Penguins’ Lineup for Exhibition Finale Loaded with Veterans

The Pittsburgh Penguins’ lineup for their preseason finale Friday night in Buffalo looks a lot like the one they’re expected to dress for the regular-season opener Tuesday against Chicago.

There will be a few conspicuous absences — most notably first-line left winger Jake Guentzel, who continues to recover from ankle surgery — but for the most part, the 20-man group that will be chosen from the 22-member roster the team announced Thursday will consist primarily of established NHL talents.

Here are the players from whom the Penguins’ lineup for the game, which is set to begin at 7 p.m., will be selected:

Forwards

10 Drew O’Connor

17 Bryan Rust

19 Reilly Smith

20 Lars Eller

36 Colin White

43 Jansen Harkins

55 Noel Acciari

63 Radim Zohorna

67 Rickard Rakell

71 Evgeni Malkin

77 Jeff Carter

83 Matt Nieto

87 Sidney Crosby

Defensemen

2 Chad Ruhwedel

5 Ryan Shea

27 Ryan Graves

28 Marcus Pettersson

58 Kris Letang

65 Erik Karlsson

73 P.O Joseph

Goalies

35 Tristan Jarry

39 Alex Nedeljkovic