Pittsburgh Penguins vs Minnesota Wild projected lineups, NHL starting goalies for today, 9th February, 2024

The Pittsburgh Penguins face the Minnesota Wild at Xcel Energy Center on Friday at 8:00 p.m. ET. The game will be broadcast on ESPN+, BSN, BSWIX and SportsNet PT.

Pittsburgh secured a 3-0 victory against the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday, while Minnesota triumphed 2-1 on the road against the Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday.

Pittsburgh Penguins projected lineups

Pittsburgh Penguins

Forwards

Jake Guentzel- Sidney Crosby- Bryan Rust
Reilly Smith- Evgeni Malkin- Drew O'Connor
Rickard Rakell- Lars Eller- Jesse Puljujarvi
Jansen Harkins- Noel Acciari- Jeff Carter

Defenseman

Marcus Pettersson- Kris Letang
Ryan Graves- Erik Karlsson
Pierre-Olivier Joseph- Chad Ruhwedel

Goalie

Tristan Jarry
Alex Nedeljkovic

Pittsburgh Penguins starting goalies

Tristan Jarry is expected to start for the Penguins. Here are his stats for the season:

Games Played (GP): 33
Games Started (GS): 32
Wins: 14
Losses (L): 14
Overtime Losses (OTL): 4
Goals Against (GA): 74
Goals Against Average (GA/G): 2.45
Shots Against (SA): 876
Saves (SV): 802
Save Percentage (SV%): .916
Shutouts (SO): 6
Time on Ice per Game (TOI/G): 54 minutes and 55 seconds

Minnesota Wild projected lineups

Minnesota Wild

Forwards

Kirill Kaprizov- Ryan Hartman- Mats Zuccarello
Marcus Johansson- Joel Eriksson Ek- Matt Boldy
Marcus Foligno- Marco Rossi- Frederick Gaudreau
Brandon Duhaime - Jake Lucchini - Vinni Lettieri

Defenseman

Jacob Middleton- Brock Faber
Alex Goligoski- Zach Bogosian
Dakota Mermis- Jon Merrill

Goalie

Filip Gustavsson
Marc-Andre Fleury

Minnesota Wild starting goalies

Marc-Andre Fleury is expected to start for the Wild. Here are his stats for the season:

Games Played (GP): 23
Games Started (GS): 20
Wins: 8
Losses (L): 9
Overtime Losses (OTL): 3
Goals Against (GA): 63
Goals Against Average (GA/G): 2.95
Shots Against (SA): 612
Saves (SV): 549
Save Percentage (SV%): .897
Shutouts (SO): 1
Time on Ice per Game (TOI/G): 55 minutes and 45 seconds

About the author

Abhilasha is an NHL writer at Sportskeeda. Holding a Bachelor of Business Administration degree, her interest in writing hockey was piqued after watching an NHL skills video on YouTube. The 2023 Stanley Cup Finale series between the Vegas Golden Knights and Florida Panthers was among the most iconic games she has seen and it left an impact on her.

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