Projected Lineups for the Blues vs Penguins – 03/13/25

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.

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