Penguins lineup tonight: Pittsburgh's projected lineup for game against Detroit Red Wings | Nov. 13, 2024

The Pittsburgh Penguins will look to bounce back from a 7-1 loss to the Dallas Stars on Monday when they face off with the Detroit Red Wings on Wednesday night. Heading into the game, the Penguins find themselves ranked seventh in the incredibly competitive Metropolitan division with a 6-9-2 record.

Similarly, the Detroit Red Wings, who are on a two-game skid, find themselves sitting in seventh place in the Atlantic Division. The division is currently led by the Florida Panthers, who are eager to go back-to-back in the Stanley Cup Playoffs after winning their first title last season.

Ahead of tonight's game, the Penguins will be without several players. Winger Kevin Hayes was placed on the injured reserve list earlier in the week with an upper-body injury, while center Cody Glass will be sidelined for tonight's game with a concussion after missing Monday's game against Dallas.

In addition, winger Matt Nieto is on assignment with the AHL while working his way back to 100% from a knee injury.

Going into tonight's game, the Penguins lines are projected to be as follows:

Forwards:

1. LW Drew O'Connor - C Sidney Crosby - RW Rickard Rakell
2. LW Michael Bunting - C Evgeni Malkin - RW Bryan Rust
3. LW Jesse Puljujarvi - C Blake Lizotte - RW Noel Acciari
4. LW Anthony Beauvillier - C Samuel Poulin - RW Valtteri Puustinen

Defense:

1. Matt Grzelcyk - Kris Letang
2. Marcus Pettersson - Erik Karlsson
3. Ryan Graves - Jack St. Ivany

Goalies:

• Tristan Jarry
• Alex Nedeljkovic

Powerplay:

1. Bryan Rust, Evgeni Malkin, Rickard Rakell, Erik Karlsson, Sidney Crosby
2. Michael Bunting, Valtteri Puustinen, Jesse Puljujarvi, Matt Grzelcyk, Kris Letang

Penalty Kill:

1. Noel Acciari, Drew O'Connor, Marcus Pettersson, Kris Letang
2. Blake Lizotte, Anthony Beauvillier, Matt Grzelcyk, Ryan Graves

Looking at the odds for tonight's game between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Detroit Red Wings as well as upcoming games for Pittsburgh

After signing future Hall of Famer Sidney Crosby to an extension this summer, Pittsburgh entered this season eager to make the most of Crosby's remaining years. So far, however, the team has struggled to find consistency, winning just two of their last five games.

In addition, thanks to a six-game skid that lasted from Oct. 18 to Oct. 29, the team has quite a hole to dig themselves out of if it wants to make a push for the postseason.

As the Penguins look to get back on track following their latest loss, the team has -140 odds to win tonight, while the Red Wings are +116 underdogs. Similarly, on DraftKings, the Penguins are -142 favorites to win, while the Red Wings are +120 underdogs.

To simplify these numbers using the DraftKings odds as an example, it would take a $142 bet on Pittsburgh as the favorites to win $100, whereas a $100 bet on Detroit as the underdogs would win $120.

Following its second straight home game tonight, Pittsburgh will hit the road for a game against the Blue Jackets on Friday, which will be the first leg of a back-to-back. On Saturday, the team will then return home to face the San Jose Sharks in the first of five straight home games.