Predicted Penguins lineup tonight: Pittsburgh's projected lines for preseason game against Senators| 29th Sept, 2024
The Pittsburgh Penguins' 2024-25 NHL preseason campaign has begun with two consecutive losses to the Buffalo Sabres. The team was scheduled to play their third preseason game against the Red Wings on September 28th at Detroit's Little Caesars Arena, but due to "mechanical issues" on the team's plane that could not be resolved despite multiple attempts, the game was rescheduled for a later date, which has yet to be announced.
Sidney Crosby and the Penguins have already arrived in Sudbury for this season's Kraft Hockeyville matchup against the Ottawa Senators. The team was welcomed by a huge crowd outside the arena when Crosby, Evgeni Malkin & other Pens players met with the fans.
Predicted Penguins lines tonight:
Teams often shuffle lines and positions during preseason, and the Penguins will do no less tonight. The Penguins have a decent pool of veterans and prospects expected to participate in tonight's game. For some prospects, tonight may be their last chance to show their worth to the coaching staff before the team announces roster trims heading closer to the start of the regular season.
Here are the predicted Pens lines for tonight's game:
Forwards
Anthony Beauvillier - Sidney Crosby - Bryan Rust
Blake Lizzotte - Evgeni Malkin - Rickard Rakell
Michael Bunting - Kevin Hayes - Cody Glass
Jonathan Gruden - Sam Poulin - Boko Imama
Defensemen
Matt Grezelcyk - Kris Letang
Marcus Pettersson - Harrison Brunicke
Owen Pickering - Dan Renouf
Goaltenders
Tristan Jarry
Filip Larsson
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Pittsburgh Penguins 2024-25 preseason results & remaining schedule
September 21 vs Buffalo Sabres - Lost 7-3
September 24 vs Buffalo Sabres - Lost 3-2
September 28 vs Detroit Red Wings - Postponed
September 29 @ Ottawa Senators - 7:00 PM ET puck drop
October 1 vs Detroit Red Wings
October 3 @ Columbus Blue Jackets
October 4 vs Columbus Blue Jackets
Ottawa Senators predicted lineup for tonight's Kraft Hockeyville game
The Senators skated with the following lines during today's practice:
Forwards
Brady Tkachuk - Tim Stutzle - Claude Giroux
David Perron - Ridly Greig - Drake Batherson
Nick Cousins - Shane Pinto - Michael Amadio
Zack Ostapchuk - Jan Jenik - Zack MacEwen
Matthew Highmore
Defensemen
Thomas Chabot - Travis Hamonic
Jake Sanderson - Nick Jensen
Tyler Kleven - Jacob Bernard-Docker
Carter Yakemchuk
Goaltenders
Linus Ullmark
Anton Forsberg
The Senators are 2-1 in preseason after two wins against the Toronto Maple Leafs and a loss against the Buffalo Sabres. They have three more games scheduled after tonight: October 1 @ Montreal, October 4 @ Detroit, and October 5 vs Montreal.