MATCH:Penguins vs. Devils
TIME:7 p.m. EST
PLACE:PPG Paints Arena
TV:AT&T SportsNet
RADIO:105.9 FM, the X
5 THINGS
1.The Pens and Devils will faceoff twice in the next week. The 1st time is tonight in Pittsburgh before a rematch next Thursday in Jersey.
2.Sidney Crosby scored 1 of the best goals in his career on Wednesday against Montreal. He also picked up an assist - his 700th career helper. Crosby joins Mario Lemieux as the only players in team history to reach 700.
3.The Pens have 6 players with 20 goals on the season (Evgeni Malkin, 41; Phil Kessel, 29; Crosby, 24; Patric Hornqvist, 23; Jake Guentzel, 21; Derick Brassard, 20).
4.New Jersey concludes a season-long 6-game road trip tonight (3-2). The Devils are currently holding the final Wild Card playoff position with 82 points, but are only 1 ahead of Florida (which has 2 games in hand).
5.Taylor Hall has 32 goals on the season - 2nd most in Devils history (Ilya Kovalchuk, 37, 2011-12).
INJURIES
PIT - Zach Aston-Reese (upper-body), Carter Rowney (upper-body), Dominik Simon (lower-body).
NJD - Johansson (concussion), Wood (upper-body), Zacha (upper-body).
MORNING SKATE
* Everyone attended the Pens morning skate, plus injured forwards Zach Aston-Reese and Dominik Simon. During line rushes, Simon worked with the fourth unit and could return tonight.
* The Pens' projected lineup:
Guentzel-Crosby-Rust
Hagelin-Malkin-Hornqvist
Sheary-Brassard-Kessel
Kuhnhackl-Sheahan-Simon
Dumoulin-Letang
Maatta-Ruhwedel
Oleksiak-Schultz
Murray
