MATCH:Penguins vs. Coyotes
TIME:8 p.m. EST
PLACE:Gila River Arena
TV:AT&T SportsNet
RADIO:105.9 FM, the X
5 THINGS
1.The Pens have lost 3 straight games, and 4 of their last 5. But they are 5-1-1 in their last 7 contests against Arizona.
2.Pittsburgh's PK unit has gone 7-consecutive contests without allowing a goal (21 for 21).
3.Josh Archibald recorded his 1st-career 2-goal game last season in Arizona on Feb. 11, 2017. His 2nd goal was a shorthanded marker.
4.The Coyotes average age of 25 years, 27 days makes them the youngest roster in the NHL.
5.Rookie Clayton Keller leads the team in goals (12) and points (24). Those rank second and third respectively among all NHL rookies.
INJURIES
PIT - Tom Kuhnhackl (upper-body), Justin Schultz (lower-body).
ARI - Niklas Hjalmarsson (upper-body).
MORNING SKATE
* The Pens did not hold a morning skate. The club hasn't decided on its lineup for combinations, but this is what the club used at Friday's practice…
Guentze-Crosby-Simon
Hornqvist-Malkin-Kessel
Hagelin-Sheahan-Sheary
Rust-Rowney-Reaves
(Kuhnhackl, Archibald)
Dumoulin-Letang
Maatta-Ruhwedel
Hunwick-Cole
(Czuczman)
