PENGUINS (5-1-2) at CANUCKS (6-5-0) 10 p.m. ET; CBC, SN360, SN1, CITY, ATTSN-PT, NHL.TV
Pettersson, a 19-year-old rookie, has eight points (five goals, three assists) in five games and is second in Canucks scoring; he missed the past six games with a concussion. Boeser, who has six points (two goals, four assists) in nine games, missed the past two games with a sore groin. Pittsburgh can sweep its four-game Canadian road trip with a win.
Players to watch
Pittsburgh center Evgeni Malkin has 12 points (two goals, 10 assists) in a six-game point streak. Canucks center Bo Horvat has five points (four goals, one assist) in his past five games.
They said it
"It's still a process, especially early in the season, you want to establish your identity, but we've gotten better over the course of these games, especially being on the road. You tend to simplify things a little and a few games in a row helped us get in a rhythm." -- Penguins center Sidney Crosby on outscoring opponents 18-6 on this road trip "We missed their offense." -- Canucks coach Travis Green on Pettersson and Boeser
Brassard who won't play and is day to day, did not practice Wednesday but had three assists in 9-1 win against the Calgary Flames on Thursday. He did not take skate on Saturday. … Tanev, who has missed one game since being hit on the hip by a shot on Wednesday against the Vegas Golden Knights, skated and is day to day.
Stat pack
Crosby has six points (three goals, three assists) in a three-game point streak after starting the season with no goals and four assists the first five games. ... Kessel has 10 points (six goals, four assists) in his past six games. … Boeser has six goals in three games against the Penguins.
