Key matchup tonight for Penguins, BlueJackets

* Forward Petr Sykora will be held out for one more game tonight. Sykora will miss his third consecutive game. Sykora will return to the lineup on Saturday against Ottawa.

Blue Jackets goaltender Steve Mason is questionable for tonight’s game. Mason who is suffering from an illness, was at the facility this morning but his status will not be known until game time. If Mason is unable to go, goaltender Wade Dubielewicz will start against the Penguins

Penguins Lineup

Kunitz – Crosby – Guerin

Dupuis – Malkin – Fedotenko

Cooke – Staal – Kennedy

Adams – Talbot – Godard

Defensemen

Orpik – Gonchar

Eaton – Letang

Gill – Scuderi

**Goatender Marc Andre Fleury will start

Blue Jackets Lineup

Kristian Huselius – Manny Malhotra – Rick Nash

R.J. Umberger – Antoine Vermette – Jason Williams

Raffi Torres – Jiri Novotny – Jake Voracek

Andrew Murray – Michael Peca – Jared Boll

The Blue Jackets will hold a short ceremony tonight honoring head coach Ken Hitchcock on his 500th career win