With the second game of a back-to-back on tap, Mike Sullivan confirmed that the newly-extended Casey DeSmith would get the start in net. There is more positive news on the injury front as well, with Sullivan also saying Patric Hornqvist (concussion) has been skating on his own in Pittsburgh.
Kings look like:
Kovalchuk-Kopitar-Brown
Iafallo-Carter-Leipsic
Hagelin-Kempe-Toffoli
Clifford-Thompson-Luff
Forbort-Doughty
Muzzin-Martinez
Phaneuf-Fantenberg
Walker-LaDue— Curtis Zupke (@curtiszupke) January 12, 20191st Period
The first notable piece of game action was a penalty called on Evgeni Malkin for slashing the opposition.