Crosby-WPG 10-29

PENGUINS (7-4-1) at JETS (4-3-2)
7 p.m. ET; SN, NHLN, TVA Sports, ATTSN-PT, NHL.TV

It was Murray's first loss in regulation since Game 4 of Stanley Cup Final on June 5.
It was thought that rookie goalie Casey Desmith, recalled from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League on Monday when Antti Niemi was placed on waivers and claimed by the Florida Panthers, could make his NHL debut with the Penguins on a back-to-back.
Winnipeg will be looking to rebound from consecutive overtime losses, including 2-1 at Pittsburgh on Thursday. The Jets are 1-1-2 in their past four games and have scored 10 goals in their past five.
Connor Hellebuyck (4-0-1) will start for Winnipeg.

Players to watch

Penguins forward Phil Kessel has 10 points (three goals, seven assists) in his past eight games and scored in overtime against the Jets on Thursday.
Jets forward Nikolaj Ehlers has eight points (six goals, two assists) in his past seven games.

They said it

"I don't think we're good enough 5-on-5 right now. We tend to be one-and-done in the offensive zone. And we're not getting to the net enough, we're not winning enough lose puck battles and as a result, we're not spending enough time (in the offensive zone)."-- Penguins coach Mike Sullivan
"They're just playing simple. They're always playing their own game, it doesn't matter if the opponent scores, they're going to keep playing their game. They're playing so simple that it's hard to play against them. We got to match that today." -- Jets forward Patrik Laine on the Penguins

Penguins projected lineup
Jets projected lineup

Kyle Connor -- Mark Scheifele -- Blake Wheeler
Nikolaj Ehlers -- Bryan Little -- Patrik Laine
Brandon Tanev -- Andrew Copp -- Shawn Matthias
Brendan Lemieux -- Matt Hendricks - Joel Armia
Josh Morrissey -- Jacob Trouba
Toby Enstrom -- Dustin Byfuglien
Dmitry Kulikov -- Tyler Myers
Connor Hellebuyck
Steve Mason
Scratched:Tucker Poolman, Marko Dano
Injured:Adam Lowry (upper body), Mathieu Perreault (lower body)

Status report

The Penguins did not have a morning skate. … Lowry wore a yellow non-contact jersey at the morning skate. He remains on injured reserve and will not play. Perreault could begin skating Wednesday.

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Stat pack

Malkin has eight points (three goals, five assists) in his past six games. … Hellebuyck has a 2.25 goals-against average and a .931 save percentage in six games (five starts).