Islanders @ Penguins game 1 lines and D-pairs. NO Crosby

https://penguins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=668695&cmpid=pit-twt-penguins Pens lines and D-pairs at moring skate...

Sidney Crosby (broken jaw) and Brooks Orpik (lower body) both attended the team's morning skate, although Crosby worked with the "fifth" line while Orpik did not take a shift in the defensive rotation.

Kunitz-Malkin-Neal
Morrow-Sutter-Cooke
Dupuis-Jokinen-Iginla
Glass-Adams-Bennett
Jeffrey-Crosby-Kennedy

Eaton-Letang
Martin-Engelland
Murray-Niskanen
Bortuzzo-Despres

Update: The Pens used the following power-play units:
Letang, Iginla, Neal, Malkin, Kunitz
Martin, Niskanen, Bennett, Morrow, Jokinen

https://twitter.com/penguins says "Sidney Crosby said he is NOT going to play in Game 1 vs. the Islanders". (I doubt that Orpik will play either. would expect the "5th line" and "4th D-pair" to be "healthy scratches")

https://islanders.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=668609&navid=DL|NYI|home lists Islanders "previous game" lines and D-pais as...

Forwards
26 Matt Moulson - 91 John Tavares - 24 Brad Boyes
12 Josh Bailey - 51 Frans Nielsen - 21 Kyle Okposo
40 Michael Grabner - 10 Keith Aucoin - 13 Colin McDonald
36 Eric Boulton - 53 Casey Cizikas - 17 Matt Martin

Defensemen
3 Travis Hamonic - 47 Andrew MacDonald
7 Matt Carkner - 14 Thomas Hickey
2 Mark Streit - 37 Brian Strait

would expect the #1 goalies. Nabokov vs Fleury

thanks for the info, NY35

so your projected Islanders lines and D's would be...

Forwards
26 Matt Moulson - 91 John Tavares - 24 Brad Boyes
12 Josh Bailey - 51 Frans Nielsen - 21 Kyle Okposo
40 Michael Grabner - 10 Keith Aucoin - 13 Colin McDonald
 Reasoner - 53 Casey Cizikas - 17 Matt Martin

Defensemen
3 Travis Hamonic - 47 Andrew MacDonald
Visnovsky - 14 Thomas Hickey
2 Mark Streit - 37 Brian Strait

is that correct?

more on Crosby https://penguins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=668731&cmpid=pit-twt-penguins sounds like WHEN he takes a morning skate with his regular line, that will be "the siginal" that he's playing that night.

"Penguins captain Sidney Crosby said he will not play in tonight’s Game 1 of the Pittsburgh’s first-round series against the New York Islanders."

"Crosby saw the doctor on Tuesday. He worked on a fifth line in Wednesday’s morning skate and did not practice on the power play after working one-on-one with strength and conditioning coach Mike Kadar before team practice."

“I’m not in good (enough) of shape yet,” Crosby said. “Obviously not going to play tonight. Whenever I kind of take a regular morning skate, I’m sure that will be a pretty good sign I’m in.”

just to confirm, https://twitter.com/NYIslanders says "Nabokov gets the start for #Isles in Game 1 against the #Pens." Bylsma still playing "Secret Squirrel" BUT I  would be shocked  IF Fleury didn't go tonight.

Also, I know Fleury is the guy but Vokoun's numbers against us are pretty remarkable if I remember correctly. Would be crazy but wouldn't put it past Byslma too pull a quick one and have Vokoun in goal.

would work for me. the Penguins seems to be more "defensively responsable" in front of TV than they are with Flower.