After being ranked seventh on the power play (24.1 percent) in the regular season, the Penguins managed only three shots on goal in the first two games. With their power play also struggling, the Flyers know their penalty kill will need to continue to make a difference.

“We’re doing a good job of deciding when to pressure and commit to that pressure as a group,” Hathaway said. “I think it’s sometimes they’re so skilled, they’re such a threat that once you get out of position is when they can take advantage. They’ll attack right at the net.”

Penguins projected lineup

Rickard Rakell — Sidney Crosby — Bryan Rust 

Anthony Mantha — Tommy Novak — Evgeni Malkin 

Egor Chinakhov — Ben Kindel — Justin Brazeau

Connor Dewar — Blake Lizotte — Noel Acciari 

Parker Wotherspoon — Erik Karlsson 

Samuel Girard — Kris Letang 

Ryan Shea — Connor Clifton

Stuart Skinner  

Arturs Silovs  

Scratched: Elmer Soderblom, Ilya Solovyov, Kevin Hayes, Ryan Graves, Jack St. Ivany 

Injured: Filip Hallander (blood clot)

Flyers projected lineup

Tyson Foerster — Trevor Zegras — Owen Tippett

Travis Konecny — Christian Dvorak — Porter Martone 

Denver Barkey — Noah Cates — Matvei Michkov 

Luke Glendening — Sean Couturier — Garnet Hathaway 

Travis Sanheim — Rasmus Ristolainen 

Cam York — Jamie Drysdale 

Nick Seeler — Noah Juulsen

Dan Vladar 

Samuel Ersson 

Scratched: Garrett Wilson, Alex Bump, Carl Grundstrom, Oliver Bonk, David Jiricek, Carson Bjarnason, Helge Grans, Hunter McDonald, Oscar Eklind, Jacob Gaucher 

Injured: Rodrigo Abols (lower body), Nikita Grebenkin (upper body), Emil Andrae (upper body)

Status report 

Coach Dan Muse would not confirm the Penguins lineup, but Brazeau could replace Soderblom, a forward. … Rakell was at left wing on Crosby’s line during the morning skate after playing center on the second line the previous two games. … Tippett did not take part in the morning skate for maintenance but is expected to play. Coach Rick Tocchet said the forward was “managing stuff.” … Andrae skated after missing Game 2 and Tocchet said the defenseman is a possibility” … Bjarnason, a goalie, defensemen Grans and McDonald, and forwards Eklind and Gaucher were recalled from Lehigh Valley of the American Hockey League.