PENGUINS (24-14-11) at OILERS (25-18-8)
9 p.m. ET; TVAS, SNW, SN-PIT
Penguins projected lineup
Rickard Rakell — Sidney Crosby — Bryan Rust
Egor Chinakhov — Tommy Novak — Evgeni Malkin
Anthony Mantha — Ben Kindel — Justin Brazeau
Connor Dewar — Blake Lizotte — Noel Acciari
Parker Wotherspoon — Brett Kulak
Ryan Shea — Jack St. Ivany
Ryan Graves — Connor Clifton
Arturs Silovs
Stuart Skinner
Scratched: Kevin Hayes, Ilya Solovyov
Injured: Filip Hallander (blood clot), Erik Karlsson (lower body), Kris Letang (upper body)
Oilers projected lineup
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins — Connor McDavid — Zach Hyman
Isaac Howard — Jack Roslovic — Matthew Savoie
Andrew Mangiapane — Curtis Lazar — Mattias Janmark
Trent Frederic — Vasily Podkolzin
Mattias Ekholm — Evan Bouchard
Darnell Nurse — Ty Emberson
Jake Walman — Spencer Stastney
Alex Regula
Tristan Jarry
Connor Ingram
Scratched: Leon Draisaitl, Calvin Pickard
Injured: Adam Henrique (upper body), Kasperi Kapanen (lower body)
Status report
The Penguins did not hold a morning skate following a 4-1 win at the Calgary Flames on Wednesday. … The Oilers will dress 11 forwards and seven defensemen. … Draisaitl will miss his fourth consecutive game on a leave of absence; the center is expected to return against the Washington Capitals on Saturday. … Kapanen will miss his second straight game; the forward is not expected to return until next week, Edmonton coach Kris Knoblauch said.
