Penguins lineup tonight: Pittsburgh's projected lineup for game against Los Angeles Kings | Dec. 17, 2024

Tonight, the Pittsburgh Penguins will look to get back in the win column after a 3-2 OT loss to the Ottawa Senators on Saturday. While the team had been riding the momentum of a 9-2 win over the Habs on Thursday into Saturday's game, the Senators proved to be too much for coach Mike Sullivan's squad.

Tonight, they will face off with a Los Angeles Kings team that's currently sitting in second place in the Pacific Division, four points behind the Vegas Golden Knights, who are in first place with 43 points.

Over its past 10 games, Pittsburgh has gone 6-3-1, while the Kings have gone 8-2-0, winning their most recent game against the New York Rangers.

When the two teams take the ice tonight, Pittsburgh will be without Marcus Pettersson, who is week-to-week with a lower-body injury after exiting Saturday's game against the Senators.

Pittsburgh Penguins projected lines

Forwards:

1. LW Rickard Rakell - C Sidney Crosby - RW Bryan Rust
2. LW Michael Bunting - C Evgeni Malkin - RW Philip Tomasino
3. LW Anthony Beauvillier - C Cody Glass - RW Drew O'Connor
4. LW Matthew Nieto - C Blake Lizotte - RW Noel Acciari

Defense:

1. Owen Pickering - Kris Letang
2. Matt Grzelcyk - Erik Karlsson
3. Ryan Graves - Ryan Shea

Goalies:

• Tristan Jarry
• Alex Nedeljkovic

Powerplay:

1. Rickard Rakell, Sidney Crosby, Michael Bunting, Matt Grzelcyk, Kris Letang
2. Bryan Rust, Cody Glass, Philip Tomasino, Erik Karlsson, Evgeni Malkin

Penalty Kill:

1. Noel Acciari, Rickard Rakell, Ryan Graves, Kris Letang
2. Blake Lizotte, Drew O'Connor, Matt Grzelcyk, Ryan Shea

Looking at the odds for tonight's Penguins vs Kings game, as well as upcoming games on Pittsburgh's schedule

Heading into tonight's game between LA and Pittsburgh, LA is sitting as a slight betting favorite, which should come as no surprise given how it has played this season.

On FanDuel, LA is a -150 favorite, while the Penguins are +125 underdogs. Meanwhile, on DraftKings, the Kings are -142 favorites, while the Penguins are +120 underdogs.

This means that, on DraftKings, a $142 bet on LA as the favorites would win $100, while a $100 bet on the Penguins as the underdogs would win $120, assuming betting lines stay consistent.

Following tonight's game, Pittsburgh will hit the road for two games, playing the Nashville Predators on Thursday and the Devils on Saturday, before heading back home for a game against the Flyers on Monday.