The Penguins (20-18-3) come into this game against the Carolina Hurricanes (18-13-8) dealing with injuries to Brian Dumoulin and Carter Rowney and because of this, Mike Sullivan has had to mix and match the lineup once again. With the aforementioned injuries, the Penguins looked like this:
Playing Jake Guentzel at center could pay big dividends for the Penguins in the longer term. The combination of Guentzel and Daniel Sprong with Carl Hagelin’s speed (but lack of points) is a pretty solid third line.
Phil Kessel on the off wing isn't the best look, but what else can Sullivan do with the forwards given to him.