Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Arturs Silovs is scheduled to start the team’s final road game of the preseason, a contest against the Buffalo Sabres at KeyBank Center in Buffalo, N.Y., on Wednesday. He is expected to play the entire game.
Coach Dan Muse announced Silovs’ status following an optional morning skate in Cranberry.
In two games this preseason, Silovs has a 1-1-0 record, a 2.07 goals against average and a .905 save percentage.
Filip Larsson is slated to serve as the backup goaltender.
Notes:
• The lineup the Penguins are scheduled to send to Buffalo:
Forwards — Noel Acciari, Tristan Broz, Robby Fabbri, Filip Hallander, Avery Hayes, Rafael Harvey-Pinard, Danton Heinen, Ben Kindel, Ville Koivunen, Joona Koppanen, Blake Lizotte, Sam Poulin, Philip Tomasino
Defenseman — Harrison Brunicke, Matt Dumba, Ryan Graves, Philip Kemp, Owen Pickering, Ryan Shea, Jack St. Ivany
Goaltenders — Larsson, Silovs
• The Penguin enter the contest with a 3-1-1 record.
• The Sabres announced their scheduled lineup:
Forwards — Justin Danfourth, Josh Doan, Mason Geersten, Peyton Krebs, Jiri Kulich, Beck Malenstyn, Ryan McLeod, Josh Norris, Jack Quinn, Tage Thompson, Alex Tuch, Jason Zucker
Defensemen — Jacob Bryson, Rasmus Dahlin, Ryan Johnson, Michael Kesselring, Radim Mrtka, Conor Timmins
Goaltenders — Alexandar Georgiev, Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
