The Penguins return to home ice for the first time since October 26 as they do battle with the Arizona Coyotes at 7:00pm at the PPG Paints Arena.

Arizona, under the leadership of former Penguin player and assistant coach Rick Tocchet, comes into this game with a record of 2-12-2, the worst record in the NHL. The Penguins have owned the Coyotes at home recently, winning 3 in a row by a combined margin of 16-1 since 2014-15.

Penguin winger Phil Kessel spoke about his relationship with Coach Tocchet, with whom he won consective Stanley Cups:

(Audio courtesy of Penguins Radio Network)

Meanwhile, the Penguins’ record of 8-6-2 is good enough for 3rd in the Metropolitan, only one point behind Columbus and the Devils for 1st place. Despite that, they’ve lost 4 of 5 and have only scored 13 goals in their last 8 games.

Pre-game on Beaver County Radio begins at 6:30.