NHL Game Preview: Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Islanders with Line Combinations 12/28/2024

Sidney Crosby skates down the ice at LCA
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Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Islanders

Venue: USB Arena
Date: Saturday, December 28
Time: 7:30 pm EST
TV: ESPN+ / MSGS / SN PT
Radio:
Penguins – 105.9 FM The X
Islanders – WRHU 88.7 FM / 103.9 FM LI News Radio

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:

Pittsburgh Penguins +1.5 ML -205
New York Islanders -1.5 ML +170
O/U 6

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Pittsburgh Penguins News & Notes:

Pittsburgh is battling for a Wild Card position and is one point behind the Ottawa Senators, who have some goaltending issues.

New York Islanders News & Notes:

The Islanders are dead last in the Metropolitan Division. Their specialty teams have been atrocious and are last in the league for PP and PK %. With an older core and few assets to play with, it will be interesting to see what GM Lou Lamoriello can do with his roster.

Pittsburgh Penguins Projected Lines

Rakell-Crosby-Rust
Bunting-Malkin-Glass
O’Connor-Tomasino-Beauvillier
Nieto-Lizotte-Acciari

Pickering-Letang
Grzelcyk-Karlsson
Graves-Shea

Jarry
Nedeljkovic

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New York Islanders Projected Lines:

Duclair-Nelson-Palmieri
Tsyplakov-Horvat-Holmstrom
Lee-Barzal-Pageau
MacLean-Cizikis-Fasching
Romanov-Dobson
Pelech-Pulockm
George-Mayfield

Sorokin
Hogberg

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Players To Watch:

Pittsburgh Penguins

Sidney Crosby has 14 points in his last 10 games, leading the charge for the Penguins as they’ve gone 3-2 in their last 5.

New York Islanders

Brock Nelson is a name on the trade market this winter. With 20 points in 35 games but only 3 in the last 10, will he be desired at the deadline?

Injury Report:

Pittsburgh Penguins

D Marcus Pettersson – IR – Week to week
D Owen Pickering – IR

New York Islanders

D Mike Reilly – IR
G Semyon Varlamov – IR

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