dailyloe.com – The Pittsburgh Penguins face the Tampa Bay Lightning tonight at 7 p.m. ET in a crucial late-season NHL matchup. The game will be broadcast on The Spot and SN-PIT. Both teams have released their projected lineups and player availability reports.
Key forward Bryan Rust returns for Pittsburgh after a lower-body injury. He missed their 5-1 victory over Detroit on Tuesday. Tampa Bay will be without forwards Brandon Hagel and Scott Sabourin.
Mitchell Chaffee joins the Lightning lineup after a recall from Syracuse. He was brought up from the American Hockey League on Thursday. The Penguins list several players as injured or scratched.
Star players Sidney Crosby and Nikita Kucherov headline the respective lineups. Andrei Vasilevskiy is projected to start in goal for Tampa. Stuart Skinner is the expected starter for Pittsburgh.
This game carries significant weight for both teams’ playoff positioning. The Lightning hold a strong 46-22-6 record this season. The Penguins enter the contest with a 38-21-16 record.[]
Source: NHL.com
