{"id":385761,"date":"2026-01-02T01:17:32","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T01:17:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/385761\/"},"modified":"2026-01-02T01:17:32","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T01:17:32","slug":"preview-penguins-face-off-against-red-wings-at-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/385761\/","title":{"rendered":"PREVIEW: Penguins face off against Red Wings at home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This article originally appeared on <a href=\"https:\/\/pittsburghhockeynow.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:PGHHockeyNOW;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">PGHHockeyNOW<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pittsburghhockeynow.com\/tag\/pittsburgh-penguins\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Pittsburgh Penguins;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Pittsburgh Penguins<\/a>\u00a0(17-12-9) have tossed off the yoke of anger and disappointment that took the form of losing nine of 10 games, some in regulation and some in byeond 60 minutes, to win their last two games convincingly. The streaking Penguins face the Atlantic Division-leading\u00a0Detroit Red Wings\u00a0(24-14-3) at PPG Paints Arena Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>The puck drops just after 7 p.m. when Mr. Jeff Jimmersom and parts of the crowd belt out the national anthem.<\/p>\n<p>The Penguins carved up the Carolina Hurricanes Tuesday, 5-1 at PPG Paints Arena. Sidney Crosby scored the first goal of the game at 3:46 of the first period, and the Penguins never trailed. Justin Brazeau rekindled his torrid offensive pace with another goal, his fourth in two games.\u00a0Anthony Mantha\u00a0scored a pair of goals, and Tommy Novak also lit the lamp.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pittsburghhockeynow.com\/pittsburgh-penguins-game-39-streaking-lines-starting-goalies-how-to-watch-vs-red-wings\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Click here to read more on PGHHockeyNOW.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Click here to read more on PGHHockeyNOW.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Download the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/mobile-apps\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:FREE WPXI News app;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">FREE WPXI News app<\/a> for breaking news alerts.<\/p>\n<p>Follow Channel 11 News on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/wpxi\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Facebook;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WPXI\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Twitter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Twitter<\/a>. | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/video\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Watch WPXI NOW;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Watch WPXI NOW<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"This article originally appeared on PGHHockeyNOW. 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