The Pittsburgh Penguins take on the Colorado Avalanche this afternoon. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others.
PENGUINS (24-29-10) at AVALANCHE (35-24-2)
9 p.m. ET; SN-PIT, ALT, SNE, TVAS
Penguins projected lineup
Rickard Rakell — Sidney Crosby — Bryan Rust
Anthony Beauvillier — Evgeni Malkin — Philip Tomasino
Danton Heinen — Kevin Hayes — Emil Bemstrom
Blake Lizotte — Cody Glass — Noel Acciari
Ryan Shea — Kris Letang
Matt Grzelcyk — Erik Karlsson
Vladislav Kolyachonok — Vincent Desharnais
Alex Nedeljkovic
Tristan Jarry
Scratched: Bokondji Imama, Ryan Graves
Injured: Michael Bunting (appendix surgery), P.O Joseph (upper body)
Status report:
Kolyachonok could make his Penguins debut after being claimed off waivers from the Utah Hockey Club on Feb. 9.
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Avalanche projected lineup
Artturi Lehkonen — Nathan MacKinnon — Martin Necas
Jonathan Drouin — Casey Mittelstadt — Valeri Nichushkin
Joel Kiviranta — Jack Drury — Ross Colton
Miles Wood — Parker Kelly — Logan O’Connor
Devon Toews — Cale Makar
Samuel Girard — Oliver Kylington
Ryan Lindgren — Sam Malinski
Scott Wedgewood
Mackenzie Blackwood
Scratched: Keaton Middleton, Jimmy Vesey
Injured: Josh Manson (lower body), Gabriel Landeskog (knee), Tucker Poolman (head)
Status report:
Lindgren, acquired in a trade with the New York Rangers on Saturday, will make his Avalanche debut. … Vesey, a forward acquired along with Lindgren, will not play. … Manson, a defenseman, participated in the morning skate but is not yet cleared to play.
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