GP	RECORD	HOME	ROAD	L10	G/GP	GA/GP	PP%	PK%	PIM/GP	S/GP	SA/GP	FO%
	67	37-19-11	19-7-7	18-12-4	4-5-1	2.87	2.58	25.3	80.7	8.5	30.0	28.1	52.8
	68	39-19-10	21-11-3	18-8-7	7-2-1	2.82	2.38	20.0	85.2	13.8	30.9	29.4	48.7

DETROIT RED WINGS

The Wings have yet to supply their game notes so let's turn to Brian Savage of Mlive for some information...

• The Red Wings and Penguins have split two games this season. The Red Wings won 4-3 in overtime Oct. 23 at Joe Louis Arena, where Justin Abdelkader scored the winning goal after Detroit tied it on goals by Zetterberg and Niklas Kronwall in the final 2:39 of regulation with goaltender Jimmy Howard on the bench for an extra attacker. The Penguins won a 4-1 rematch last month in Pittsburgh, where they chased Petr Mrazek from the Detroit net after two periods. Howard played the third in his first game back after missing almost five weeks with a torn groin. Mrazek is scheduled to start today.

• In the two games vs. the Penguins this season, Kronwall has two goals and two assists. Zetterberg has a goal and three assists. None of the other Red Wings have more than a point.

• Crosby hasn't registered a point in either game vs. Detroit. Blake Comeau leads the Penguins with a goal and three assists vs. the Red Wings. Goalie Marc-Andre Fleury is 1-0 with a 1.00 GAA and .958 save percentage. He's scheduled to start today. Thomas Greiss was in goal for the Penguins during the OT loss in Detroit.

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PITTSBURGH PENGUINS

TONIGHT’S GAME

-The Penguins wrap up a three-game homestand against the Detroit Red Wings (TV: NBC; Radio 105.9 The X) at CONSOL Energy Center.
-The Penguins are 7-2-1 in their last 10 games. During that run they are outscoring foes by a 32-21 margin.
-Pittsburgh has earned at least one point in 17 of its last 24 games dating back to Jan. 20. During that span the Penguins have a 13-7-4 record (.625 pct.).
-The Penguins are 4-1 in their last five games against the Red Wings here in Pittsburgh.
-Overall, the Penguins have earned at least one point in seven of their last eight games against the Wings (5-1-2).
-The Penguins finish their 14th set of back-to-back games. Thus far they have a cumulative record of 13-8-6; including 8-3-3 the first night and 5-5-3 in the second game.

PENGUINS vs. RED WINGS:

Pittsburgh’s All-Time Record vs. Red Wings: 64-62-18
In Pittsburgh: 48-20-4
OT Record vs. Red Wings: 5-4-6
Shootout Record vs. Red Wings: 3-0
2014-15 Results: The Penguins are 1-0-1

TEAM NOTES:

LAST MINUTE CHANGE

Just minutes before yesterday’s scheduled puck drop of 1:08 p.m., the Penguins learned they would be without the services of team scoring leader Sidney Crosby, who missed the contest due to illness. Pittsburgh was able to substitute Craig Adams into the lineup to replace Crosby according to this ruling from the NHL Situation Room: Sidney Crosby took pre-game warmup but determined that he could not play in the Bruins/Penguins game and was replaced by Craig Adams. Since Crosby was in the previously submitted starting line-up, this change had to be made according to Rule 7.1 which states that changes to the starting line-up must be reviewed and approved by the Referee prior to the start of the game. Proper procedure was followed by the Penguins and Adams is now in the game.

MALKIN SIDELINED EARLY

As if losing Sidney Crosby at nearly the last possible second wasn’t enough, just minutes into the game Evgeni Malkin was knocked from the contest following a collision with a Bruins player. Malkin returned briefly later in the first period, but sat the final 40 minutes. Malkin skated just five shifts totaling 4:15 minutes as the Penguins for the most part played the contest without the services of the NHL’s No. 3 (Crosby) and 5 (Malkin) leading scorers entering the day.

DID YOU KNOW…

The Penguins have quietly gone nearly a month since losing back-to-back regulation contests (Feb. 17-19 versus Washington and Columbus).
2014-15 REGULAR-SEASON SPECIAL TEAMS BREAKDOWN

Power Play

Overall: 43-215, 20.0%
5-on-4: 37-202, 18.3%
5-on-3: 5-10, 50.0%
4-on-3: 1-4, 25.0%
*Note: A Penguins power play in San Jose was split between 5-on-4 and 4-on-3

Penalty Kill

Overall: 203-238, 85.3%
5-on-4: 192-224, 85.7%
5-on-3: 5-6, 83.3%
4-on-3: 6-8, 75.0%
*Note: New Jersey had a full 2-minute, 5-on-3 on Jan. 30*