Crosby is playing in his 19th season and is still one of the NHL's premiere goal scorers

The Florida Panthers are hoping to wrap up their quick three-game homestand with back-to-back victories following Wednesday’s win over the Dallas Stars.

Now they’ll face a different challenge, as the Panthers will welcome Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Maklin and the Pittsburgh Penguins to South Florida.

Pittsburgh’s roster features four players with at least 10 goals. The aforementioned Crosby and Maklin, Bryan Rust and Jake Guentzel, who also leads the team with 29 points.

Crosby, who is now a ripe 36 years old and playing in his 19th NHL season, leads the team with 15 goals.

The Penguins come in having won just three of their past eleven games (3-5-3), though they do have points in five of their past six (2-1-3).

Pittsburgh has also not fared well during recent visits to South Florida. The Panthers have won five of their past seven games against the Penguins in Sunrise.

Before the puck drops, and throughout the night, the Panthers will honor Patric Hornqvist and highlight the two-time Stanley Cup Champion’s career accomplishments.

Here are the Panthers projected lines and pairings for Friday’s matchup with Pittsburgh:

Evan Rodrigues – Sasha Barkov – Sam Reinhart

Carter Verhaeghe – Sam Bennett – Matthew Tkachuk

Eetu Luostarinen – Anton Lundell – Nick Cousins

Jonah Gadjovich – Kevin Stenlund – Ryan Lomberg

Gus Forsling – Aaron Ekblad

Niko Mikkola – Brandon Montour

Oliver Ekman-Larsson – Dmitry Kulikov

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