The Pittsburgh Penguins visit the Buffalo Sabres tonight. Face-off is 7pm. Pre-game on WISR begins at 6:30pm. The Penguins are 5-5 over their past 10 games. The Sabres have lost six of their past seven games. The last time the two teams met was back in November. Buffalo won 5-4 in overtime. The Sabres had won 11 games back in November. They have 12 wins total since then.
The Penguins visit Montreal Saturday night. Face-off is also 7pm. WISR pre-game is 6:30pm.
Newly acquired defenseman Erik Gudbranson is expected to make his debut tonight for the Penguins.
The Columbus Blue Jackets defeated the Philadelphia Flyers 4-3 in overtime last night and have jumped back over the Penguins in the Eastern Conference standings. The Blue Jackets, Montreal, Carolina and the Penguins are all within a point of each other in the Eastern Conference. The four teams are battling for three playoff spots.