The Penguins play in the penultimate game of their four-game road trip tonight in Calgary as they take on the Flames at 10:00 PM ET.
**The game will be** [**available to watch locally on SportsNet Pittsburgh and nationally on ESPN+**](https://www.nhl.com/penguins/fans/how-to-watch-games)**. Fans can listen to the game on the Penguins app and on 105.9 the X.**
Team Records: PIT (27-22-8) CGY (29-25-5)
The Flames enter tonight’s contest with 63 points, which is good for fifth place in the Pacific division. Calgary has won their last four games in a row by a combined score of 19-10. Their penalty kill is fifth-best overall in the league (83.1%). The Flames are led by Nazem Kadri in assists (30) and points (51), while Blake Coleman leads the team in goals (24).
Miikka Kiprusoff, the Flames’ all-time wins leader, will have his number 34 raised to the rafters at the Scotiabank Saddledome tonight. The goaltender will become just the fourth Flame to have his number retired by the club.
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**Game Notes**
Pittsburgh is 15-6-3 in its last 24 games versus Calgary overall dating back to Dec. 6, 2007.
Jesse Puljujarvi has 11 hits in his last four games. Since this span began on Feb. 15, he is tied for second on the Penguins in hits with Jansen Harkins (11), and trails only Rickard Rakell (15).
Sidney Crosby has 25 points (13G-12A) in 20 career games against the Flames. Here at the Saddledome, he has 10 points (5G-5A) in 10 games.
Crosby (582) enters tonight’s game one goal shy of tying Wayne Gretzky (583) for the seventh-most goals with a single franchise in NHL history.
Crosby has been finding the back of the net at a consistent pace. He is tied for ninth in the NHL in goals (32). Crosby has been especially dangerous on the road, picking up 32 points (19G-13A) in 28 road games. His 19 goals on the road are fourth in the NHL.
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Which team shows up tonight? The desperate Pens that can beat anyone, and the young guys get some points. Or the Malkin-esque team that’s always behind the play, can’t pass for shit, and only shoots from the furthest edges of the perimeter?
Pittsburgh needs 33 points in their next 25 games to reach 95 points for the season. 17-8 puts them at 96. Barring a collapse from multiple other teams, the amount needed to reach the playoffs is even higher.
Their record, and Dubas’ response at the end of the game on Mar 7 (versus Washington no less) is going to be very, very interesting.
I’ll be at this game, my first Pens game in 7 years! I hope the wait was worth it.
This definitely feels like a game that will decide if we have any chance of playoffs.
The pens don’t seem to do well when the opposition has a ceremony…
hear me out… claim kuznetzov off waivers, put him with geno… we alr have the cap space from guentzel on LTIR and we could throw rust there for a few days if needed to clear the cap… it would also be a great replacement for guentzel (if we claim kzuy, guentzel is gone)
Maybe the pens can pick up kuzy if his contract gets bought out to flip for some picks if he’s able to play decent.
Would rather Jarry start tomorrow instead of tonight
Soo poulin is back and had 3 points in his return. Zohorna had 2 in his return.