Pittsburgh Penguins Vs Detroit Red Wings GameDay, TV/Radio, And Preview

After losing 5-3 to the Philadelphia Flyers on Wednesday night, the Pittsbugh Penguins (3-2-0) are back at it on the road tonight as they take on the Red Wings in Detroit.

Mike Babcock’s crew (3-1-2) is coming off a 2-1 loss in overtime on Tuesday against the Canadiens in Montreal. Red Wings center Pavel Datsyuk made his season debut at that game after missing the first five with a shoulder injury, and had one assist in 18:05 of ice time.

This evening is the first of three meetings this season. The two squads split a pair of preseason games, each taking the contest from the other on the road.

When: Thursday, Oct. 23

Puck Drop: 7:30 p.m. ET

Site: Joe Louis Arena

Television: ROOT Sports Network

Announcers: Paul Steigerwald and Bob Errey

Radio Coverage: 105.9 FM – The X and the Penguins Radio Network

Announcers: Mike Lange and Phil Bourque

Live Video Steam: NHL GameCenter LIVE (http://penguins.nhl.com/club/page.htm?id=67162)

Audio Stream: Penguins Radio 24/7 (http://penguins.nhl.com/club/page.htm?id=67173)

Sirius XM Satellite Radio: Sirius Channel 942, XM Channel 218

Odds: Penguins +1.5 According to Bovada Online Sportsbook. The Over/Under is at 5.5.

Last season, the Black and Gold took two out of three against the Red Wings. The Penguins won the first game 4-1 on Saturday, Dec. 14 in the Motor City. Detroit captured the rematch 5-4 in overtime on Thursday, March 20 at Joe Louis Arena. Pittsburgh claimed the third and final meeting 4-3 in a shootout on Wednesday, April 9 at CONSOL Energy Center. The two teams combined for 21 goals in the trio of contests.

Tonight, Pittsburgh skates the back half of back-to-back games. The Pens will play 17 sets of back-to-backs during the 2014-2015 season. Last year, they had an overall record of 20-11-3 in back-to-backs, going 9-6-2 the first night and 11-5-1 in the second game.

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When it comes to special teams, the Red Wings have yet to surrender a power play goal in 18 attempts by the opposition. They join the Columbus Blue Jackets in not allowing a power play goal so far this season. However in six games, they have scored just twice with the man advantage in 24 opportuniies of their own.

The Black and Gold head south on Saturday, Oct. 25 to take on the Nashville Predators (4-0-2) at Bridgestone Arena. The puck is set to drop at 8:00 p.m. ET, and the game will be broadcast on ROOT Sports Pittsburgh.

From The Clipboard: The Pens will need to keep their suitcases packed as starting tonight they play seven of their next 10 on the road…Nick Spaling recorded his first two points as a Penguin with a goal and a assist against the Flyers…The Pens lead the National Hockey League with five players averaging a point per game.