Pittsburgh gets Jansen Harkins and Noel Acciari back from the injured bay, but loses Drew O’Connor.
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Washington has some lineup drama, expected starting goalie Darcy Kuemper is under the weather and can’t play, so Charlie Lindgren is pressed into service. And Joel Edmundson was traded away by the Capitals today, so he’s off the lineup sheet as well.
Lineys#CapsPens | @JackDaniels_US pic.twitter.com/3MbGpVuHMB
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First period
On a night where many in Penguin nation probably feel like they took a punch to the stomach before the game with the news of the impending Jake Guentzel trade to Carolina, Sidney Crosby gets high-sticked right from the opening whistle.