Penguins host Leafs looking to double win streak

The Penguins are hoping to double their win collumn with a win against the Toronto Maple Leafs on home ice in the 3rd game of a 5 game homestand which concludes with Dallas and Florida. The Penguins have struggled offensively but going up against a team in rebuild mode such as Toronto should help them break the shackles and open the floodgates.

There has been a lot of interest in Crosby so far this season as he has been held pointless through the first four games of the season. For someone as talented as Crosby this is unprecedented and not welcome. The years before his concussion are a distant memory and it would be great to see him break out of his slump tonight. He needs to build chemistry with his team and whilst he has started to look better with Kessel, his body language is still off.

Having been in attendance for the first two home games his (Crosby) body language was off and a worry. He seemed reluctant to take the puck at times and was skating around the edge of the rink instead of going to the net and getting in the goalies kitchen. He needs to go back to what worked. To be fair to Crosby, against Montreal he was robbed twice by Carey Price.

Elsewhere, Scuderi is back in tonight in place of Clendening who played excellently in the Penguins 2-0 win over Ottawa on Thursday night. I would say I am baffled as to how Scuderi worked his way back in but Johnston seems to have a fixation on Scuderi. He even went as far as to describe him as an excellent penalty killer which is simply not true.

Hopefully, the Penguins get another win tonight and Crosby gets on the board. God knows he needs to. Big questions about him are mounting.