Ryan Johansen, Juuso Parssinen, and Filip Forsberg are all hurt while wingers Nino Niederreiter and Tanner Jeannot were recently traded.įor a team that already ranks 24th with 2.88 goals per 60 minutes, taking five regular forwards off the roster is a significant problem. More importantly, the Penguins are taking on a Nashville squad that is both hurt and selling before Friday's NHL trade deadline. For one thing, 11 of their 13 road wins have been by a margin of more than one goal – so when they do win away from the Steel City, they win by a lot. Pittsburgh has gone just 10-12-5 over its past 27 games – but I'm still confident in the Pens as puck line favorites. Louis and Tampa Bay, and get to face a depleted Predators team Tuesday. The Penguins are coming off an impressive weekend sweep of St.
