Thomas Greiss will start Saturday against the Islanders, Dave Molinari of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.

Greiss will start Saturday against the Islanders, Dave Molinari of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.

Analysis:

No. 1 goalie Marc-Andre Fleury will be in the net for Friday's home tilt with the Islanders, allowing Greiss to pick up the start in the second game of the back-to-back in Long Island. Despite being used sparingly this season, Greiss has fared well in his three prior outings, going 2-0-1 with a 1.95 GAA and .938 save percentage.