Penguins announce lineup for penultimate preseason game at Columbus
The Pittsburgh Penguins announced their scheduled lineup for Thursday’s preseason game vs. the Columbus Blue Jackets at Nationwide Arena.
Forwards – Rutger McGroarty, Corey Andonovski, Kevin Hayes, Boko Imama, Joona Koppanen, Jesse Puljujarvi, Sam Poulin, Tristan Broz, Ville Koivunen, Jonathan Gruden, Valtteri Puustinen, Emil Bemstrom
Defensemen – Nathan Clurman, Ryan Shea, John Ludvig, Sebastian Aho, Owen Pickering, Harrison Brunicke, Filip Kral
Goalies – Filip Larsson, Tristan Jarry
Coach Mike Sullivan generally reveals his starting goaltender following morning skate the day of games. That setting should also provide clues as to the Penguins’ planned lines and special teams groupings.
Thursday is the Penguins’ penultimate preseason game. The Blue Jackets return to PPG Paints Arena on Friday to complete this preseason’s slate of contests.
Justin Guerriero is a TribLive reporter covering the Penguins, Pirates and college sports. A Pittsburgh native, he is a Central Catholic and University of Colorado graduate. He joined the Trib in 2022 after covering the Colorado Buffaloes for Rivals and freelancing for the Denver Post. He can be reached at jguerriero@triblive.com.
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