Lightning at Penguins

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By NHL.com @NHLdotcom

LIGHTNING (37-17-4) at PENGUINS (28-21-9)

Lightning projected lineup
Brandon Hagel -- Brayden Point -- Nikita Kucherov
Alex Killorn -- Anthony Cirelli -- Steven Stamkos
Ross Colton -- Nick Paul -- Vladislav Namestnikov
Patrick Maroon -- Pierre-Edouard Bellemare -- Corey Perry
Victor Hedman -- Zach Bogosian
Mikhail Sergachev -- Nick Perbix
Ian Cole -- Cal Foote
Brian Elliott
Andrei Vasilevskiy
Scratched: Haydn Fleury
Injured: None
Suspended: Erik Cernak
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
Casey DeSmith
Tristan Jarry
Scratched: Chad Ruhwedel
Injured: Ryan Poehling (upper body), Mark Friedman (upper body)
Status report
Cernak will serve the second of a two-game suspension for elbowing Buffalo Sabres forward Kyel Okposo on Thursday. The defenseman missed a 3-0 win against the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday. … DeSmith could start for Pittsburgh after Jarry made 25 saves in a 3-2 overtime win against the St. Louis Blues on Saturday.

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