PENGUINS (3-5-1) at CANUCKS (3-1-2)

10 p.m. ET; CBC, SN, CITY, SN-PIT

After going 3-1 on the first road trip of the year, maybe management might want to consider burning down Rogers and have the team play on the road for the rest of the year. We saw this some last year as well, as this team just looks and plays more controlled and comfortable away from home ice. The team has found the starter for the moment and hopefully Silovs gets lots of love from his optometrist to start seeing the point shots.

JT Miller is the new Petey whisperer at practice, as the two of them exchanged heated pleasantries. The timing is a little funny as Petey and his line played really well against Bedard's line, but Petey still hasn't scored. I'm sure Miller reminded Petey that waiting for the perfect shot is a waste of time. Petey needs to stop over-thinking and just shoot it.

The third line of the Canucks is going to be interesting once Joshua comes back. Bluegar/Heinan/Sherwood has gelled quickly, with all the hitting and goal scoring. I'm sure Dakota will have a few games on the 4th line, but then you wonder how he fits in. Dakota is no longer a 4th line player.

Tonight the Nucks play a Pens team that is struggling to find any momentum with two older superstars. Crosby and Malkin have struck fear into other teams for two decades and still have the skill to to keep their team in games, but this is a game the Canucks should control. I just jinxed, didn't I?

I am calling out Quinn Hughes to night. I love you Huggy, but Makar is leading the league in scoring and while points aren't everything.....try and make it a little closer.

LINEUPS

Penguins projected lineup

Drew O’Connor -- Sidney Crosby -- Bryan Rust

Michael Bunting -- Evgeni Malkin -- Rickard Rakell

Anthony Beauvillier -- Lars Eller -- Valtteri Puustinen

Kevin Hayes -- Noel Acciari -- Jesse Puljujarvi

Marcus Pettersson -- Kris Letang

Matt Grzelcyk -- Erik Karlsson

Ryan Graves -- Jack St. Ivany

Alex Nedeljkovic

Joel Blomqvist

Scratched: Ryan Shea

Injured: Cody Glass (illness)

Canucks projected lineup

Jake DeBrusk -- J.T. Miller -- Brock Boeser

Nils Hoglander -- Elias Pettersson -- Conor Garland

Danton Heinen -- Teddy Blueger -- Kiefer Sherwood

Arshdeep Bains -- Pius Suter -- Daniel Sprong

Quinn Hughes -- Filip Hronek

Carson Soucy -- Tyler Myers

Erik Brannstrom -- Vincent Desharnais

Kevin Lankinen

Arturs Silovs

Scratched: Noah Juulsen, Nils Aman, Derek Forbort

Injured: Thatcher Demko (lower body), Dakota Joshua (testicular cancer recovery)

Status report

The Penguins did not hold a morning skate Saturday after Blomqvist made 46 saves in a 4-0 loss at the Edmonton Oilers on Friday. ... Goalie Tristan Jarry was assigned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League on a conditioning loan Saturday. … Glass, a forward, left the game at Edmonton after two periods because of illness, but there was no update after the game and Puustinen, who has played one game this season, is the only extra Pittsburgh forward. … Forbort, a defenseman, is away from the Canucks for a fourth straight game for personal reasons but coach Rick Tocchet said he was expected to rejoin the team later Saturday.

GAME DAY CHATTER

GAME DAY BATTLE HYMN

After a day of listening to music from teenagers around me, I miss the 90s and the rock that came out of that era. Strong voices, great guitar rhythms and powerful drums. I think if you need a song to get your heart pumping, this would be a good time period. So let's hear it from one of the main voices...Chris Cornell and Audioslave.

Go Canucks Go!