Game 5 Preview and Open Thread: Sabers vs. Penguins

Game #5

Pittsburgh Penguins (2-2-0) vs. Buffalo saber (1-3-2)

Puck drop: 7:00 p.m. EDT | PPG Paints Arena | Pittsburgh, PA

TV: TNT

Know your opponent

Pittsburgh Penguins

Record: 2-2-0 | 4 PTS

Last game: 6-3 win over Montreal

Division ranking: 3rd in the Metropolitan

PP: 20.0%

PK: 83.3%

Buffalo saber

Forward

JJ Peterka – Tage Thompson – Alex Tuch
Zach Benson – Dylan Cozens – Jack Quinn
Jason Zucker – Ryan McLeod – Jordan Greenway
Beck Malenstyn – Peyton Krebs – Sam Lafferty

defense

Rasmus Dahlin – Henri Jokiharju
Bowen Byram-Owen Power
Mattias Samuelsson – Connor Clifton

Goalkeeper: Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (expected starter), Devon Levi

Pittsburgh Penguins

Forward

Beauvillier – Crosby – Rust
Bunting – Malkin – Rakell
O'Connor – Eller – Puljujarvi
Hayes – Glass – Acciari

defense

Grzelcyk – Letang
Pettersson-Karlsson
Graves – St. Ivany

Goalkeeper: Tristan Jarry (planned starter), Joel Blomqvist