Chicago at Pittsburgh

Chicago captain Jonathan Toews ripped his team after a 1-2-1 road trip, then they went out and blasted Vancouver the last game, 5-2, getting 35 shots on net. Chicago is 78-61 on the road off a home win scoring four or more goals. Pittsburgh is home and favored but has a lot of problems. They are on a 3-5 skid, even losing 2-1 at home to Edmonton as a -200 favorite. The defense has allowed nine goals the last two games and will again be without top defenseman and power-play quarterback Kris Letang, who has a lower-body injury. The Pittsburgh power play is 0 for 23 the past 10 games. The Penguins are 13-20 after a division game, plus 17-25 off a win against a division rival. Play Chicago.