Penguins Game 4, Motown Clash: Lines, Notes & How to Watch vs. Red Wings

DETROIT — The Pittsburgh Penguins (2-1-0) have won consecutive games after dropping the opener on national TV. The NHL named Evgeni Malkin was named the third star of the week, and a handful of Penguins have a point per game, or more. Wednesday, the Penguins face one of their adversaries for a wild-card spot, the Detroit Red Wings (2-1-0) at Little Caesars Arena.

The puck drops after 7:30 ET.

How to Watch the Penguins Game:

The Penguins have emerged from the first three games in perfect health and have successfully demonstrated an ability to hold and expand third period leads. The trailed the Calgary Flames 1-0 at the beginning of the third period Saturday but led 2-1 within 41 seconds of the start of the period.

The Penguins pulled away to a 5-2 win. Bryan Rust scored two goals. Reilly Smith, Jake Guentzel, and Malkin also lit the lamp. Goalie Alex Nedeljkovic stopped 34 of 36 shots for his first Penguins win.

After an opening night loss, the Red Wings have also won two straight, beating their division rival Tampa Bay Lightning and shutting out the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-0 on Monday.

Andrew Copp, Shayne Gostisbehere, Dylan Larkin and Michael Rasmussen tallied for Detroit as James Reimer stopped all 23 shots.

The game could feature a battle against a former mate, however, former Penguins defenseman Jeff Petry was a healthy scratch Monday. The Penguins traded Petry as part of acquiring Erik Karlsson on Aug. 6. The Penguins traded Petry to Montreal, who acquired Petry with the intent on flipping the defenseman for picks or prospects.

A couple of weeks later, Montreal traded Petry to Detroit, where he grew up.

Former Penguins d-man Olli Maatta is also a member of the Red Wings. Maatta won Stanley Cups in 2016 and 2017 with the Penguins.

Tristan Jarry will start for the Penguins. Villie Husso will be in net for Detroit.

Expected Penguins Lines:

Guentzel-Crosby-Rust

Smith-Malkin-Rakell

O’Connor-Eller-Harkins

Nieto-Acciari-Carter

Defense:

Graves-Letang

Pettersson-Karlsson

Joseph-Ruhwedel

Goalie:

Jarry

Expected Red Wings Lines:

DeBrincat-Larkin-Raymond

Rasmussen-Compher-Copp

Perron-Veleno-Sprong

Kosstin-Czarnik-Fischer

Defense:

Walman-Seider

Chiarot-Gostisbehere

Matta-Petry

Goalie:

Husso

Penguins Special Teams

Penguins Power Play: 25% (2-for-8), 11th

Penguins Penalty Kill: 90% (1-for-10), 11th

Red Wings Power Play: 40% (4-for-10), 1st

Red Wings Penalty Kill: 83.3% (2-for-12), 14th

Penguins Game Notes

The Penguins have points in nine of its last 10 contests against Detroit (7-1-2).

The Penguins have also won four of the last five at Little Caesars Arena (4-1-0).