Tonight the Detroit Red Wings will travel to Pittsburgh to take on the Pittsburgh Penguins. Detroit will face Pittsburgh for the first time this season, a team they faced in back-to-back Stanley Cup Finals back in 2008 and 2009. Detroit won the cup in ’08 while the Penguins got their revenge in ’09.
Tonight’s Red Wings player to watch
Michael Rasmussen
Rasmussen comes into this one as the hottest player on the Wings managing five points in the last two games. He has played really well alongside Dylan Larkin and David Perron.
His best game was last Wednesday against the Lightning when he scored two goals and had two assists for four points. Rasmussen has scored six goals and nine assists for 15 points in 30 games so far this season. In his career against the Pittsburgh Penguins, he has appeared in four games with one goal and two assists for three points.Â
HOW TO WATCH/LISTEN – Detroit Red Wings vs. Pittsburgh Penguins
Where: PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, PA
TV: Bally Sports
Radio: 97.1 (Detroit Red Wings affiliates)