■ When, where: Tonight, 7, at TD Garden.
■ TV, radio: NESN, WBZ-FM (98.5).
■ Goals: Sidney Crosby 45, Evgeni Malkin 23, Alexei Ponikarovsky 20.
■ Assists: Malkin 46, Crosby 42, Sergei Gonchar 33.
■ Goaltending: Marc-Andre Fleury (32-17-4, 2.66), Brent Johnson (9-5-1, 2.69).
■ Head to head: Pittsburgh is 2-1 against Boston this season, the home team winning each game.
■ Miscellany: Crosby, who leads the NHL in goals, has 25 points in 16 career games vs. the Bruins . . . Malkin was out of last night’s game against the Devils because of a foot injury sustained in Sunday’s 2-1 loss at Tampa Bay when he was struck by a shot from teammate Kris Letang. He briefly stepped onto the ice yesterday for the Penguins’ morning skate but came off after a few strides.![]()




