Pierre-Olivier Joseph makes his return to the lineup after a one week absence from an injury. Tristan Jarry is back in net.
First period
Pittsburgh gets on the board first, Rickard Rakell and Jake Guentzel both use active sticks to help get the puck away from the Wild and as they are changing their defense it springs up to Sidney Crosby. Sid snipes a shot on Filip Gustavsson far and to the corner to get the Pens on the board 8:15 into the game.
Fun fact: Sidney Crosby has now scored the first goal of the game four times this season - that's tied for the league lead.