In the words of the immortal Badger Bob Johnson, it’s a great day for hockey. Emphasis on the “day,” as seven of today’s eleven games will start in the afternoon — or even the morning, depending on how far west you are. That includes four 1:00 ET games, making it the day’s busiest start time. But the best matchup of the day is one of the few evening games, and we’ll start there.
HNIC Game of the Night: Penguins at Maple Leafs
This is the third Saturday-night meeting between these two teams, with the last coming just three weeks ago.