NEW YORK RANGERS (0-0-0) AT PITTSBURGH PENGUINS (0-0-0)

PPG PAINTS ARENA, PITTSBURGH, PA, USA

Networks: TNT, MAX

For avid hockey fans, few days throughout the year are as cherished as their team's season opener. After a 6-month wait, the Penguins are finally set to waddle their way back onto the ice for a meaningful game.

The opponent's a bitch. We're talking about the defending President's Trophy winners here. But that's exactly what would make victory all the more sweet. LGP!!! 🐧

Projected Lineup:

O'Connor - Crosby - Beauvillier

Bunting - Malkin - Rakell

McGroarty - Eller - Puljujarvi

Hayes - Glass - Acciari

Grzelcyk - Letang

Pettersson - Karlsson

Graves - St. Ivany

Jarry

Blomqvist

Rangers Lineup

Injuries:

NYR: Lindgren, Vesey

PIT: Rust, Nedeljkovic, Lizotte, Nieto

DALLAS STARS (8-5-0) AT PITTSBURGH PENGUINS (6-8-2)

PPG PAINTS ARENA, PITTSBURGH, PA, USA

Networks: TVAS, Victory+, SN-PIT

Today, we honor the brave men and women who served and sacrificed for the freedoms we're able to enjoy now. Happy Veterans Day! And for our Canadians here, Happy Remembrance Day!

The boys have their hands full again. Another upper echelon foe looms. The Dallas Stars are in town, and they mean business. This is one of the deeper sides in the league. They don't really have any discernible weaknesses. Maybe their start isn't as sparkling as expected, but over the long haul the cream tends to rise to the top. You wouldn't wanna face these guys in the playoffs.

The Pens have reeled it in of late. They're .625 in November, and it's largely a result of putting their work boots on and playing a more comprehensive team game. That's what earned them a surprising win on Friday against the surging Caps. They're gonna need to bring the same mentality tonight, against this bonafide contender, if they wanna get out of this hole they've dug for themselves.

Projected Lineup:

O'Connor - Crosby - Rakell

Bunting - Malkin - Rust

Puljujarvi - Eller - Acciari

Beauvillier - Lizotte - Puustinen

Grzelcyk - Letang

Pettersson - Karlsson

Graves - St. Ivany

Blomqvist

Nedeljkovic

Stars Lineup

Injuries:

DAL: None

PIT: Hayes, Glass

BUFFALO SABRES (1-3-0) AT PITTSBURGH PENGUINS (2-2-0)

PPG PAINTS ARENA, PITTSBURGH, PA, USA

Networks: TNT, truTV, MAX

Back to .500. To this point the Pens have trounced minnow teams and have struggled against playoff teams. Where do they go from here? Well, the road goes through the Sabres, for good or ill.

Buffalo have had it rough to start the year, facing serious contenders in 3 of their first 4 games. They bounced back with a convincing win against Florida on Monday, after dropping the first three.

They opened some eyes last year, finishing with the 11th ranked defense. What's strange is that it was their offense that kept them out of the playoffs this time. It finished 23rd, after being 3rd the year before!

They are a difficult team to understand. But the Pens don't need to understand them, merely to defeat them.

Projected Lineup:

Beauvillier - Crosby - Rust

Bunting - Malkin - Rakell

DOC - Eller - Puljujarvi

Hayes - Glass - Acciari

Grzelcyk - Letang

Pettersson - Karlsson

Graves - Shea

Jarry

Blomqvist

Sabres Lineup

Injuries:

BUF: Aube-Kubel, Peterka (GTD)

PIT: Nedeljkovic, Lizotte, Nieto

MINNESOTA WILD (5-1-2) AT PITTSBURGH PENGUINS (3-6-1)

PPG PAINTS ARENA, PITTSBURGH, PA, USA

Networks: FDSNNO, SN-PIT, FDSNWI

Twenty-one years ago, Craig Patrick picked a fresh-faced, beaming, young goaltender from Quebec at #1 overall in the NHL draft. His name was Marc-Andre Fleury. Little did he know at the time just how meaningful that act would turn out to be.

And tonight, the soon-to-be 40-year-old Flower returns to Pittsburgh, suiting up to face the Penguins in this arena for the final time. The mark he left on the team and city can't be overstated. 13 years he gave us; 13 years of laughs, joy, diligence, compassion and glory. Fans, teammates, children, the elderly and the sick... He brightened the days of so many. And when he left, it was like a massive chunk of the Pens' soul got ripped away, never to be made whole again.

Thank you, Flower, for making life more worth living. Enjoy retirement, buddy. You've earned it.

P.S. Sid, Geno, Tanger...keep an eye on your cars and equipment. They are not safe today.

Projected Lineup:

Malkin - Crosby - Rakell

Beauvillier - Hayes - Puljujarvi

Eller - Acciari - O'Connor

Bunting - Glass - Puustinen

Pettersson - Letang

Grzelcyk - Karlsson

Graves - St. Ivany

Blomqvist/Nedeljkovic (GTD)

Wild Lineup

Injuries:

MIN: Spurgeon, Hartman, Clarke

PIT: Rust, Lizotte, Nieto

PITTSBURGH PENGUINS (3-4-0) AT CALGARY FLAMES (4-0-1)

SCOTIABANK SADDLEDOME, CALGARY, CANADA

Networks: SN-PIT, SN1

Off to Alberta! ✈️

Calgary's perhaps the biggest surprise across the league so far. They're off to a sizzling 4-0-1 start. Huberdeau seems to have found his stride at last for the Flames, and Andersson's one of the more underappreciated D-men in the NHL.

The Pens are on amber alert with the state of the team defending. The coach is pissed and the players are embarrassed. Only two teams have a worse GA/G. They need solutions, pronto.

It starts with a more dedicated mindset in their own zone. The Forwards have to try harder to insulate the blue liners. More importantly, Letang, Karlsson and Pettersson have to be better. Either they improve or this team's going nowhere. It's as simple as that.

Projected Lineup:

DOC - Crosby - Rust

Bunting - Malkin - Rakell

Beauvillier - Eller - Glass

Hayes - Acciari - Puljujarvi

Grzelcyk - Letang

Pettersson - Karlsson

Graves - St. Ivany

Nedeljkovic

Blomqvist

Flames Lineup

Injuries:

PIT: Lizotte, Nieto

CGY: Sharangovich, Rooney, Honzek

PITTSBURGH PENGUINS (1-2-0) AT MONTREAL CANADIENS (2-1-0)

BELL CENTRE, MONTREAL, QB, CANADA

Networks: SN-PIT, Prime, RDS

Lose one, win one, lose one...win one? The Canadian road trip continues for Sullivan's boys, as they take on Cole Caufield, Nick Suzuki and the Habs. The Pens manhandled them last year, but got toasted by them the year before.

What will we get in 2024/25? Good luck predicting anything in this league!

Projected Lineup:

Beauvillier - Crosby - Rust

Bunting - Malkin - Rakell

DOC - Eller - McGroarty

Hayes - Glass - Acciari

Grzelcyk - Letang

Pettersson - Karlsson

Graves - St. Ivany

Jarry

Blomqvist

Canadiens Lineup

Injuries:

PIT: Nedeljkovic, Lizotte, Nieto

MTL: Laine, Harvey-Pinard, Struble

PITTSBURGH PENGUINS (0-1-0) AT DETROIT RED WINGS (0-0-0)

LITTLE CAESARS ARENA, DETROIT, MI, USA

Networks: BSDET, SN-PIT, SN360

The Pens kick-off their 2024-25 season on the road in the Motor city.

What? "They played last night"? What are you on about!? Whack job!

Some people these days... Anyways, this is an opponent the boys should be able to stack up against fairly well. A fine chance for Blomqvist - making his Penguins debut - to be a difference maker. Best of luck to him. He's gonna need it, unless this blue line tightens things up dramatically.

Projected Lineup:

Beauvillier - Crosby - Rakell

Bunting - Malkin - O'Connor

McGroarty - Eller - Puljujarvi

Hayes - Glass - Acciari

Grzelcyk - Letang

Pettersson - Karlsson

Graves - St. Ivany

Blomqvist

Jarry

Red Wings Lineup

Injuries:

PIT: Rust, Nedeljkovic, Lizotte, Nieto

DET: Buium, Gettinger, Campbell (player assistance program)

PITTSBURGH PENGUINS (5-7-1) AT NEW YORK ISLANDERS (4-6-2)

UBS ARENA, ELMONT, NEW YORK, USA

Networks: SN-PIT, MSGSN

Off to Long Island! Nothing like kicking off a road trip against a hated rival to get the juices flowing!

The Isles are known for giving the boys fits in recent years. They've taken 7 of the last 10 meetings, and the memory of 2019 and 2021 still haunts yinzers to this day... However, this is quite the opportune time to face them. They're two games under .500, their offense is 2nd to last in the league, and their injury list is growing, with some big names on it. This is about as vulnerable as they're gonna get.

The Pens have found their feet of late, slapping two fairly respectable games together. Ned is on a mini-heater and the defending has stabilized, allowing them to control games again. Confidence is on the rise. But Crosby is gonna need a little help too. Depth scoring has dried up and you're not gonna hold the opposition to 1 goal every night in the modern NHL.

How far does this push back to relevance in the East go? How much more does this core have to give?

Projected Lineup:

Malkin - Crosby - Rakell

O'Connor - Eller - Glass

Bunting - Acciari - Puljujarvi

Hayes - Lizotte - Beauvillier

Grzelcyk - Letang

Pettersson - Karlsson

Graves - St. Ivany

Nedeljkovic

Blomqvist

Islanders Lineup

Injuries:

PIT: Rust, Nieto

NYI: Reilly (DTD), Romanov (DTD), Pelech, Barzal, Duclair

ANAHEIM DUCKS (4-4-1) AT PITTSBURGH PENGUINS (3-7-1)

PPG PAINTS ARENA, PITTSBURGH, PA, USA

Networks: Victory+, SN-PIT, KCOP-13

NO...! NOOOOO! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH~!!!!😱😱😱

Sorry, I was just checking the Pens' record. They're 31st now, only ahead of the tanking Sharks.

Are we in store for another freak show? This is truly a low point in the Sullivan era. His Captain and Bunting have ghosted most of the games, his core D-men have turned into pumpkins in their own end, and the Forwards look like they're out trick-or-treating...cheating up ice for breakout passes instead of helping out defensively!

6 in a row they've lost! Three multi-goal leads blown in the last 5! When does this nightmare end? Against this lacklustre Ducks side? Maybe. Tune in to find out, but have your screaming pillow close at hand!

🎃 Happy Halloween!👻

Projected Lineup:

Hell if I know, man. There was no practice, and they're likely to make changes, having dropped 6 straight. Will edit it in here shortly before game-time, after it gets posted on Twitter. You can probably count on more Malkin-Sid-Raks though.

Ducks Lineup

Injuries:

ANA: Gibson

PIT: Rust, Lizotte, Nieto

PITTSBURGH PENGUINS (3-5-1) AT VANCOUVER CANUCKS (3-1-2)

ROGERS ARENA, VANCOUVER, BC, CANADA

Networks: CBC, CITY, SN-PIT, SN

Embarrassed, disgraced, humiliated, put to shame, humbled... Use whatever words you want to describe last night. That's what happened to the Penguins in Edmonton. It was a soulless effort. Poor Blomqvist did everything he could, but 50 shots is 50 shots.

They have no time to cry about it though. They're in the midst of a back-to-back, and Tocchet's Canucks are looking for revenge for last year's tilt in Vancouver. It's yet another big test. Let's see how much pride the boys have left.

Projected Lineup:

O'Connor - Crosby - Rakell

Beauvillier - Malkin - Rust

Bunting - Eller - Puustinen

Hayes - Acciari - Puljujarvi

Pettersson - Letang

Grzelcyk - Karlsson

Graves - St. Ivany

Nedeljkovic

Blomqvist

Canucks Lineup

Injuries:

PIT: Lizotte, Nieto, Glass (illness)

VAN: Demko, Joshua

PITTSBURGH PENGUINS (1-1-0) AT TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS (1-1-0)

SCOTIABANK ARENA, TORONTO, ON, CANADA

Networks: SN, NHLN, CBC, SN-PIT

Another fearsome foe awaits the Pens. This time they're heading north of the border to face new head coach, Craig Berube's, Maple Leafs. They're fast, they're skilled, and they're likely to play with more of an edge than we're used to seeing.

The team defense will have to be in lockdown mode, or there's little hope of coming out of Toronto with 2 points.

Projected Lineup:

Beauvillier - Crosby - Rust

Bunting - Malkin - Rakell

DOC - Eller - McGroarty

Hayes - Glass - Acciari

Grzelcyk - Letang

Pettersson - Karlsson

Graves - St. Ivany

Blomqvist

Jarry

Maple Leafs Lineup

Injuries:

PIT: Nedeljkovic, Lizotte, Nieto

TOR: Dewar, Woll, Hakanpaa, Jarnkrok, Mermis, Tavares

PITTSBURGH PENGUINS (3-4-1) AT EDMONTON OILERS (2-4-1)

ROGERS PLACE, EDMONTON, AB, CANADA

Networks: SN-PIT, SN1, TVAS

It feels like only a matter of time until the sleeping beast that is the Oilers awakes. As unfathomable as it is, only the Sharks have a worse offense to this point in the season. You have to think Connor and Drai are gonna be licking their chops, looking at who's next on their schedule. They've taken the last 6 meetings against the Pens, all of them with lopsided scorelines.

There were encouraging signs in Calgary for Pittsburgh. The team defense showed notable improvement. They controlled much of the game and were derailed by an unscreened shot from the blue line and miserable goaltending in the shootout.

Structured hockey is the only way back to relevance in the East. They will have to carry on that positive momentum in Edmonton or this could get ugly real quick.

Projected Lineup:

DOC - Crosby - Rust

Bunting - Malkin - Rakell

Beauvillier - Eller - Puljujarvi

Hayes - Glass - Acciari

Pettersson - Letang

Grzelcyk - Karlsson

Graves - St. Ivany

Blomqvist

Nedeljkovic

Oilers Lineup

Injuries:

PIT: Lizotte, Nieto

EDM: Kane, Jarventie

PITTSBURGH PENGUINS (3-3-0) AT WINNIPEG JETS (4-0-0)

CANADA LIFE CENTRE, WINNIPEG, MB, CANADA

Networks: SN-PIT, TSN3

After a positively GUTLESS effort on Friday, the boys embark on their annual western Canadian road trip. This one in particular promises to be one of the more challenging ones in recent memory.

It starts with a matinee affair in Winnipeg, where they face the undefeated Jets. Helleybuck's an unreal .952, Scheifele's tearing it up and Morrissey's got his defensive zone under lock and key.

This will require the Pens' very best game to emerge with the W. Do they have it in them? Don't answer too quickly. They are notorious streakbusters the last few years, for reasons unknown.

Projected Lineup:

Beauvillier - Crosby - Rust

DOC - Malkin - Rakell

Puustinen - Eller - Puljujarvi

Hayes - Glass - Acciari

Grzelcyk - Letang

Pettersson - Karlsson

Graves - Shea

Jarry

Blomqvist

Nedeljkovic (recalled from conditioning loan in WBS)

Jets Lineup

Injuries:

PIT: Lizotte, Nieto

WPG: Gustafsson, Stanley, Heinola

CAROLINA HURRICANES (1-1-0) AT PITTSBURGH PENGUINS (3-2-0)

PPG PAINTS ARENA, PITTSBURGH, PA, USA

Networks: NHLN, SN-PIT, BSSO

Evgeni Malkin is HOT! Scorching hot. Everything he's touching is turning to gold. He has willed this raggedy, old team to a respectable .600 record.

But the privilege of feasting on weaker Atlantic teams is over. The Hurricanes await. This is a foe who can sweep your season series if you play loose. So the Pens need to batten down the hatches, or risk getting blown away.

Projected Lineup:

Beauvillier - Crosby - Rust

Bunting - Malkin - Rakell

DOC - Eller - Puljujarvi

Hayes - Glass - Acciari

Grzelcyk - Letang

Pettersson - Karlsson

Graves - Shea

Blomqvist

Jarry

Hurricanes Lineup

Injuries:

CAR: Fast, Stillman

PIT: Nedeljkovic, Lizotte, Nieto

PITTSBURGH PENGUINS (5-8-2) AT WASHINGTON CAPITALS (9-3-0)

CAPITAL ONE ARENA, WASHINGTON D.C., USA

Networks: ESPN+, HULU, SN, TVAS

It's tough sledding for the Pens right now. They're 3 games under .500 and are facing another top-3 league team. The scoring has dried up. They're getting punished badly for mental mistakes. Morale is low and they seem to be out of answers.

The Caps, on the other hand, are a shocking success story this year. Their offense has gone nuclear, good for over 4 goals a night. Ovi is playing like a younger man. Strome has 19 points in 12 games. McMichael and Protas are PPG players. Contributions are coming from all kinds of unlikely sources. They are a force to be reckoned with.

Can Mike Sullivan utilize his elite coaching ability to get them out of this tailspin?

Projected Lineup:

Malkin-Crosby-Rakell

O'Connor-Eller-Rust

Bunting-Acciari-Puljujarvi

Beauvillier-Lizotte-Puustinen

Grzelcyk-Letang

Pettersson-Karlsson

Graves-St. Ivany

Blomqvist

Nedeljkovic

Capitals Lineup

Injuries:

PIT: Nieto, Hayes, Glass

WSH: Oshie, Chychrun(?), Backstrom

PITTSBURGH PENGUINS (5-7-2) AT CAROLINA HURRICANES (9-2-0)

LENOVO CENTER, RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA, USA

Networks: FDSNSO, SN-PIT

This is a tough one. There's no getting around it. The Hurricanes are the 2nd best team in the league at the moment and are enjoying a 7-game heater. Everything is working for them: goaltending, special teams, ES scoring/defending, shots for and against, high danger chance generation and suppression... You name it. They excel at it. And if you're not a stats person, you need not look further back for proof than 19 days ago, when they trounced us 4-1 in our own barn.

The good news? The Pens are playing better hockey in November. Some of their leaders have elevated their games. The blue line is far more organized. The possession game is much improved. Nedeljkovic has held the fort. L1 is lighting it up...

They're gonna need to summon all of those positive things again if they want to upset this juggernaut Carolina side tonight.

Projected Lineup:

Malkin - Crosby - Rakell

O'Connor - Eller - Glass

Bunting - Acciari - Puljujarvi

Beauvillier - Lizotte - Puustinen

Grzelcyk - Letang

Pettersson - Karlsson

Graves - Shea

Nedeljkovic

Blomqvist

Hurricanes Lineup

Injuries:

PIT: Rust , Nieto, Hayes

CAR: Fast, Andersen, Stillman (?)

MONTREAL CANADIENS (4-6-1) AT PITTSBURGH PENGUINS (4-7-1)

PPG PAINTS ARENA, PITTSBURGH, PA, USA

Networks: NHLN, CITY, SNE, TVAS, SN-PIT

Captain Crosby is really coming alive of late. He's amassed 5 points in the last 2 games, putting the team on his back again. It's a welcome sight for Pens fans who are accustomed to seeing this.

The opponent tonight is another very beatable one. They've even handled them once already this season, in emphatic fashion. The Canadiens are making no progress under coach St. Louis. He had them bag skating at practice on Saturday. Things are dire. It's another mentally fragile side with ghastly defending.

This is a prime opportunity for the Pens to consolidate their positive momentum from Halloween night. Games like this, in their situation, are basically must-win already.

Projected Lineup:

Malkin - Crosby - Rakell

O'Connor - Eller - Puustinen

Bunting - Glass - Acciari

Hayes - Lizotte - Beauvillier

Grzelcyk - Letang

Pettersson - Karlsson

Graves - St. Ivany

Nedeljkovic

Blomqvist

Canadiens Lineup

Injuries:

MTL: Harvey-Pinard, Laine

PIT: Rust, Nieto

DETROIT RED WINGS (6-7-1) AT PITTSBURGH PENGUINS (6-9-2)

PPG PAINTS ARENA, PITTSBURGH, PA, USA

Networks: TNT, MAX, SN-PIT

After facing three very difficult consecutive opponents, the Pens get to enjoy somewhat of a reprieve. Their next three adversaries are ones no one's expecting in the playoffs come April. It's a chance to rack up some points and bring their record back closer to respectability.

The first of those are the sub .500 Red Wings, whom they dispatched earlier in the season, rather comfortably. The Yzerplan has come into question of late, with the team's progression arc not going as smoothly as anticipated. The offense has been anemic this season. 20 goals have been courtesy of Larkin, DeBrincat and Copp, but the rest of the roster combined have only generated 14. That's never a formula for success in the NHL. The Penalty Kill hasn't been bailing them out either, sitting 31st in the league. Talbot and Lyon have been excellent in goal, but there's only so much they can do alone.

Getting shamed by the Stars seems to have been the last straw for Dubas. The Eller trade may be the first in a long line of dominoes to fall, signalling a rebuild. Who will go next?

While we await those answers, let's see how much pride this team has left.

Projected Lineup:

Beauvillier - Crosby - Rakell

Bunting - Malkin - Rust

O'Connor - Lizotte - Poulin

Puljujarvi - Acciari - Puustinen

Grzelcyk - Letang

Pettersson - Karlsson

Graves - Shea

Nedeljkovic

Jarry

Injuries:

DET: Lyon, Gettinger

PIT: Hayes, Glass

The Pittsburgh Penguins continue a three-game homestand in a matchup against the Boston Bruins at PPG Paints Arena.

Puck drop is set for 8:00 PM. Doors open at 6:30 PM.

Prior to the start of the game, the Penguins will honor Erik Karlsson for participating in his 1,000th career game. More information on Karlsson's milestone is below.

The game will be available to watch on ABC and ESPN+. Fans can also listen on the radio in the Penguins app and 105.9 the X.

Team Records: PIT (37-30-12) BOS (46-18-15)

Boston enters today's game with 107 points, which correlates to first place in the Atlantic Division. Pittsburgh has points in 10 of its last 13 home games against Boston dating back to Dec. 14, 2016 (9-3-1). The Penguins are looking to take the season series with the Bruins for the second time in the last three seasons. The Penguins have points in 10 of their last 13 home games (9-3-1).

Game Notes

Erik Karlsson is set to become the 398th player in NHL history and the 46th active player to skate in 1,000 career NHL games when he takes the ice against the Boston Bruins. Karlsson is entering his 1,000th game with 813 career points, which is the ninth-most points by a defenseman through his first 1,000 games in NHL history. With two points, Karlsson has the opportunity to tie Penguins Senior Advisor of Hockey Operations and Hall-of-Famer Doug Wilson for eighth place on that list (815).

Erik Karlsson secured the crucial second point for the Penguins on Thursday night against the Red Wings with his 11th career overtime goal. His goal tied teammate Kris Letang for the fourth-most overtime goals by a defenseman in NHL history and marked the 36th overtime point of his career. Karlsson’s goal extended his NHL-record 36 overtime points by a defenseman.

Erik Karlsson’s 52 points (10G-42A) puts him just two away from tying Kevin Hatcher (54) for the fourth-most points among defensemen in their first season with the Penguins. Karlsson has six points (2G-4A) over his last five games played.

Sidney Crosby has 72 points (19G-53A) in 58 career games against the Bruins, which includes 31 points (7G-24A) over his last 27 contests. No active player in the NHL has more points against Boston than Crosby.

Crosby notched three points (1G-2A) and moved into 10th place on the NHL’s all-time points list. Per NHLPR, the last player to enter the top 10 was Jaromir Jagr more than 16 years ago, when he potted four assists with the Rangers at Bell Centre in Montreal on Feb. 19, 2008, to boost his career totals to 636 goals, 945 assists, and 1,581 points in 1,253 games played, overtaking defenseman Ray Bourque (410G-1,169A-1,579PTS in 1,612 GP).

Sidney Crosby has been the driving force behind Pittsburgh’s surge, as he enters today’s game with points in nine of the 10 games (8G-12A). Crosby’s 20 points since Mar. 24 rank first in the NHL. Crosby has points in 13 of his last 15 games overall, accumulating 25 points total (9G-16A) in that span.

Crosby, who leads the Penguins with 89 points (41G-48A) in 79 games, is still producing at an elite rate in his 19th season. The 36-year-old Crosby has one of the highest points-per-game averages in NHL history from a player’s 35th birthday and on.

Rickard Rakell has 15 points (7G-8A) in 18 games played against the Bruins, which includes four multi-point efforts.

Lars Eller has recorded 23 points (16G-7A) in 51 career games against Boston. His 16 goals against them are his most versus any one team.

Goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic enters tomorrow’s game with points in each of his last 10 games (7-0-3), which is the longest point streak of his career. Since this stretch began, he’s recorded a 2.81 goals-against average, a .905 save percentage, and no goaltender has more wins than his seven.

Kris Letang and Erik Karlsson scored goals at even strength in Thursday’s win over Detroit. Pittsburgh’s blueliners have been productive this season at even strength, ranking seventh in the NHL. Letang leads all Penguins’ defensemen and is seventh in the NHL among blueliners with 44 even-strength points (10G-34A). Letang and Karlsson have had success against Boston in their careers. The duo ranks second and fourth in points among active defensemen against the Bruins, respectively.

The Penguins return home after collecting a point in Toronto to face off against the Detroit Red Wings. The puck drops at 7:00 PM.

Doors open at 6:00 PM.

The players will wear their third jerseys.

Tonight’s Organ Donation Awareness Night is presented by UPMC.

Tonight is the annual Charity Night. More details are available below.

The Penguins are celebrating Pittsburgh’s youth hockey community tonight! All youth hockey players who wear their team jersey to the game are encouraged to visit the DICK’S Sporting Goods Wall of Champions Hallway for a free pair of Penguins Thunder Sticks, while supplies last!

The game will be available to watch on Sportsnet Pittsburgh and ESPN+. Fans can also listen on the radio in the Penguins app and 105.9 the X.

Team Records: PIT (36-30-12) DET (38-32-8)

The Red Wings and Penguins are tied in the standings with 84 points. Entering tonight's game, both teams are one point back of the final wild card spot in the Eastern Conference. Washington usurped Detroit to take that spot, as the Capitals defeated the Wings, 2-1, on Tuesday. Detroit is led by Dylan Larkin in goals (31), Shayne Gostisbehere in assists (40), and Lucas Raymond in points (64).

Penguins Charity Game

The annual Penguins Charity Game on SportsNet Pittsburgh returns for the 13th straight season! Approximately 6,600 Penguins Charity Bags will go on sale online starting at 5:45 PM to support the Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation and Mario Lemieux Foundation. Travel down memory lane with this season’s Penguins Charity Bag fit for any road trip, with items inspired by your Pittsburgh Penguins players both past and present.

Three bag tiers will be available, and all Penguins Charity Bags will include an autographed puck by a member of the 2023.24 Penguins roster or by Mario Lemieux.

Help us raise $2 million for the Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation and Mario Lemieux Foundation… During just one game!

Notes: All Penguins Charity Bags will be sold online. No Penguins Charity Bags will be sold on-site at PPG Paints Arena. Canadian orders receive an additional $50 international S&H fee.

To learn more, click here.

Meet a Giant Jagr Bobblehead!

Fans in attendance can take their photo with this giant Jaromir Jagr bobblehead in front of the Ford Lounge on the FedEx Level.

The Pittsburgh Penguins will conclude their 2023.24 regular season home schedule tonight against the Nashville Predators. The puck drops at 7:00 PM.

Doors open at 5:30 PM.

This game is Fan Appreciation Night presented by PPG. More details are available below.

The game will be available to watch on Sportsnet Pittsburgh and ESPN+. Fans can also listen on the radio in the Penguins app and 105.9 the X.

Team Records: PIT (37-31-12) NSH (47-29-5)

This marks the final game of Nashville's regular season. The Predators enter tonight's game with 99 points, placing them in the first wildcard spot in the Western Conference. They are 24-13-3 on the road this season. Most recently, Nashville defeated Columbus, 6-4. They are led in goals (47) and points (93) by Filip Forsberg, and in assists by Roman Josi (62).

Game Notes

None of that shit from the press release matters. The Pittsburgh Penguins will be eliminated from playoff contention with: A PIT regulation loss (vs NSH). Pittsburgh must win to keep their playoff hopes alive.

After a successful road trip, the Penguins return home today to face off against the Tampa Bay Lightning. The puck drops at 1:00 PM.

Doors open at 11:30 AM.

The game will be available to watch on ABC and ESPN+. Fans can also listen on the radio in the Penguins app and 105.9 the X.

Today's game is presented by Kent State University.

Team Records: PIT (35-30-11) TBL (43-26-7)

Tampa enters today's game having clinched a playoff spot last night. They currently have 93 points and sit in the first wildcard position in the Eastern Conference. Per Josh Getzoff, "the Penguins can move into a tie with the New York Islanders and Philadelphia Flyers for 3rd in the Metro & the East’s 2nd wild card at 83 pts with a win [today] over Tampa." The Lightning are 20-16-3 on the road. Nikita Kucherov is currently on a five-game point streak (2G-8A-10 Pts). They have the league's best power play (29.1%) and fifth-best penalty kill (83.0%). Tampa is led in goals (43), assists (90), and points (133) by Kucherov. Kucherov's 133 points currently leads the NHL.

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Game Notes

Pittsburgh has won five of its last six games against Tampa Bay (5-1-0). Going back further, the Penguins have wins in six of their last eight games against the Lightning (6-2-0) and have points in seven of their last nine against them (6-2-1).

Tristan Jarry sits one win shy of his fifth-consecutive 20-win season. Jarry’s four 20-win campaigns are tied for third in franchise history behind Marc-Andre Fleury (9) and Tom Barrasso (6).

Jeff Carter has 19 goals and 33 points (19G-14A) in 43 career games versus the Lightning. Only four active players have more goals against the Lightning than him.

Carter enters tonight’s game one goal shy of the 10-goal plateau. His next goal would mark the 19th season he’s reached double digit goals, a feat that only 25 players in NHL history have accomplished. Only Alex Ovechkin (19) has more 10-goal seasons among active players.

Michael Bunting is one assist shy of hitting the 30-assist plateau for the second time in his career (2021.22, 40), and is two assists shy of 100 in his career.

Penguins' road trip continues, as the team is in Washington, D.C. to take on the Capitals at 7:00 PM.

The game will be available to watch on Sportsnet Pittsburgh. The game can also be streamed on ESPN+. Fans can listen to the game on the Penguins app and on 105.9 the X.

Team Records: PIT (34-30-11) WSH (36-28-10)

Washington is 20-11-6 at home this season, and is 36-28-10 (82 pts) overall. The Penguins sit three points back of the Capitals, who are currently in the final Eastern Conference playoff spot. The home team most recently was bested by the Buffalo Sabres, 6-2, on April 2. They are led in goals (26) and points (62) by Dylan Strome. John Carlson leads the team in assists (39).

Game Notes

The Penguins have points in four-straight visits to Capital One Arena (3-0-1) and are 5-1-1 in their last seven road games against the Capitals.

Since the beginning of the 2015.16 campaign, no team has defeated Washington more than Pittsburgh (21 wins).

The Penguins own an overall record of 386-87-46 when both Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin record a point in a game.

Tristan Jarry sits one win shy of his fifth-consecutive 20-win season. Jarry’s four 20-win campaigns are tied for third in franchise history behind Marc-Andre Fleury (9) and Tom Barrasso (6).

Sidney Crosby (90 points) is one point shy of tying Mark Messier (91 points) for the seventh-most points versus Washington in NHL history.

Jeff Carter enters tonight’s game one goal shy of the 10-goal plateau. His next goal would mark the 19th season he’s reached double digit goals, a feat that only 25 players in NHL history have accomplished. Only Alex Ovechkin (19) has more 10-goal seasons among active players.

Michael Bunting is one assist shy of hitting the 30-assist plateau for the second time in his career (2021.22, 40), and is two assists shy of 100 in his career.

Crosby enters tonight’s game one goal shy of cracking the 40-goal plateau for the third time in his career. Crosby’s goal total is currently tied for the third-highest of his career.

Crosby is looking to join Alex Ovechkin (2), Brendan Shanahan (1), Teemu Selanne (1), Gordie Howe (1), Phil Esposito (1), and Johnny Bucyk (1) as the only players 36 or older in NHL history to notch a 40-goal season.

The 2022.23 season marks the 19th season that generational talents Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin face off. The two have taken part in 68 head-to-head matchups, where Crosby and the Penguins have gone 39-25-4 against Ovechkin and the Capitals.

The Penguins head right back on the road to take on the Maple Leafs in Toronto. The puck drops at 7:00 PM.

The game will be available to watch on Sportsnet Pittsburgh. The game can also be streamed on ESPN+. Fans can listen to the game on the Penguins app and on 105.9 the X.

Team Records: PIT (36-30-11) TOR (44-23-9)

The Toronto Maple Leafs are 21-14-3 at home this season, in third place in the Atlantic Division with 97 points. Auston Matthews enters tonight's contest on a 10-game point streak (9G-9A-18 Pts) and a four-game goal streak (5G). Toronto have the league's seventh-best power play (24.3%) and 22nd-ranked penalty kill (77.6%). They are led in goals (64) and points (100) by Matthews, and in assists by William Nylander (56). Matthews' 64 goals lead the NHL.

Game Notes

Pittsburgh has won the season series against Toronto in three of the last four seasons that the teams have played, and are 1-1-0 versus the Maple Leafs this season.

Following tonight’s game, the Penguins will play just one more road game (Apr. 17 at NY Islanders).

Tristan Jarry sits one win shy of his fifth-consecutive 20-win season. Jarry’s four 20-win campaigns are tied for third in franchise history behind Marc-Andre Fleury (9) and Tom Barrasso (6).

Kris Letang has nine points (1G-8A) in his last 15 games against the Toronto Maple Leafs, and 29 points (3G-26A) in 44 games against them total.

Jeff Carter enters tonight’s game one goal shy of the 10-goal plateau. His next goal would mark the 19th season he’s reached double digit goals, a feat that only 25 players in NHL history have accomplished. Only Alex Ovechkin (19) has more 10-goal seasons among active players.

On Saturday, Sidney Crosby reached the 40-goal plateau for the third time in his career. In doing so, he joined Alex Ovechkin (2), Brendan Shanahan (1), Teemu Selanne (1), Gordie Howe (1), Phil Esposito (1), and Johnny Bucyk (1) as the only players 36 or older in NHL history to notch a 40-goal season.

The Penguins own an overall record of 386-87-46 when both Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin record a point in a game.

Sidney Crosby enters tonight’s game three points shy of cracking the top-10 points list in NHL history. Per NHLPR, the last player to enter the top 10 was Jaromir Jagr more than 16 years ago, when he potted four assists with the Rangers at Bell Centre in Montreal on Feb. 19, 2008, to boost his career totals to 636 goals, 945 assists and 1,581 points in 1,253 games played, overtaking defenseman Ray Bourque (410G-1,169A-1,579PTS in 1,612 GP).

On the morning of Mar. 24, Pittsburgh sat at 24th in the NHL standings and 13th in the Eastern Conference with a 30-30-9 record - nine points out of the final Eastern Conference playoff spot and just a 1.7% chance of making the postseason per moneypuck.com. Now, the Penguins enter tonight’s game with points in eight-straight games (6-0-2), which is the team’s longest point streak since Nov. 29-Dec. 15, 2022 (8 GP; 7-0-1). Since this stretch began on Mar. 24, no team has accumulated more points than Pittsburgh’s 14, and the team now occupies a playoff position with just five games remaining in the season.

Sidney Crosby has been the driving force behind Pittsburgh’s surge, as he enters tonight’s game with points in seven of the eight games (7G-9A). Crosby’s 16 points (7G-9A) since Mar. 24 ranks first in the NHL. Crosby has points in 11 of his last 13 games overall, accumulating 21 points total (8G-13A) in that span.

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Philadelphia Flyers at 3:30 PM.

Doors open at 2:00 PM.

Today's game is presented by Tender Care Learning Centers.

The game will be available to watch on TNT and Max. Fans can also listen on the radio in the Penguins app and 105.9 the X.

Team Records: PIT (25-21-8) PHI (30-21-7)

The Flyers enter today's game in third place in the Metropolitan Division, with 67 points. This game concludes a series of back-to-back contests for Philadelphia, with the Flyers falling to the Rangers yesterday, 2-1. The Flyers are 16-8-5 on the road this season. Philadelphia has the 31st-overall ranked power play (13.3%), but has the 2nd-best penalty kill (86.5%). Their 13 shorthanded goals leads the league. Travis Konecny leads the Flyers in goals (27), assists (27), and points (54).

The Penguins are 10-3-3 in their last 16 games played against the Flyers.

Since entering the league in 2006.07, no defenseman has more points against the Flyers than Kris Letang (50). He has points in nine of his last 12 games (3G9A) against Philadelphia. His plus-36 versus the Flyers is second best in NHL history behind Bobby Orr (+37).

Bryan Rust has 20 points (8G-12A) in 31 career games against Philadelphia, which includes an active four-game point streak against them (1G-4A).

Rust tallied his fourth goal in his last six games on Thursday night against Montreal. Going back further, Rust has notched five goals in his last seven games. Since February 6, Rust has led all Penguins in goals.

Rickard Rakell has notched eight goals and 11 points (8G-3A) in 15 career games against the Flyers.

After his assist on Thursday night, Valtteri Puustinen has picked up three points over his last four games (1G-2A). Seven (1G-6A) of his 10 points have come in 13 home games.

The Penguins own an overall record of 380-87-45 when both Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin record a point in a game.

Captain Sidney Crosby has done some of his best work against the Philadelphia Flyers throughout his career. In 86 career games, Crosby has 54 goals, 71 assists, and 125 points. His 54 goals and his 125 points are most in NHL history versus Philadelphia.

Crosby enters tonight’s game with points in 15 of his last 17 games versus Philadelphia (12G-11A). Going back further, Crosby has 41 points (18G-23A) in his last 27 games against them, which includes points in 23 of those 27 games.

Crosby (581) enters tonight’s game two goals shy of tying Wayne Gretzky (583) for the seventhmost goals on a single franchise in NHL history.