The match between the Pittsburgh Penguins vs Chicago Blackhawks will take place at the PPG Paints Arena (Pittsburgh) on Tuesday, October 10, at 8:00 p.m. ET.
The Pittsburgh Penguins start the season against the Chicago Blackhawks at home. Last season, Pittsburgh went 40-31-11 overall and 23-13-5 at home. Last season, the Penguins had a 21.7% power play success percentage, scoring 63 goals on 290 chances. Last season, Chicago went 26-49-7 overall and 12-26-3 on the road. Last season, the Blackhawks had a 16.4% power play success percentage, scoring 38 goals on 232 attempts.
After a nearly four-month hiatus, the 2023-24 NHL season begins with a clash on the ice in Pittsburgh between the current generational talent and a prior one. The Chicago Blackhawks are on the road to face the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday night. Chicago ended the 2022-23 season bottom in the Central Division with a 26-49-7 record, missing the playoffs for the third consecutive season and the fifth time in the past six years. Pittsburgh finished the 2022-23 season with a record of 40-31-11, finishing fifth in the Metropolitan Division and missing the playoffs for the first time since 2005-06. The Blackhawks have a 7-2-1 lead in the previous ten games, including a 5-2 away win in the most recent match.
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Pittsburgh Penguins
Drew O’Connor – Bryan Rust – Reilly Smith
Lars Eller – Colin White – Jansen Harkins
Noel Acciari – Radim Zohorna – Rickard Rakell
Evgeni Malkin – Jeff Carter – Sidney Crosby
Chad Ruhwedel – Ryan Shea
Ryan Graves – Marcus Pettersson
Kris Letang – Erik Karlsson
Tristan Jarry
Alex Nedeljkovic
Chicago Blackhawks
Pavel Buchnevich – Robert Thomas- Jordan Kyrou
Jakub Vrana – Kevin Hayes – Jake Neighbours
Zachary Bolduc – Zach Dean – Nathan Walker
Mackenzie MacEachern – Nikita Alexandrov – Mathias Laferriere
Torey Krug – Calle Rosen
Tyler Tucker – Robert Bortuzzo
Scott Perunovich – Matthew Kessel
Jordan Binnington
Joel Hofer
Penguins: Mark Pysyk: out (lower-body), Jake Guentzel: out (ankle).
Blackhawks: None listed
The match between the Pittsburgh Penguins vs Chicago Blackhawks will take place at the PPG Paints Arena (Pittsburgh) on Tuesday, October 10, at 8:00 p.m. ET.
The match between the Pittsburgh Penguins vs Chicago Blackhawks will be telecast live on ESPN+.
Country | Channel | Date and Time |
United States | ESPN+ | October 10 (8:00 PM ET) |
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