The Penguins return home for the first time this season as they take on the Montreal Canadiens at PPG Paints Arena. Puck drop is 7:00 PM. Doors open at 5:30 PM.
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Forwards David Gustafsson and Andrei Kuzmenko are looking to make their Penguins debuts tonight.
Pittsburgh is 31-17-10 all-time in home openers (first home game of the season), including a 8-4-1 mark in its last 13 games.
Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and Kris Letang earned their 494th career win together on Wednesday in Philadelphia, passing San Jose’s Joe Thornton, Joe Pavelski and Marc-Edouard Vlasic (493) for the most regular-season wins by a trio in NHL history.
Erik Karlsson has 44 points (11G-33A) in 55 career games versus the Canadiens. His 11 goals versus them are tied with his teammate Kris Letang (11) for the most among all active blueliners.
Rickard Rakell has 20 points (9G-11A) in 22 career games against the Canadiens, including 13 points (5G-8A) over his last nine games against them. His 0.91 points-per-game average against them is his second highest against any one opponent (NSH, 1.04).