Pittsburgh Penguins (2-1-0, 4 pts) vs Winnipeg Jets (1-1-1, 3 pts) - 8:00pm - ROOT
Tonight's Officials:
Referees: Brad Meier (34) & Ian Walsh (29)
Linesmen: Jay Sharrers (57) & Brad Lazarowich (86)
Video Judge: Grant Heather
Anthem: Stacey Nattrass
Milestones Watch:
G Marc-Andre Fleury 1 shutout from establishing a franchise record with 23
F Sidney Crosby 1 point from tying Ron Francis for fourth place on the franchise’s all-time points list and 12 assists from 400
F Evgeni Malkin 1 assist from tying Rick Kehoe for seventh place on the franchise’s all-time assist list
D Ben Lovejoy 5 games to 100
F Matt Cooke 6 assists to 200
Milestones Achieved:
G Marc-Andre Fleury became the Penguins’ all-time wins leader when he notched his 227th career victory at Philadelphia Jan. 19
Other Items of Note:
-Pittsburgh enters tonight’s game having gone 15-2 in its last 17 meetings against the Jets. During that stretch the Penguins have scored a total of 71 goals for an average of 4.18 per game.
-Pittsburgh won the final three games of the season series between the teams last year by a combined score of 20-10.
-The Penguins tallied a season-high eight goals against the Jets twice last season (8-5 on Feb. 11 and 8-4 on Mar. 20).