Jets at Penguins preview

JETS (25-12-2) at PENGUINS (22-12-6)
7 p.m. ET; ESPN+, TVAS, ATTSN-PT, TSN3, NHL.TV

The Penguins, who last won eight in a row from March 26-April 7, 2016, have outscored opponents 28-9 during their streak. They have scored at least five goals in three of their past four games and have allowed two goals or fewer in seven straight.
Goalie Matt Murray, 6-0-0 with a 1.48 goals-against average and .955 save percentage since returning from a lower-body injury, is expected to start.
The Jets, 3-3-0 following a five-game winning streak, have scored one goal in four of their past six games.
The Penguins have won 17 straight home games against the Jets/Atlanta Thrashers franchise, which last won at Pittsburgh as the Thrashers on Dec. 27, 2006.

Players to watch

Jets center Mark Scheifele has no points in his past three games after having 17 points (six goals, 11 assists) in his previous eight games.
Penguins center Sidney Crosby has 12 points (three goals, nine assists) in a five-game multipoint streak, and has 18 points (four goals, 14 assists) in his past 10 games.

They said it

"When you play a team like [the Penguins], it's not going to be a one-line game. ... You're going to need everybody right." -- Jets coach Paul Maurice
"We're playing solid. We're not making a ton of mistakes. When we do make mistakes, we're getting some big plays from our goalies." -- Penguins center Sidney Crosby

Jets projected lineup

Nikolaj Ehlers -- Mark Scheifele -- Blake Wheeler
Kyle Connor -- Bryan Little -- Patrik Laine
Mathieu Perreault -- Adam Lowry -- Brandon Tanev
Andrew Copp -- Jack Roslovic -- Brendan Lemieux
Josh Morrissey -- Jacob Trouba
Ben Chiarot -- Joe Morrow
Dmitry Kulikov -- Tyler Myers
Connor Hellebuyck
Laurent Brossoit
Scratched:Nic Petan, Mason Appleton, Sami Niku
Injured: Dustin Byfuglien (lower body)

Penguins projected lineup

Jake Guentzel -- Sidney Crosby -- Bryan Rust
Dominik Simon -- Evgeni Malkin -- Patric Hornqvist
Tanner Pearson -- Derick Brassard -- Phil Kessel
Riley Sheahan -- Matt Cullen -- Zach Aston-Reese
Brian Dumoulin -- Kris Letang
Jamie Oleksiak -- Olli Maatta
Marcus Pettersson -- Jack Johnson
Matt Murray
Casey DeSmith
Scratched: Chad Ruhwedel, Derek Grant, Juuso Riikola
Injured: Justin Schultz (left leg fracture)

Status report

Byfuglien will miss his second straight game. The 33-year-old defenseman likely will not play until after the all-star break, Maurice said. ... Oleksiak is expected to play for the first time since sustaining a concussion on Dec. 19.

Stat pack

Scheifele scored twice for the Jets in a 4-3 loss to the Penguins at Bell MTS Place on Nov. 27. ... Kessel has 10 points (three goals, seven assists) in his past five games. … The Penguins are 26-3-1 all-time against the Jets in Pittsburgh (47-12-3 overall).