PREVIEW: Detroit Red Wings vs. Pittsburgh Penguins, Sunday March 15th 1230pm

The Detroit Red Wings look to forget their 7-2 pummeling at the hands of the Philadelphia Flyers with a visit to Pittsburgh to take on the Penguins. Expect them to play with a sense of urgency with the Boston Bruins creeping up behind them in the standings. Game time is 1230pm ET.

Last 10 Games

Detroit: 4-5-1, currently in 6^th place in the Eastern Conference with a 37-19-11 overall record.

Pittsburgh:  7-2-1, currently in 5^th place in the Eastern Conference with a 39-19-10 overall record.

VS. Last 5 Years

3-3-0-2 in favor of Detroit.

Courtesy of: NHL.com

Expected Goaltenders

Detroit: Petr Mrazek (13-5-1)

Pittsburgh: Marc-Andre Fleury (31-14-7)

Players To Watch

Detroit: Petr Mrazek will be looking to bring his A-game and show the team that he is an NHL-calibre goaltender. He is 13-5-1 and fared very well when Howard was injured in January. Justin Abdelkader is playing extremely well, recording 5 goals in the past 5 games.

Pittsburgh: Captain Sidney Crosby has 6 points (3G, 3A) in his past 5 games  and is 3rd in the NHL in points with 70 (23G, 47A). 

Injuries

Detroit: Darren Helm (game-time decision, oblique)
                  Alexey Marchanko (day-to-day, oblique)
                  Johan Franzen (day-to-day, concussion)

Pittsburgh:  Christian Ehrhoff (day-to-day, concussion)