Penguins at Sharks projected lineups, Digi Mart USA News: The Pittsburgh Penguins and San Jose Sharks have released their projected lineups for their upcoming game, according to a National Hockey League game preview published by the league.
For Pittsburgh, the projected top forward line is Rickard Rakell, Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin, followed by Ville Koivunen, Hendrix Lapierre and Justin Brazeau, and then Connor Dewar, Blake Lizotte and Nick Robertson. Jake Livanavage, Ilya Solovyov and Andrei Kuzmenko are scratched.
Ryan Graves (knee), Trevor van Riemsdyk (lower body), Bryan Rust (lower body) and Elmer Soderblom (upper body) are listed as injured.
For San Jose, the projected top forward line is Michael Misa, Macklin Celebrini and Will Smith, followed by Mason Marchment, Alexander Wennberg and Kiefer Sherwood, then Ivar Stenberg, Ty Dellandrea and Tyler Toffoli, and finally Barclay Goodrow, Zack Ostapchuk and Collin Graf.
The Penguins held an optional morning skate. Van Riemsdyk, a defenseman, is on the road trip and participated fully in practice but will not play.
The Sharks also held an optional morning skate.
Wennberg, a forward, did not participate in practice Tuesday but is expected to play his second straight game after missing the previous 10 with an upper-body injury.
