The Pittsburgh Penguins return house to tackle the Nashville Predators of their first house recreation since January 14. Puck drop is ready for 7:00 PM at PPG Paints Enviornment. Doorways open at 5:30 PM.
The primary 7,500 friends in attendance will obtain a Patric Hornqvist bobblehead. Moreover, limited-edition Hornqvist t-shirts<\/a> shall be accessible for buy solely at PPG Paints Enviornment’s PensGear when gates open.
This game will be available to watch<\/a> on SportsNet Pittsburgh and ESPN+. Followers can hearken to the sport on 105.9 the X and on the Penguins app.
Group Information: PIT (21-24-8), NSH (18-24-7)
The Penguins have factors in 12 of their final 14 video games towards the Predators (10-2-2). Going again additional, Pittsburgh has factors in 19 of its final 23 video games (17-4-2) versus Nashville courting again to October 21, 2010. Pittsburgh is 7-5-0 in its final 12 video games towards Western Convention opponents.
Sports activities Matter<\/strong>
Tonight, we’re excited to host the annual Sports activities Matter recreation offered by The DICK’S Sporting Items Basis. In help of the Sports activities Matter program:
\u2022<\/strong> All followers will obtain a Sports activities Matter-themed cheer card.
\u2022<\/strong> The DICK’S Sporting Items Wall of Champions Hallway, situated behind the Captain Morgan Membership on the FedEx Degree, can have free Sports activities Matter themed actions for followers to get pleasure from, together with a photograph op.
\u2022<\/strong> Inexperienced ‘Sports activities Matter’ Penguins jerseys shall be auctioned off to profit of The DICK’S Sporting Items Basis’s Sports activities Matter program. The jerseys function the names and autographs of present Pittsburgh Penguins and different athletes. These things, in addition to different memorabilia and experiences, can be found for public sale online<\/a>.
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Fast Hits<\/strong>
1) Ahead Sidney Crosby scored the additional time winner on Wednesday night time in Salt Lake Metropolis, making Utah the fifteenth totally different franchise he\u2019s conquered in further time. Solely Boston\u2019s Brad Marchand (16) has scored an additional time aim towards extra groups than Crosby.
2) Since Jan. 17, Alex Nedeljkovic ranks second amongst NHL goaltenders with 147 saves and a .930 save share (min. 5 GP).
3) On Thursday, ahead Sidney Crosby was named Captain of Group Canada and defenseman Erik Karlsson was named an Alternate Captain for Group Sweden for the upcoming 4 Nations Face-Off.
4) The Penguins rank sixth within the NHL in power-play share (26.0%).
5) Kris Letang has 18 factors (4G-14A) in 22 profession video games versus the Predators.
* Sidney Crosby (1G-1A) recorded his 483rd profession multi-point recreation Wednesday night time at Utah, a determine that leads all energetic gamers. Solely six gamers in NHL historical past have recorded extra multi-point video games than Crosby\u2019s 483.
The captain scored his twenty third profession additional time aim, which is the second most in NHL historical past behind Alex Ovechkin (27). Crosby\u2019s aim marked his forty seventh profession additional time level, essentially the most of any participant in NHL historical past. Crosby\u2019s three additional time objectives this season tie his profession excessive set in 2017-18 and \u201905-06, and solely three gamers have extra additional time objectives this season than Crosby\u2019s three. Along with his subsequent additional time tally, the ahead will change into the primary Penguin in franchise historical past to file 4 additional time objectives in a single season.
Crosby surpassed Steve Yzerman (94) for sole possession of thirteenth place on the NHL\u2019s all-time game-winning objectives checklist with 95. He\u2019s now only one game-winning aim again from tying Mats Sundin for the Twelfth-most game-winning objectives in NHL historical past.
Along with his most up-to-date game-winning aim, Crosby (95) surpassed Man Lafleur (94) and Yzerman (94) for the fifth-most game-winning objectives scored with one franchise.
Crosby additionally stretched his energetic goal-scoring streak to a few video games, his second such streak of the season, beforehand set from Oct. 31 \u2013 Nov. 5 (5G). Solely Seattle\u2019s Eeli Tolvanen (4 GP) has an extended energetic aim streak than Crosby.
* Bryan Rust, who ranks second on Pittsburgh with 19 objectives, is only one tally shy of his sixth 20-goal season. He\u2019s trying to change into simply the ninth participant in franchise historical past to have six or extra 20-goal seasons with the crew.
* Defenseman Erik Karlsson leads all Pittsburgh blueliners and is fifth on the crew with 33 factors (5G-28A) this season. Solely Sidney Crosby (39) has notched extra assists than Karlsson, and he\u2019s two helpers shy of reaching the 30-assist plateau for the Twelfth time in his profession. No energetic NHL defenseman has extra 30-assist campaigns than Karlsson.
* Ahead Kevin Hayes has performed a few of his finest hockey towards the Nashville Predators. He\u2019s picked up seven objectives, 16 assists, 23 factors and is plus-2 in 19 video games. His 23 factors are the second-most factors he\u2019s picked up versus anybody crew.
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