The Penguins will send an NHL lineup onto the ice at PPG Paints Arena tonight as they face the Buffalo Sabres in preseason hockey. The lineup published by the Pens includes A-listers Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, Kris Letang, Eric Karlsson, Tristan Jarry, Bryan Rust, Rickard Rakell, and Reilly Smith.
At practice yesterday, coach Mike Sullivan got down to the business of replacing the injured Jake Guentzel on Crosby’s top line, and did intense work on the power play, integrating Karlsson and moving Kris Letang to the off wing.
Sullivan says Rickard Rakell is a top option to fill in for Guentzel on Crosby’s left wing, even though Rakell is a natural right-sider.
Sullivan is looking forward to seeing Letang and Karlsson together on the power play, especially when they switch roles.
The Penguins yesterday assigned top draft pick Brayden Yager to Moose Jaw of the Western Hockey League. The move back to juniors was expected for the 18-year-old. Yager scored 28 goals for Moose jaw last season.
THE PENGUINS’ LINEUP TONIGHT:
Below is Pittsburgh’s projected lineup at PPG Paints Arena for its contest against the Buffalo Sabres on September 28, 2023.
Forwards
10 Drew O’Connor
11 Alex Nylander
17 Bryan Rust
19 Reilly Smith
20 Lars Eller
25 Austin Wagner
55 Noel Acciari
63 Radim Zohorna
67 Rickard Rakell
71 Evgeni Malkin
77 Jeff Carter
83 Matt Nieto
87 Sidney Crosby
Defensemen
2 Chad Ruhwedel
5 Ryan Shea
27 Ryan Graves
28 Marcus Pettersson
52 Mark Friedman
58 Kris Letang
65 Erik Karlsson
73 P.O Joseph
Goaltenders
35 Tristan Jarry
39 Alex Nedeljkovic
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