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Top Storylines to Watch as Penguins Open at Home vs. Islanders
The Pittsburgh Penguins open up the home portion of their season tonight as they will take on the New York Islanders at PPG Paints Arena.
The Pittsburgh Penguins are back home at PPG Paints Arena tonight to play their home opener against the New York Islanders, with the puck dropped at 7 PM ET.
Pittsburgh comes into the game with points in 11 of its last 13 home encounters against the Islanders (8-2-3) and just eight regulation losses in 29 encounters since November 2018.
Below are the projected lineups for both the Penguins and Islanders for tonight's game.
Projected lines for the Pittsburgh Penguins
FORWARDS
Rickard Rakell - Sidney Crosby - Ville Koivunen
Anthony Mantha - Evgeni Malkin - Justin Brazeau
Tommy Novak - Ben Kindel - Filip Hallander
Philip Tomasino - Blake Lizotte - Noel Acciari/Connor Dewar
DEFENSEMEN
Parker Wotherspoon / Erik Karlsson
Ryan Shea / Kris Letang
Caleb Jones / Harrison Brunicke
GOALIES
Arturs Silovs, Tristan Jarry
FORWARDS
Rickard Rakell - Sidney Crosby - Ville Koivunen
Anthony Mantha - Evgeni Malkin - Justin Brazeau
Tommy Novak - Ben Kindel - Filip Hallander
Philip Tomasino - Blake Lizotte - Noel Acciari/Connor Dewar
DEFENSEMEN
Parker Wotherspoon / Erik Karlsson
Ryan Shea / Kris Letang
Caleb Jones / Harrison Brunicke
GOALIES
Arturs Silovs, Tristan Jarry
Projected lines for the New York Islanders
FORWARDS
Anders Lee - Mat Barzal - Kyle Palmieri
Jonathan Drouin - Bo Horvat - Emil Heineman
Maxim Shabanov - Jean-Gabriel Pageau - Simon Holmstrom
Anthony Duclair - Casey Cizikas - Maxim Tsyplakov
DEFENSEMEN
Alex Romanov / Tony DeAngelo
Adam Pelech / Ryan Pulock
Matthew Schaefer / Scott Mayfield
GOALIES
Ilya Sorokin (David Rittich backup)
FORWARDS
Anders Lee - Mat Barzal - Kyle Palmieri
Jonathan Drouin - Bo Horvat - Emil Heineman
Maxim Shabanov - Jean-Gabriel Pageau - Simon Holmstrom
Anthony Duclair - Casey Cizikas - Maxim Tsyplakov
DEFENSEMEN
Alex Romanov / Tony DeAngelo
Adam Pelech / Ryan Pulock
Matthew Schaefer / Scott Mayfield
GOALIES
Ilya Sorokin (David Rittich backup)
Tonight begins the 20th season together as teammates for Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, and Kris Letang, the longest-tenured trio of teammates in North American pro sports history. There will be a special pregame tribute honoring their historic streak.
Head coach Dan Muse, who got his first NHL victory Tuesday against his old team, guides the Penguins into his home opener behind the bench.
Dan Muse Brings a Long List of Accomplishments in His Career
Muse, the 23rd coach in franchise history, comes with two decades of coaching experience and a resume featuring two Presidents' Trophies and three division championships as an assistant in Nashville and New York.
Crosby is in his 21st year with the Penguins, a team record for any player, and keeps moving up the NHL record book. He's ninth on the career points list (1,687) and one assist from reaching Steve Yzerman in ninth on the league list.
Letang, on the other hand, is three assists shy of becoming part of the 20 defensemen who have 600 in their careers.
The Penguins are 30-17-10 all-time in home openers and will try to extend that rich history tonight as they embark on a new era in franchise history: one of longevity, leadership, and devoted followers.
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