Both Yevgeny Malkin and Sidney Crosby have been injured during the year but well back in games they have been two of Pittsburgh's and the league's best offensive players. Sidney Crosby has made ten games since his return from a lengthy injury, where he accounted for 14 points.
- Crosby has been fantastic since coming back from injury. But the interesting thing about him is that for the first time he is on the minus in the plus / minus statistics.
32-year-old Malkin averages nearly one assist per game and is one of the league's hottest forward.
- Malkin is the player I have been most impressed with throughout the league. Both Malkin and Crosby have missed many matches, yet the team goes like the train. I see them as a candidate for the Stanley Cup. They are a candidate, but the question is whether this is the last chance for this generation?
Skellefteåsonen Marcus Pettersson recently signed a new giant contract with Pittsburgh and has impressed Jonas Andersson.
- It is only this year that he has come in and established himself in the league and has taken great strides in his development. It's fucking fun for him, it's just congratulations.
6.30pm will start the broadcast where Pittsburgh may be seen as the big favorite, although Detroit recently beat the top team Boston.
- It's never given, that's the thing in the NHL. Detroit can play completely without pressure and the players want to make it as good as possible for themselves for the next season.