MATCH:Penguins vs. Flyers
SERIES:First Round, 0-0
TIME:7 p.m. EST
PLACE:PPG Paints Arena
TV:AT&T SportsNet
RADIO:105.9 FM, the X
5 THINGS
1.Since 2013, the top 4 leading point producers in the NHL playoffs are on the Pens' roster (Evgeni Malkin, 76 points; Sidney Crosby, 74; Derick Brassard, 55; Phil Kessel, 51).
2.Derick Brassard missed the last 5 games of the regular season with a lower-body injury. He skated the past 2 days and will be a game-time decision for tonight's action.
3.Goalie Matt Murray is riding an active playoff shutout streak of 146:26 minutes dating back to Game 4 of the 2017 Stanley Cup Final.
4.Claude Giroux became the 6th Flyer in franchise history to reach 100 points (102) and the first since Eric Lindros in 1995-96 (115).
5.Jake Voracek (85 points) and Sean Couturier (76) also set career highs in the 2017-18 season.
INJURIES
PIT - Derick Brassard (lower-body), Carter Rowney (upper-body).
PHI - Michal Neuvirth (lower-body).
MORNING SKATE
\The Pens held an optional morning skate.
\Projected lines:
Guentzel-Crosby-Rust
Hagelin-Malkin-Hornqvist
Sheary-Brassard-Kessel
Aston-Reese-Sheahan-Kuhnhackl
Dumoulin-Letang
Matta-Schultz
Oleksiak-Ruhwedel
Murray
