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Penguins lineup tonight: Pittsburgh’s projected lineup for game against the St. Louis Blues | April 3, 2025

Modified Apr 03, 2025 16:43 GMT

Tonight, the Pittsburgh Penguins will face off with the St. Louis Blues, a team that has continued to impress as of late while fighting their way up the Central Division's standings.

Heading into tonight's game, Pittsburgh is coming off a narrow 1-0 overtime win over the Ottawa Senators.

On the flip side, St. Louis is heading into tonight's game in the midst of a 10-game win streak, the longest active win streak of any team in the league.

Currently, Pittsburgh is sitting in seventh place in the Metropolitan Division, while sitting eight points outside of Wild Card contention in the Eastern Conference. On the flip side, thanks to its recent streak, St. Louis is holding on to the second Wild Card spot in the West.

Pittsburgh Penguins projected lines

Note: Lines subject to change

Forwards

Rutger McGroarty - Sidney Crosby - Bryan Rust
Connor Dewar - Rickard Rakell - Ville Koivunen
Kevin Hayes - Noel Acciari - Philip Tomasino
Danton Heinen - Blake Lizotte - Joona Koppanen

Defense

Matt Grzelcyk - Kris Letang
Conor Timmins - Erik Karlsson
Ryan Graves - Ryan Shea

Goalies

Tristan Jarry
Alex Nedeljkovic

Powerplay

Ville Koivunen, Rickard Rakell, Bryan Rust, Matt Grzelcyk, Sidney Crosby
Rutger McGroarty, Kevin Hayes, Philip Tomasino, Kris Letang, Erik Karlsson

Penalty Kill

Noel Acciari, Bryan Rust, Ryan Graves, Kris Letang
Blake Lizotte, Danton Heinen, Ryan Shea, Conor Timmins

Looking at the previous meeting between the Blues and the Penguins, as well as upcoming games on Pittsburgh's schedule

Tonight's game between the Penguins and the Blues will be the second meeting of the regular season between these two teams, and the last time that they'll see one another.

Back in March, the two teams faced off in Pittsburgh, with the Penguins able to secure a 5-3 win that extended their win streak at the time to three.

The game saw Pittsburgh's offense fire on all cylinders, with Connor Dewar, Rickard Rakell, Bryan Rust, Ryan Graves and Conor Timmins all finding the back of the net, while Tristan Jarry posted a 91.4% save percentage.

Following tonight's rematch, the Pittsburgh will play the Dallas Stars on Saturday, kicking off a back-to-back that will then see the team collide with the Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday.

About the author

Evan Bell is a journalist specializing in the NBA and NHL at Sportskeeda, whose love for the game stems from a childhood spent watching the Chicago Bulls. He has been there through their highs and lows, from the Jordan era to the exciting Derrick Rose and Joakim Noah years.

Evan finds the 82-game season and the intensity of playoff basketball exhilarating, and he also revels in the offseason drama. Phil Jackson stands out as his favorite coach, whom he admires for his composed leadership and success in managing dynamic personalities like Dennis Rodman.

To deliver top-quality content, Evan fact-checks information while diligently keeping up with the action year-round.

When he's not writing, Evan follows tennis and Greek football, and also plays basketball and tennis.

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