PIttsburgh Penguins game, Columbus Blue JacketsPIttsburgh Penguins game, Columbus Blue Jackets

The Pittsburgh Penguins (0-0-1), fresh from their energetic performance Monday in Montreal, will play their second straight road preseason game when they visit the Columbus Blue Jackets on Wednesday at Nationwide Arena.

The puck drops at 7 p.m.

Five of the players who were in Monday’s lineup will get another shot to impress coach Dan Muse, including first-round pick Ben Kindel. The Penguins are giving the 11th overall selection a healthy dose of camp before they likely return him to junior hockey.

The other players returning to the lineup are in heated battles for roster spots. Tristan Broz, Filip Hallander, Atley Calvert, and defenseman Connor Clifton will get another whirl.

Broz was especially good on Monday, and another solid performance could be his ticket to the NHL lineup. Clifton is expected to be on the roster, but his role could be third-pairing right-side defenseman or seventh D.

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Two more defensemen who are battling for a roster spot will play: Caleb Jones and Jack St. Ivany. Each has a very different game as St. Ivany is a physical right-side D-man and Jones is a strong skating lefty. Jones has been strong in the practices as they’ve emphasized skating.

Penguins fans will also get their first look at goalie Arturs Sikovs, who will share the net with Filip Larsson.

Transaction: The Penguins made their first cut of camp, sending fifth-round pick Travis Hayes back to the Soo Greyhounds.

FORWARDS

8 – Aidan McDonough

10 – Aaron Huglen

11 – Filip Hallander

16 – Justin Brazeau

19 – Connor Dewar

23 – Nolan Renwick

26 – Tristan Broz

41 – Ville Koivunen

46 – Blake Lizotte

53 – Philip Tomasino

62 – Zach Gallant

81 – Ben Kindel

84 – Atley Calvert

DEFENSE

3 – Jack St. Ivany

25 – Sebastian Aho

52 – Philip Kemp

56 – Alexander Alexeyev

75 – Connor Clifton

77 – Quinn Beauchesne

82 – Caleb Jones

GOALIES

31 – Filip Larsson

37 – Arturs Silovs

How to Watch

TV:  The game will be streamed on www.nhl.com/penguins 

Radio: 105.9 ‘The X’.

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