The Pittsburgh Penguins host the Winnipeg Jets tonight for a 7:30pm face-off at PPG Paints Arena. WISR pre-game begins at 7pm. The Penguins are off to a 2-0 start, while the Jets are 1-0-1. Winnipeg defeated the Detroit Red Wings 3-2 Sunday, after falling 4-3 to Boston in overtime Friday.
The Pens are coming off an overtime win from their home opener Saturday, when Tommy Novak scored in the overtime to defeat Montreal 6-5. It was his second goal of the game. After the Canadiens scored the first goal of the game in the opening period, the Pens scored the next five goals to take a 5-1 lead, before allowing Montreal the next four goals. The Canadiens tied the game with two goals in the final minute of the game to force overtime.