The Penguins stick with (or maybe more accurately are stuck with) the same skaters as last night’s game with no returns from injury or illness. Casey DeSmith takes back over in net.
The home team has the following lines:
First period
As to be expected given strength of the lineups, it was an uphill battle for the Penguins from the very beginning. Carolina controlled most of the first period. It looked like Pittsburgh might sneak out of the period without taking any damage, but a nice curl and drag and snipe from Brady Skjei got the Hurricanes on the scoreboard.