This is a preview of Saturday's pre-season game between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Buffalo Sabres.
The Pittsburgh Penguins will play their final pre-season game against the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday afternoon.
This will be the Penguins' second pre-season game against the Sabres after the former beat them 4-1 on Monday.
Both teams will play most of their NHL regulars in this one since the regular season starts in a few days.
We'll get a glimpse of the Penguins' projected top six to open the season, which includes Nick Robertson on the top line with Sidney Crosby and Rickard Rakell. We'll also likely see the projected defensive pairs.
Here's a look at the expected lines and pairs:
Forwards
Robertson-Crosby-Rakell
Chinakhov-Novak-Malkin
Koivunen-Lapierre-Rust
Hallander-Broz-McGroarty
Defensive pairs
Carlile-Karlsson
van Riemsdyk-Letang
Girard-Korczak
Arturs Silovs and Sergei Murashov are listed as the two goalies for this game. However, head coach Dan Muse has yet to name a starter.
This will be Erik Karlsson's pre-season debut after sitting out the previous three games. He can get his tune-up game in before the real show starts on Wednesday in Philadelphia.
Puck drop is set for 3 p.m. ET. You can watch the game on SportsNet Pittsburgh+ or listen on 105.9 'The X.'
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