The Penguins get all of Kasperi Kapanen, Teddy Blueger and Brian Boyle back for a suddenly almost-fullish lineup (missing just Malkin and Carter) with Casey DeSmith getting a rare second straight game to start on the front-end of this back-to-back set.
First period
A good start for the Pens, with the right guys leading the way. Bryan Rust had a few good looks at the net, and overall Pittsburgh just lived in the St. Louis zone, commanding a 14-7 shot edge, a 12-4 scoring chance advantage, but can’t pierce Jordan Binnington.
Kris Letang was especially notable jumping up in the play with five shots in the first period alone.