Detroit at Pittsburgh

Detroit has a winning record both home and away with excellent balance at #18 in goals scored, #10 in goals allowed. Goalie Petr Mrazek is 11-2-2 with a 1.59 goals-against average and three shutouts in 15 starts since making 32 stops against Pittsburgh in December. The Pittsburgh Penguins are rested but the team is 3-7 when playing on two days rest. The Penguins also have a slew of problems, key injuries and another scoring slump from Sidney Crosby. Injuries continue to pile up, still without Evgeni Malkin (lower body), Eric Fehr (lower body), Nick Bonino (hand), Beau Bennett (upper body) and David Warsofsky (concussion), while Pascal Dupuis prematurely retired in December with medical issues. Malkin's absence is by far the most significant since he's second on the team with 23 goals and 49 points. They come off Monday's 2-1 shootout loss at Florida and the Penguins are 5-11 against a team with a winning record, plus 4-9 at home vs. a team with a winning road record. Play Detroit.