The Penguins have planned a big celebration for the twentieth season of Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and Kris Letang next Thursday in the opener against the Islanders at PPG Paints Arena. There will be multiple “20-themed” giveaways throughout the game.
Crosby, Malkin and Letang are three of 35 players in the history of the NHL, NBA, MLB and NFL to play twenty seasons with a single team – and the only three to do so concurrently. They’re the highest-scoring trio of teammates with a single team in NHL history, combining for 3,703 regular-season points over the past 19 seasons.
Fans are urged to be in their seats by 7 PM for the ceremony.
The Penguins had a scheduled day off yesterday and tonight the team officially plays a preseason game in Buffalo. But the top players will be on the ice in Cranberry practicing, with less than a week to go before the season starts.
Tonight’s lineup includes the first game action for veteran Noel Acciari, whose been out injured since the start of camp. Also taking the ice will be veterans Danton Heinen, Blake Lizotte, Ryan Shea and Ryan Graves, and highly-ranked prospects Ville Koivunen, Phil Thomasino, Owen Pickering, and Harrison Brunicke. And top draft choice Ben Kindel will suit up, too.
TONIGHT’S GAME LINEUP:
FORWARDS
11 – Filip Hallander
12 – Robby Fabbri
15 – Joona Koppanen
22 – Sam Poulin
26 – Tristan Broz
41 – Ville Koivunen
43 – Danton Heinen
46 – Blake Lizotte
49 – Rafael Harvey-Pinard
53 – Philip Tomasino
55 – Noel Acciari
81 – Ben Kindel
85 – Avery Hayes
DEFENSE
3 – Jack St. Ivany
5 – Ryan Shea
24 – Matt Dumba
27 – Ryan Graves
38 – Owen Pickering
45 – Harrison Brunicke
52 – Philip Kemp
GOALIES
31 – Filip Larsson
37 – Arturs Silovs
THIS MORNING’S PRACTICE LINEUP
9:30 AM at the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex:
Forwards: Justin Brazeau, Sidney Crosby, Connor Dewar, Boko Imama, Aidan McDonough, Evgeni Malkin, Anthony Mantha, Tommy Novak, Valtteri Puustinen, Sam Poulin, Rickard Rakell and Bryan Rust
Defensemen: Sebastian Aho, Alexander Alexeyev, Connor Clifton, Caleb Jones, Erik Karlsson, Kris Letang, Chase Pietila and Parker Wotherspoon.
Goalies: Tristan Jarry and Sergei Murashov
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