Florida Panthers vs Pittsburgh Penguins projected lineups, NHL starting goalies for today, 14th February, 2024

The Florida Panthers, holding the third spot in the Eastern Conference with a record of 33-15-4, are set to face the 12th-ranked Pittsburgh Penguins (23-19-7) at PPG Paints Arena on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. ET.

The Panthers are coming off a dominant 4-0 win at home against the Colorado Avalanche on Feb. 10.

On the other hand, the Penguins are struggling, having suffered a 2-1 road loss to the Winnipeg Jets in their last outing on Feb. 10. With only three wins in their previous 10 games, the Penguins find themselves at the lower end of the Metropolitan Division.

Florida Panthers projected lineups

Forwards

Carter Verhaeghe- Aleksander Barkov- Sam Reinhart
Nick Cousins- Sam Bennett- Matthew Tkachuk
Eetu Luostarinen- Anton Lundell- Evan Rodrigues
Jonah Gadjovich- Kevin Stenlund- Ryan Lomberg

Defensemen

Gustav Forsling- Aaron Ekblad
Niko Mikkola- Brandon Montour
Oliver Ekman-Larsson- Dmitry Kulikov

Goalies

Sergei Bobrovsky
Anthony Stolarz

Florida Panthers starting goalies

Sergei Bobrovsky will most likely start for the Panthers. Pittsburgh Penguins

Sergei Bobrovsky will most likely start for the Panthers. Below are his stats this season.

Games Played (GP): 38
Games Started (GS): 38
Wins: 25
Losses (L): 10
Overtime Losses (OTL): 2
Goals Against (GA): 90
Goals Against per Game (GA/G): 2.43
Shots Against (SA): 1039
Saves (SV): 949
Save Percentage (SV%): .913
Shutouts (SO): 3
Time on Ice per Game (TOI/G): 58 minutes and 31 seconds

Pittsburgh Penguins projected lineups

Pittsburgh Penguins

Forwards

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

Defensemen

Marcus Pettersson- Kris Letang
Ryan Graves- Erik Karlsson
John Ludvig- Chad Ruhwedel

Goalies

Tristan Jarry
Alex Nedeljkovic

Pittsburgh Penguins starting goalies

Tristan Jarry will most likely start for the Penguins. Below are his stats this season.

Games Played (GP): 34
Games Started (GS): 33
Wins: 14
Losses (L): 15
Overtime Losses (OTL): 4
Goals Against (GA): 76
Goals Against per Game (GA/G): 2.44
Shots Against (SA): 907
Saves (SV): 831
Save Percentage (SV%): .916
Shutouts (SO): 6
Time on Ice per Game (TOI/G): 55 minutes and 2 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.

Her reporting strengths include covering news stories and following stars like McDavid, Matthews and Alex Ovechkin, among others.

Abhilasha is a huge fan of the Edmonton Oilers and Colorado Avalanche because of their skilled forwards, while her favorite players include Wayne Gretzky, Auston Matthews, Connor McDavid, Sidney Crosby and Connor Bedard. For her, John Tortorella is the greatest coach ever.

Abhilasha has over 3 years of experience writing content for different products and websites, along with handling social media content for various brands. She values using credible sources when writing and likes to identify fake and false narratives.

Abhilasha’s hobbies include spiritual reading, staying updated on the latest makeup trends, fitness and exploring new destinations through travel.

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Edited by R. Elahi