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Pittsburgh takes on Detroit, looks to extend home win streak

Penguins vs. Red Wings on Thursday night at PPG Paints Arena

Pittsburgh takes on Detroit, looks to extend home win streak

Penguins vs. Red Wings on Thursday night at PPG Paints Arena

THAT’S RIGHT. CHANDI. SO BACK ON MARCH 14TH, PENGUINS FANS CAME TO THE GAME EXCITED TO GET A JAROMIR JAGR BOBBLEHEAD. INSTEAD, THEY ENDED. THE CITY WERE LEFT CONFUSED AFTER THE SHIPMENT WAS ACTUALLY STOLEN. BUT TODAY, AFTER ALMOST A MONTH, FANS FINALLY HAVE THEIR YUMMIER BOBBLEHEADS. IT WAS WORTH THE WAIT. IT’S A REAL TREAT. WE’RE SUPER EXCITED TO FINALLY HAVE THEM. PENGUINS FANS TODAY LINING UP FOR HOURS EVEN BEFORE THE GAME TO FINALLY GET THEIR YAROMIR. JAGR BOBBLEHEADS. INSTEAD OF WALKING OUT WITH BOBBLEHEADS. LAST MONTH, FANS WALKED AWAY WITH A VOUCHER AT SATURDAY’S GAME. THEY WERE FINALLY ABLE TO TRADE IN THOSE VOUCHERS. FANS NOW ABLE TO LAUGH ABOUT THE SITUATION. YOU KNOW YOU DIDN’T FIND OUT UNTIL LIKE JUST BEFORE THE GAME AND THEN IT’S LIKE, OH MY GOSH, LIKE WHAT’S GOING TO HAPPEN? AND THEN WHO GOT THEM? YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? IT’S JUST IT’S BEEN CRAZY. AND WHO KNOWS WHERE THESE HAVE BEEN. BUT WE HAVE THEM NOW SO THEY’RE SAFE. THE TEAM SAID THE SHIPMENT THAT WAS CARRYING THE BOBBLEHEAD WAS STOLEN AFTER ITS ARRIVAL IN CALIFORNIA, STATE AND FEDERAL AUTHORITIES WERE NOTIFIED AND BEGAN TO LOCATE THE MISSING CARGO. IT WASN’T UNTIL MARCH 26TH THE SHIPMENT WAS CONFIRMED, AND IT WAS ANNOUNCED THEY’D BE GIVEN OUT AT TODAY’S GAME. AND FANS WERE VERY RELIEVED TO FINALLY HAVE THEM AND ADD THEM TO THEIR HOME COLLECTIONS. WE ACTUALLY HAVE A BASEMENT THAT IS ALL PENGUINS WITH PENGUIN CARPETING, AND WE HAVE, UM, LIKE A BOOKCASE WITH ALL OUR BOBBLEHEADS, SO IT’LL STAY ON THE TOP NOW THAT WE HAVE THEM. IT’S LIKE SUPER EXCITING, UH, TO HAVE THIS AS PART OF OUR BOBBLEHEAD COLLECTION HOME. IT’S A SMALL COLLECTION THAT’S GROWING. NOW, FANS DO HAVE ANOTHER CHANCE TO GET THEIR BOBBLEHEADS TOMORROW AT THE GAME. THAT WILL BE FROM 10 A.M. TO 2 P.M. THERE WILL ALSO EVEN BE A DRIVE THROUGH OPTION REPORTING LIVE FR
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Pittsburgh takes on Detroit, looks to extend home win streak

Penguins vs. Red Wings on Thursday night at PPG Paints Arena

Detroit Red Wings (38-32-8, fifth in the Atlantic Division) vs. Pittsburgh Penguins (36-30-12, fifth in the Metropolitan Division)Pittsburgh; Thursday, 7 p.m.BOTTOM LINE: The Pittsburgh Penguins host the Detroit Red Wings looking to continue a four-game home winning streak.Pittsburgh is 21-13-4 in home games and 36-30-12 overall. The Penguins have allowed 230 goals while scoring 235 for a +5 scoring differential.Detroit has a 16-19-3 record in road games and a 38-32-8 record overall. The Red Wings rank 10th in the league with 256 total goals (averaging 3.3 per game).The teams square off Thursday for the third time this season. The Penguins won 6-3 in the previous meeting.TOP PERFORMERS: Evgeni Malkin has 25 goals and 38 assists for the Penguins. Sidney Crosby has seven goals and 10 assists over the last 10 games.Lucas Raymond has scored 26 goals with 38 assists for the Red Wings. Patrick Kane has six goals and three assists over the past 10 games.LAST 10 GAMES: Penguins: 6-1-3, averaging 3.8 goals, 5.7 assists, 3.2 penalties and 6.7 penalty minutes while giving up 2.8 goals per game.Red Wings: 4-4-2, averaging 2.6 goals, 4.4 assists, three penalties and 6.9 penalty minutes while giving up 2.6 goals per game.INJURIES: Penguins: John Ludvig: day to day (illness), Ryan Graves: day to day (concussion), Noel Acciari: out (lower body), Matt Nieto: out (knee).Red Wings: Michael Rasmussen: day to day (upper body).___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

Detroit Red Wings (38-32-8, fifth in the Atlantic Division) vs. Pittsburgh Penguins (36-30-12, fifth in the Metropolitan Division)

Pittsburgh; Thursday, 7 p.m.

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BOTTOM LINE: The Pittsburgh Penguins host the Detroit Red Wings looking to continue a four-game home winning streak.

Pittsburgh is 21-13-4 in home games and 36-30-12 overall. The Penguins have allowed 230 goals while scoring 235 for a +5 scoring differential.

Detroit has a 16-19-3 record in road games and a 38-32-8 record overall. The Red Wings rank 10th in the league with 256 total goals (averaging 3.3 per game).

The teams square off Thursday for the third time this season. The Penguins won 6-3 in the previous meeting.

TOP PERFORMERS: Evgeni Malkin has 25 goals and 38 assists for the Penguins. Sidney Crosby has seven goals and 10 assists over the last 10 games.

Lucas Raymond has scored 26 goals with 38 assists for the Red Wings. Patrick Kane has six goals and three assists over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Penguins: 6-1-3, averaging 3.8 goals, 5.7 assists, 3.2 penalties and 6.7 penalty minutes while giving up 2.8 goals per game.

Red Wings: 4-4-2, averaging 2.6 goals, 4.4 assists, three penalties and 6.9 penalty minutes while giving up 2.6 goals per game.

INJURIES: Penguins: John Ludvig: day to day (illness), Ryan Graves: day to day (concussion), Noel Acciari: out (lower body), Matt Nieto: out (knee).

Red Wings: Michael Rasmussen: day to day (upper body).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.