Islanders (0-0-0) vs. Penguins (1-0-0)
7 p.m. ET; SN-PIT, MSGSN, TVAS
Islanders projected lineup
Anders Lee – Matthew Barzal – Kyle Palmieri
Jonathan Drouin – Bo Horvat – Emile Heineman
Maxim Shabanov – Jean-Gabriel Pageau – Simon Holmström
Antoine Duclair – Casey Cizikas – Maxim Tsiprakov
Alexander Romanov – Tony DeAngelo
Adam Peleher – Ryan Plock
Matthew Shafer – Scott Mayfield
Ilya Sorokin
David Rittich
Scratches: Mark Gatcomb, Kyle MacLean, Adam Boqvist
Injuried: Semyon Varlamov (lower body), Ethan Bell (upper body)
Penguins projected lineup
Will Koevening – Sidney Crosby – Rickard Recker
Anthony Mantha – Evgeni Malkin – Justin Brazeau
Tommy Novak – Ben Kindl – Philipp Haaland
Connor Duvall – Blake Lizotte – Noel Acciari
Parker Wotherspoon – Eric Carlson
Ryan Shay – Chris Letang
Caleb Jones – Harrison Brunick
Tristan Jarry
Artus Silovs
Scratches: Philip Tomasino, Matthew Dunbar, Connor Clifton
Injuried: Brian Rust (lower body), Kevin Hayes (upper body), Rutger McGroarty (upper body)
status report
Schaefer, the No. 1 pick in the 2025 NHL Draft, will make his NHL debut. … Rust, usually Pittsburgh's first-line right wing, returned to full practice Wednesday but is not expected to play. … Jarry will start in the Penguins' home opener after Siroff made 25 saves in a 3-0 win over the New York Rangers on Tuesday. … Haaland will make his season debut in place of Tomasino on the third line.