Golden Knights at Penguins preview

GOLDEN KNIGHTS (1-3-0) at PENGUINS (1-1-0)
7 p.m. ET; SN1, SNE, SNO, ATTSN-PT, ATTSN-RM, NHL.TV

Penguins goalie Matt Murray was a full participant in an optional morning skate after he sustained a concussion during practice Monday. Although Murray said he feels good, coach Mike Sullivan ruled him out and said he is day to day.
Goalie Malcolm Subban is expected to start for the Golden Knights after Marc-Andre Fleury allowed four goals on 28 shots in a 5-2 loss to the Washington Capitals on Wednesday.
Vegas has been outscored 15-8 in its first four games.

Players to watch

Forward Jonathan Marchessault leads Vegas with two goals and four points in four games.
Penguins center Sidney Crosby is looking for his first goal of the season. He had two assists in the season opener against the Capitals before being held without a point against the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday.

They said it

"We just have to get a little bit of puck luck. When you get puck luck, you work hard. We have to work hard."-- Golden Knights coach Gerard Gallant
"We're hoping we're a better team today than we were a week ago. Now we've got a big test tonight against a very good hockey team."-- Penguins coach Mike Sullivan

Golden Knights projected lineup

Jonathan Marchessault -- William Karlsson -- Reilly Smith
Max Pacioretty -- Erik Haula -- Tomas Nosek
Ryan Carpenter -- Cody Eakin -- Oscar Lindberg
William Carrier -- Pierre-Edouard Bellemare -- Ryan Reaves
Shea Theodore -- Deryk Engelland
Brayden McNabb -- Colin Miller
Jon Merrill -- Nick Holden
Malcolm Subban
Marc-Andre Fleury
Scratched:Jake Bischoff, Brad Hunt
Injured:Paul Stastny (lower body), Alex Tuch (lower body)
Suspended:Nate Schmidt

Penguins projected lineup

Jake Guentzel -- Sidney Crosby -- Patric Hornqvist
Carl Hagelin -- Evgeni Malkin -- Phil Kessel
Dominik Simon -- Derick Brassard -- Bryan Rust
Matt Cullen -- Riley Sheahan -- Daniel Sprong
Brian Dumoulin -- Kris Letang
Jack Johnson -- Justin Schultz
Jamie Oleksiak -- Juuso Riikola
Casey DeSmith
Tristan Jarry
Scratched:Chad Ruhwedel, Olli Maatta
Injured:Matt Murray (concussion)

Status report

The Golden Knights did not hold a morning skate. ... Jarry was recalled from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League to back up DeSmith. ... Riikola could make his NHL debut.

Stat pack

Smith needs one goal for 100 in his NHL career. ... Letang is one point away from tying Martin Straka for 10th on the Penguins' all-time points list with 442.