The Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the Calgary Flames 4-1 last night. Evgeni Malkin and Tommy Novak each had a goal and an assist last night. Goaltender Stuart Skinner stopped 18 of 19 shots in net for the Pens.
Last night’s victory was their second in a row and moved the Penguins into second place in the Metropolitan Division.
The Pens played last night’s game without defensemen Kris Letang and Erik Karlsson due to injuries.
The Penguins are right back in action tonight in Edmonton. Face-off is 9pm. Pre-game on WISR begins at 8:30pm.
The Pens have points in five straight games, and are 3-0-2 in that stretch. The Pens are 9-2-2 over their past 13 games. They enter the game tonight with 59 points in 49 games. The Oilers have 58 points in 51 games. Edmonton’s Connor McDavid is tied with Colorado’s Nathan MacKinnon for the NHL lead in points scored with 85. McDavid his second to MacKinnon with 30 goals this season. Sidney Crosby is currently fifth in the NHL with 26 goals scored.