The Pittsburgh Penguins host the Buffalo Sabres and former head coach Dan Bylsma tonight at the Consol Energy Center. Face-off is 7:08pm. Pre-game on WISR 680am is 6:30pm. Penguins forward Phil Kessel was named the NHL’s #3-star of the week. Kessel has seven points over his past two games.
Now retired Penguin Pascal Dupuis has been nominated for the NHL’s Masterson Trophy. The trophy is awarded annually to a player who best exemplifies the qualities of perserverance, sportsmanship and dedication to hockey. Dupuis was forced to retire earlier this season because of a blood-clotting issue.
The Washington Capitals defeated Columbus 4-1 last night to clinch the President’s Cup which goes to the NHL team with the best regular season record. The Capitals will now have home-ice advantage for the entire Stanley Cup playoffs.