Pittsburgh hosts Minnesota following overtime win
Minnesota Wild (6-3-0, third in the Central) vs. Pittsburgh Penguins (4-3-2, seventh in the Metropolitan)
Pittsburgh; Saturday, 7 p.m. EDT
LINE: Penguins -110, Wild -110
BOTTOM LINE: The Minnesota Wild visit Pittsburgh after the Penguins took down Philadelphia 3-2 in overtime.
Pittsburgh went 37-16-3 overall during the 2020-21 season while going 22-4-2 at home. The Penguins scored 193 total goals last season, 36 on power plays and six shorthanded.
Minnesota finished 35-16-5 overall in the 2020-21 season while going 14-11-3 on the road. The Wild averaged 3.2 goals on 28.3 shots per game last season.
The teams square off Saturday for the first time this season.
INJURIES: Penguins: Sidney Crosby: day to day (health protocols), Chad Ruhwedel: out (covid-19), Marcus Pettersson: out (covid-19), Brian Dumoulin: day to day (health protocols).
Wild: Rem Pitlick: out (covid-19), Mats Zuccarello: out (covid-19).
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