The Pittsburgh Penguins are set to take on the New Jersey Devils today at 5:30. The Devils are currently 35-14-5, while the Penguins are currently 27-18-9. The game will be available to be viewed on AT&T Sportsnet Pittsburgh, MSG, ESPN+, and Sportsnet NOW.
Devils forward Jack Hughes is set to return from an upper-body injury that has kept him out since February 6th. Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry is getting closer to a return but will not play. Goalie Dustin Tokarski will get the start for the Penguins.
New Jersey Devils Projected Lineup
Tomas Tatar – Nico Hischier – Dawson Mercer
Yegor Sharangovich – Jack Hughes – Jesper Bratt
Ondrej Palat – Erik Haula – Fabian Zetterlund
Miles Wood – Michael McLeod – Nathan Bastian
Jonas Siegenthaler – Dougie Hamilton
Ryan Graves – Damon Severson
Kevin Bahl – John Marino
Vitek Vanecek
MacKenzie Blackwood
Scratched: F Jesper Boqvist
Injured: D Brendan Smith (lower body)
Pittsburgh Penguins Projected Lineup
Jake Guentzel – Sidney Crosby – Rickard Rakell
Jason Zucker – Evgeni Malkin – Bryan Rust
Brock McGinn – Jeff Carter – Kasperi Kapanen
Drew O’Connor – Teddy Blueger – Josh Archibald
Brian Dumoulin – Kris Letang
Marcus Pettersson – Jeff Petry
Pierre-Olivier Joseph – Chad Ruhwedel
Dustin Tokarski
Casey DeSmith
Scratched: F Danton Heinen
Injured: G Tristan Jarry (upper body), D Jan Rutta (upper body), F Ryan Poehling (upper body), D Mark Friedman (upper body)
Players To Watch
NJD: D Dougie Hamilton (2G, 4A, 6P in last 5 games)
PIT: F Sidney Crosby (6A, 7P in last 5 games)
Starting Goalies
NJD: Vitek Vanecek (23-5-3, 2.31 GAA, .916 SV%, 2 SO)
PIT: Dustin Tokarski (1-1-0, 3.20 GAA, .893 SV%, 0 SO)
Team Stats
PP%
NJD: 20.9% (19th)
PIT: 21.5% (17th)
PK%
NJD: 80.6% (12th)
PIT: 80.5% (14th)
FO%
NJD: 51.2% (12th)
PIT: 52.1% (9th)
GF/GP
NJD: 3.43 (7th)
PIT: 3.24 (14th)
GA/GP
NJD: 2.65 (4th)
PIT: 3.11 (17th)
Season Series
The Devils beat the Penguins 4-2 on December 30th and 2-1 in overtime on January 22nd.
