The Pittsburgh Penguins host the St. Louis Blues at PPG Paints Arena tonight. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others.
BLUES (31-27-7) at PENGUINS (26-31-10)
7 p.m. ET; FDSNMW, SN-PIT
Blues Projected Lineup
Jake Neighbours — Robert Thomas — Pavel Buchnevich
Dylan Holloway — Brayden Schenn — Jordan Kyrou
Mathieu Joseph — Oskar Sundqvist — Zack Bolduc
Alexey Toropchenko — Radek Faksa — Nathan Walker
Cam Fowler — Nick Leddy
Philip Broberg — Justin Faulk
Ryan Suter — Tyler Tucker
Jordan Binnington
Joel Hofer
Scratched: Alexandre Texier, Matthew Kessel
Injured: Colton Parayko (knee)
Status Report:
Fowler could return on the top defense pair after missing a 2-1 overtime loss at the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday, attending to the birth of his second child. … Kessel could be a healthy scratch; the defenseman played 12:39 Saturday, his first NHL game since Jan. 31 and second since Dec. 12.
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Penguins Projected Lineup
Rickard Rakell — Sidney Crosby — Bryan Rust
Danton Heinen — Evgeni Malkin — Philip Tomasino
Bokondji Imama — Kevin Hayes — Emil Bemstrom
Connor Dewar — Blake Lizotte — Noel Acciari
Vladislav Kolyachonok — Kris Letang
Matt Grzelcyk — Erik Karlsson
Ryan Graves — Conor Timmins
Tristan Jarry
Alex Nedeljkovic
Scratched: Matt Nieto, Sebastian Aho
Injured: P.O Joseph (upper body), Tommy Novak (lower body), Ryan Shea (upper body)
Status report:
Jarry will make his third straight start. … Heinen could elevate to the second-line left wing, bumping Dewar to the fourth line.