Tonight, the Penguins will be wearing their Reverse Retro jerseys for the second time this season. Pittsburgh first wore them on Feb. 1 at the New York Rangers.
On Saturday, Sidney Croby became the 25th active skater to skate in 1,000 NHL games, and first player in Penguins history to play 1,000 games with the team. He's also recorded the eighth-most points in NHL history through 1,000 games played (1,278). For more information and statistics about Crosby's first 1,000 NHL games, visit
www.pens.pe/Crosby1000GP
.
Pittsburgh only took one penalty on Saturday night against the Islanders. The Penguins' 122 penalty minutes this season are tied for the sixth-fewest in the NHL.
Teddy Blueger extended his point streak to a career-long (tied) three games (1G-2A) with an assist on Saturday against the Islanders. A point tonight would give him the first four-game point streak of his career.
Kasperi Kapanen is three points shy of becoming the 23rd member of his 2014 draft class to record 100 points. Kapanen was selected by Pittsburgh 22nd overall in the 2014 NHL Draft.
The Pittsburgh Penguins have re-assigned defenseman
Kevin Czuczman
to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of the American Hockey League and goaltender
Alex D'Orio
to the Wheeling Nailers of the ECHL, it was announced today by general manager Ron Hextall. To read more, click
here.