The Pittsburgh Penguins will take on the Florida Panthers tonight at PPG Paints Arena at 7 PM eastern. The Panthers are currently 23-21-5 this season, and the Penguins are currently 23-15-8. The game will be viewable on Sportsnet, TVA Sports, AT&T Sportsnet Pittsburgh, Bally Sports Florida, and ESPN+.
The Panthers didn’t have a morning today after they lost to the New York Rangers last night 6-2. Forward Sam Bennett is a game-time decision after being hurt last night. He was injured in the second period and finished the period but didn’t return for the third. Goalie Spencer Knight is likely to start after Alex Lyon started last night. As for the Pens, Letang will be a game-time decision for tonight’s game after missing the previous 11 games with a lower-body injury and the death of his father. Tristan Jarry will start his third straight game for the Pens. Forward Kasperi Kapanen skated before the Penguins skate today but will remain out week-to-week.
Florida Panthers Projected Lineup
Sam Reinhart – Aleksander Barkov – Anton Lundell
Matthew Tkachuk – Sam Bennett – Carter Verhaeghe
Grigori Denisenko – Nick Cousins – Eetu Luostarinen
Ryan Lomberg – Chris Tierney – Givani Smith
Gustav Forsling – Aaron Ekblad
Marc Staal – Brandon Montour
Josh Mahura – Radko Gudas
Spencer Knight
Alex Lyon
Scratched: D Casey Fitzgerald, F Colin White
Injured: G Sergei Bobrovsky (lower body), F Eric Staal (concussion), F Anthony Duclair (Achilles), F Patric Hornqvist (concussion)
Pittsburgh Penguins Projected Lineup
Jake Guentzel – Sidney Crosby – Bryan Rust
Jason Zucker – Evgeni Malkin – Rickard Rakell
Brock McGinn – Teddy Blueger – Jeff Carter
Drew O’Connor – Ryan Poehling – Danton Heinen
Kris Letang – Brian Dumoulin
Marcus Pettersson – Jeff Petry
Pierre-Olivier Joseph – Chad Ruhwedel
Tristan Jarry
Casey DeSmith
Scratched: F Jonathan Gruden, D Ty Smith, D Mark Friedman
Injured: F Josh Archibald (lower body), D Jan Rutta (upper body), F Kasperi Kapanen (lower body)
