MATCH:Penguins vs. Kings
TIME:7 p.m. EST
PLACE:PPG Paints Arena
TV:AT&T SportsNet
RADIO:105.9 FM, the X
5 THINGS
1.The Pens have won a season-long 9 straight home games, while outscoring opponents by a 47-25 mark in that stretch.
2.Jake Guentzel and Zach Aston-Reese powered the Pens to a 6-3 victory on Tuesday night against Ottawa, as both players recorded 2 goals each. For Aston-Reese, the 2 goals were the first 2 of his NHL career.
3.Tonight Matt Murray is expected to make his 100th-career appearance for the Pens. Through his first 99 games, Murray is 61-24-7.
4.Los Angeles has won 4 of its last 6 games, and 6 of its past 9. The Kings are currently on the outside, looking in on the playoffs. They are 10th in the West and 3 points behind 8th-placed Minnesota.
5.The Pens will be facing defenseman Dion Phaneuf and Nate Thompson for the 2nd straight game. The duo wwere pulled from Tuesday's game against Ottawa while he was being traded to Los Angeles. The Kings shipped Marian Gaborik and Nick Shore to the Sens.
INJURIES
PIT - Patric Hornqvist (lower-body), Tom Kuhnhackl (lower-body).
LAK - Trevor Lewis.
MORNING SKATE
* All of the Pens' healthy players were at the team's morning skate. They used the following workflow…
Aston-Reese -Crosby-Sheary
Hagelin-Malkin-Rust
Guentzel-Sheahan-Kessel
Simon-Rowney-Reaves
Dumoulin-Letang
Maatta-Schultz
Cole-Oleksiak
Hunwick-Ruhwedel
