The Pittsburgh Penguins (19-13-6) are set to take on the Arizona Coyotes (13-20-5) at 7 PM eastern. The game will be available to watch on TVA Sports, Bally Sports Arizona, AT&T Sportsnet Pittsburgh, and ESPN+.
Here are the Penguins’ projected lines:
Jake Guentzel – Sidney Crosby – Bryan Rust
Jason Zucker – Evgeni Malkin – Rickard Rakell
Danton Heinen – Jeff Carter – Kasperi Kapanen
Drew O’Connor – Teddy Blueger – Brock McGinn
Marcus Pettersson – Jan Rutta
Brian Dumoulin – Ty Smith
Pierre-Olivier Joseph – Chad Ruhwedel
Casey DeSmith
Dustin Tokarski
Healthy Scratch: D Mark Friedman
Injured: F Josh Archibald (lower body), D Jeff Petry (upper body), G Tristan Jarry (lower body), F Ryan Poehling (upper body), D Kris Letang (lower body)
Here are the Coyotes’ projected lines
Clayton Keller – Jack McBain – Nick Schmaltz
Michael Carcone – Nick Bjugstad – Lawson Crouse
Nick Ritchie – Barrett Hayton – Christian Fischer
Dylan Guenther – Travis Boyd
Jacob Chychurn – Shayne Gostisbehere
Jusso Valimaki – Josh Brown
Patrik Nemeth – Troy Stecher
J.J. Moser
Karel Vejmelka
Connor Ingram
Healthy Scratch: F Zack Kassian
Injured: F Liam O’Brien (upper body), F Matias Maccelli (lower body)
Both teams didn’t have a morning skate. The Penguins are expected to be without Poehling, Archibald, Jarry, and Petry. For the Coyotes, Dylan Guenther is expected to return to the lineup after competing in the 2023 IIHF World Junior Championships, in which he won the gold medal with Canada. The Yotes are also expected to roll with 11 forwards and seven defensemen for this game.
Players To Watch
PIT: F Jeff Carter: 2 goals, 4 points in last 5 games
ARI: F Barret Hayton: 5 assists, 6 points, +2 in last 5 games
Team Stats
Power Play Percentage
PIT: 21.5% (18th)
ARI: 20.7% (20th)
Penalty Kill Percentage
PIT: 83.6% (3rd)
ARI: 72.4% (26th)
Faceoff Percentage
PIT: 51.6% (10th)
ARI: 45.2% (30th)
Goals For Per Game
PIT: 3.24 (15th)
ARI: 2.79 (27th)
Goals Against Per Game
PIT: 3.05 (16th)
ARI: 3.66 (25th)
Season Series
The Penguins defeated the Arizona Coyotes in the Penguins 6-2 in their season opener on October 13th in Pittsburgh. This will be the final meeting between the Penguins and Coyotes this season.
Head Coaches
PIT: Mike Sullivan
ARI: André Tourigny
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