LIGHTNING (28-13-3) at PENGUINS (21-14-9)
7 p.m. ET; The Spot, SN-PIT
Lightning projected lineup
Gage Goncalves -- Anthony Cirelli -- Nikita Kucherov
Brandon Hagel -- Yanni Gourde -- Jake Guentzel
Zemgus Girgensons -- Dominic James -- Pontus Holmberg
Nick Paul -- Jack Finley -- Oliver Bjorkstrand
J.J. Moser -- Darren Raddysh
Charle-Edouard D'Astous -- Erik Cernak
Declan Carlile -- Max Crozier
Andrei Vasilevskiy
Jonas Johansson
Scratched: Simon Lundmark
Injured: Ryan McDonagh (lower body), Victor Hedman (elbow), Emil Lilleberg (undisclosed), Scott Sabourin (undisclosed), Brayden Point (undisclosed)
Penguins projected lineup
Rickard Rakell -- Sidney Crosby -- Bryan Rust
Evgeni Malkin -- Tommy Novak -- Egor Chinakhov
Anthony Mantha -- Ben Kindel -- Justin Brazeau
Connor Dewar -- Blake Lizotte -- Noel Acciari
Brett Kulak -- Kris Letang
Parker Wotherspoon -- Jack St. Ivany
Ryan Shea -- Connor Clifton
Arturs Silovs
Stuart Skinner
Scratched: Kevin Hayes, Tristan Broz, Ryan Graves
Injured: Erik Karlsson (lower body), Rutger McGroarty (concussion), Caleb Jones (lower body), Filip Hallander (blood clot)
Status report
Point is week to week after he was injured after scoring on a power play at 4:29 of the second period during a 5-1 win at the Philadelphia Flyers on Monday, when he was helped off the ice after Flyers defenseman Cam York fell on his right leg. ... Finley, a forward, could replace Point in the lineup. ... Vasilevskiy likely will likely start after Johansson made 20 saves Monday. ... Karlsson was placed on injured reserve Tuesday with a lower-body injury; the defenseman will be re-evaluated in two weeks. ... Rust is expected to play after missing two games with a lower-body injury. ... Broz, a forward, and Graves, a defenseman, each was recalled from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League on Tuesday, but neither is expected to play.
