: Chad Ruhwedel (upper body), Josh Archibald (lower body), Jeff Petry (upper body), Tristan Jarry (lower body)
Golden Knights projected lineup
Reilly Smith -- Jack Eichel -- Nicolas Roy
Michael Amadio -- Chandler Stephenson -- Mark Stone
Paul Cotter -- William Karlsson -- Phil Kessel
William Carrier -- Jake Leschyshyn -- Keegan Kolesar
Nicolas Hague -- Alex Pietrangelo
Brayden McNabb -- Kaedan Korczak
Ben Hutton -- Brayden Pachal
Adin Hill
Logan Thompson
Scratched: None
Injured: Brett Howden (lower body), Shea Theodore (lower body), Zach Whitecloud (lower body), Jonathan Marchessault (lower body), Pavel Dorofeyev (undisclosed), Alec Martinez (lower body)
Status report
Jarry, a goalie, did not make the trip and is being reevaluated in Pittsburgh after leaving in the first period during a 2-1 loss to the Boston Bruins in the 2023 Discover NHL Winter Classic at Fenway Park on Monday. ... Tokarski was recalled from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League on Tuesday and will back up DeSmith. … Eichel is expected to return after missing 13 games, including the past 11, with a lower-body injury. … Cotter is also expected to play after missing eight games with an undisclosed injury. … Jonas Rondbjerg, a forward, and Bryon Froese, a center, each was reassigned to Henderson of the American Hockey League on Wednesday.