The Pittsburgh Penguins return to the ice tonight against the Buffalo Sabres at PPG Paints Arena. Face-off is 7pm. Pre-game begins at 6:30pm on WISR 680am. The Penguins play 9 of their next 12 games at home. They begin the day in a three-way tie for second place in the Metropolitan Division, three points behind first-place New Jersey.
Penguins assistant coach Mark Recchi was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame last night. Recchi played the Penguins and six other NHL teams in a 22-year career. He retired in 2011 after winning the Stanley Cup with Boston.