The Pittsburgh Penguins will visit the New Jersey Devils tonight for the first of three games through the weekend. The Pens play tonight and Saturday afternoon before returning to Pittsburgh to host the Devils Sunday afternoon. Tonight’s face-off is 7pm. Pre-game on WISR is 6:30pm.
The New York Islanders have lost captain Anders Lee for the season after he suffered a torn ACL in his right knee. He was leading New York with 12 goals this season. The Islanders are tied with Washington for the East Division lead. The Pens are five points back.
The Buffalo Sabers have fired head coach Ralph Krueger who was in the second year of a three-year contract. Buffalo is winless in their past 12 games. Assistant coach Don Granato will take over as interim head coach.