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Penguins Host Red Wings After Win

Pittsburgh Penguins host Detroit Red Wings at PPG Paints Arena after defeating a playoff rival on the road.

The Penguins (37-21-16) continue their strong performance against Detroit, having points in 15 of their last 18 games against the Red Wings. They've scored four or more goals in 13 of those contests and carry an 11-game home points streak (8-0-3) against Detroit.

Coming off their 14th set of back-to-back games (11-8-8), Pittsburgh receives offensive contributions from Rickard Rakell (points in 12 of last 13 games) and Parker Wotherspoon (9 assists in last 9 games). Meanwhile, Sidney Crosby notched his 1100th career assist and is just two points shy of tying Steve Yzerman for seventh place on the NHL's all-time scoring list.