Dallas Stars At Pittsburgh Penguins Preview: Lineup Changes, Where To Watch

The Pittsburgh Penguins are back home for the second half of this weekend's back-to-back after losing 3-2 in a shootout to the Columbus Blue Jackets on Friday.

It was another dreadful performance by the skaters. At one point, the Penguins were being outshot 33-10, and they finished the game outshot 45-22. 

Rookie goaltender Sergei Murashov was the only reason why the Penguins stole a point and had a chance to steal the extra one. He was locked in from the drop of the puck and made several massive saves throughout the game to keep the Penguins in it. 

In his first two starts, Murashov has made 75 saves on 80 shots, good for a .938 save percentage. He looks like the real deal. 

He'll have Saturday off when the Dallas Stars come to town. Arturs Silovs will start in this game and needs a good performance after struggling a little bit in Washington on Wednesday. 

The Penguins will play a Stars team that is 2-2 overall and has outscored their opponents 9-0 this week. They're one of the best teams in the league and are a handful to deal with.

If the Penguins want to snap their three-game losing streak, they'll need to get off to a fast start and be way more responsible in their own end. They haven't made things easy for their goaltenders over the last week, and that needs to change. 

There's a chance that head coach Dan Muse tweaks the lines after Friday's shootout loss, but this is what they looked like last night:

Forwards

Rakell-Crosby-Rust

Chinakhov-Novak-Malkin

Lapierre-Kindel-Koivunen

Dewar-Lizotte-Robertson

Defensive pairs

Carlile-Karlsson

Girard-Korczak

van Riemsdyk-Letang

Puck drop is set for 7 p.m. ET on SportsNet Pittsburgh. You can also listen to the game on 105.9 'The X.'

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