No surprises for the Penguins, who stick with the same skater combinations they’ve used this week in practice. Actually, maybe make that one surprise in that Alex Nedeljkovic gets the first nod tonight in the first half of the back-to-back, in a break from norms that usually sees the starter go on night one.
Lined up and ready for the Panthers pic.twitter.com/1O9gtHYG4M
— Pittsburgh Penguins (@penguins) January 26, 2024
First period
Early on, Carter Verhaeghe gets caught hooking Kris Letang in the Pittsburgh end, and low and behold the Pens’ top power play scores.