Pittsburgh’s fourth line shuffle continues, this game with Ryan Poehling unavailable and Drew O’Connor stepping back into the NHL lineup.
Carolina’s lineup is less than ideal from their perspective, Sebastien Aho isn’t quite ready to return from injury. Brady Skjei is out for personal reasons and backup Antti Raanta is in net.
First period
Very tight checking contest early, it takes 10 minutes for Carolina to get a shot on goal and the Penguins only have a select handful themselves.
The game opens up late in the first when defender Jalen Chatfield cross-checks Sidney Crosby for the game’s first power play.