Usually the Penguins’ lineup is pretty easy to follow, but there were several surprises on store for Friday night’s game against the Vegas Golden Knights.
- Mike Matheson was activated from the IR and placed on the top pair with Kris Letang. It was announced that Brian Dumoulin was out with a non-COVID illness.
- Up front, a couple of changes — one fairly expected and one not so much. It wasn’t a shock that Kasperi Kapanen was a healthy scratch for the first time this season and Brian Boyle got back in.