Forwards Zach Aston-Reese, Teddy Blueger and defenseman Chad Ruhwedel will draw into the lineup tonight vs the Edmonton Oilers.

Aston-Reese returns to action after a month long absence due to a broken left hand. Ruhwedel will dress for the first time since November 19th. The notable healthy scratch tonight will be Dominik Simon.

Simon has flourished this season in almost all advanced metrics, has been very good at creating offense, but his season is starting to reach the point where he has to start putting up more points. Simon with 7 goals, 14 assists in 48 games, has no points in his last seven games. However, you look at the group of best available forwards the Penguins can dress tonight and Simon is still one of them.

LINEUP
Guentzel – Crosby – Rust
Pearson – Bjugstad – Kessel
Blueger – McCann – Hornqvist
Aston-Resse — Cullen – Wilson

D-Pairs
DuMoulin – Letang
Pettersson – Ruhwedel
Riikola – Johnson