For the first time in 15 games Ryan Poehling is back from injury. That bumps Danton Heinen from the lineup which otherwise is the same and an encouraging development given the bumps that Jan Rutta and Jeff Petry took last game.
Welcome back to the lineup, Ryan Poehling! pic.twitter.com/OH1zqt5sUi
— Pittsburgh Penguins (@penguins) March 16, 2023
First period
Not a great start for Pittsburgh, Vladimir Tarasenko made a really good defensive play to deny a centering pass and then Artemi Panarin made an even nicer bank pass off the wall to send Mika Zibanejad on a clean breakaway.