The Pittsburgh Penguins take on the Winnipeg Jets at Canada Life Centre today. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others.
3 p.m. ET; TSN3, SN-PIT
Penguins projected lineup
Filip Hallander — Sidney Crosby — Bryan Rust
Anthony Mantha — Evgeni Malkin — Justin Brazeau
Tommy Novak — Ben Kindel — Ville Koivunen
Connor Dewar — Blake Lizotte — Noel Acciari
Parker Wotherspoon — Erik Karlsson
Ryan Shea — Kris Letang
Owen Pickering — Harrison Brunicke
Tristan Jarry
Arturs Silovs
Scratched: Connor Clifton, Mathew Dumba, Philip Tomasino
Injured: Rickard Rakell (hand surgery), Kevin Hayes (upper body), Rutger McGroarty (upper body), Caleb Jones (lower body)
Status report
Brazeau is expected to play after not practicing on Friday for maintenance.
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Jets projected lineup
Kyle Connor — Mark Scheifele — Gabriel Vilardi
Vladislav Namestnikov — Jonathan Toews — Alex Iafallo
Nino Niederreiter — Morgan Barron — Tanner Pearson
Cole Koepke — Parker Ford — Brad Lambert
Josh Morrissey — Dylan DeMelo
Logan Stanley — Neal Pionk
Haydn Fleury — Luke Schenn
Connor Hellebuyck
Eric Comrie
Scratched: Colin Miller, Nikita Chibrikov
Injured: Cole Perfetti (ankle), Dylan Samberg (wrist), Adam Lowry (hip surgery), Gustav Nyquist (undisclosed)
Status report
Jets coach Scott Arniel said Nyquist, a forward, will not play Saturday and is day to day after “tweaking something” in a 6-3 win against the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday; Lambert will enter the lineup. … Lowry, a forward, is “real close” to making his season debut, according to Arniel.
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