Pittsburgh faces former head coach Dan Bylsma in his first head coaching gig since coaching the Penguins
For the first time since he was coaching the Pittsburgh Penguins, Dan Bylsma will be coming back to Pittsburgh as head coach of the Seattle Kraken.
The Penguins will take on the Kraken Tuesday night having lost seven of their nine games since the holiday break. And they will look to best their former coach's new team, which is struggling at 3-6-1 in its last 10 games.
The last two games did not go the way the Penguins had hoped, so they will look to get back on track against the Kraken. And they will have a little bit more help along the way.
Forward Evgeni Malkin will make his return to the lineup after missing the last four games due to an upper-body injury. In order to activate Malkin from IR, forward Jesse Puljujarvi was assigned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, Pittsburgh's AHL affiliate.
Malkin will slot back in on the second line with Michael Bunting - also making a return to the lineup after missing Sunday's game due to an pre-game car accident - and Cody Glass, who had been filling in at second-line center for Malkin while he was out.
Tristan Jarry will be in goal. Here is the full lineup for Tuesday's game: