Pittsburgh Penguins Pregame: Neal, Niskanen to Debut

The Pittsburgh Penguins host the San Jose Sharks tonight at the Consol Energy Center. The Sharks are one point out of the Pacific Division lead, and currently sit fourth in the Wester Conference. The Penguins still hold a three point lead over Washington for fourth place in the East. Newly acquired winger James Neal and defenseman Matt Niskanen will make their Penguins debuts tonight. James Neal will skate on the team’s top line alongside Jordan Staal and Pascal Dupuis, while Niskanen will take his spot on Deryk Engelland’s left side to create the Penguins’ third defensive pairing. While the rest of Pittsburgh’s defensive units will remain the same, here are the team’s forward lines: Neal – Staal – Dupuis Cooke – Adams – Kennedy Conner – Talbot – Rupp Sterling – Vitale – Wallace In practice this morning, the team went with Kennedy – Staal – Neal – Letang – Sterling on the first powe...