The Pittsburgh Penguins (26-14-11, 63 points) return home from a 4-0-0 Western Canada trip but will be down two key performers on Thursday night when they host the Chicago Blackhawks (21-23-9, 51 points) at PPG Paints Arena.

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Pittsburgh got two goals in the second period from rookie Ben Kindel and held on for a 3-2 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Sunday. However, Bryan Rust, second on the team with 18 goals, was suspended for three games for a check to the head of Canucks center Brock Boeser, while veteran Evgeni Malkin left the game with an undisclosed injury and is listed as day-to-day. Malkin had the other goal for the Penguins in the win.

The Blackhawks squandered a 3-0 lead on the way to dropping a 4-3 shootout decision to the host Minnesota Wild on Tuesday night. Teuvo Teräväinen and Ryan Donato scored first-period goals for Chicago, and Ilya Mikhayev made it 3-0 at the 5:54 mark of the second before Minnesota rallied, tying the game with 2:02 remaining.

The Penguins can complete a season sweep of Chicago after winning a 7-3 road decision on Dec. 28. Sidney Crosby leads Pittsburgh with 27 goals and 57 points, while Anthony Mantha checks in with 16 tallies. Stuart Skinner is 7-4-0 in 11 starts since a trade from the Edmonton Oilers last month, with a .906 save percentage and 2.31 goals against average. Tyler Bertuzzi tops the Blackhawks with 25 goals, with Connor Bedard leading the club with 49 points, including 20 goals. In 36 starts, Spencer Knight is 15-14-7 with three shutouts, a .910 save percentage, and 2.59 GAA.

This is a great NHL matchup that you will not want to miss; make sure to tune in and catch all the action.

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