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(43-25-11 Anders Lee Jersey , third in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Detroit Red Wings (31-38-10, sixth in the Atlantic Division)Detroit; Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. EDTBOTTOM LINE: Detroit hosts Pittsburgh aiming to continue its three-game home winning streak.The Red Wings are 19-23-7 in Eastern Conference games. Detroit has scored 36 power-play goals, converting on 17.1 percent of chances.The Penguins are 25-14-10 in Eastern Conference play. Pittsburgh ranks fourth in the Eastern Conference averaging 3.3 goals per game, led by Jake Guentzel with 38. In their last meeting on Dec. 27, Pittsburgh won 5-2. Phil Kessel recorded a team-high 3 points for the Penguins in the victory.TOP PERFORMERS: Dylan Larkin leads the Red Wings with 32 goals and has totaled 70 points. Anthony Mantha has totaled five goals and seven assists over the last 10 games for Detroit.LAST 10 GAMES: Penguins: 6-2-2, averaging 2.7 goals, 4.3 assists, 3.1 penalties and seven penalty minutes while giving up 2.1 goals per game with a .936 save percentage.Red Wings: 7-3-0, averaging 3.3 goals, 5.4 assists, 2.8 penalties and 5.9 penalty minutes while giving up 2.5 goals per game with a .929 save percentage.Red Wings Injuries: Jacob de la Rose: out for season (upper body) Andrew Ladd Jersey , Michael Rasmussen: out (upper body), Jonathan Ericsson: day to day (lower body), Thomas Vanek: day to day (middle body), Frans Nielsen: day to day (undisclosed), Luke Glendening: day to day (undisclosed), Jonathan Bernier: day to day (upper body), Justin Abdelkader: day to day (undisclosed).Penguins Injuries: Evgeni Malkin: day to day (upper body), Zachary Aston-Reese: out (lower body), Chad Ruhwedel: out (upper body), Kris Letang: day to day (upper body). Talk about a controversial oil change. If the Edmonton Oilers have a shot at the NHL playoffs next spring, it'll have to be without Todd McLellan. The team dumped the coach, replacing him with Ken Hitchcock on Tuesday Anthony Beauvillier Jersey , just as the Oilers are preparing for a road swing in California.The firing took place as the Oilers struggle to play .500-level hockey. Their regular season record stands at聽9-10-1, including losing two of their last games and six of their last seven matches. Hired in 2015, McLellan has helmed a team with loads of talent with the likes of Connor McDavid, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Leon Draisaitl on the ice, but has taken the Oilers to the playoffs only once. That was back in the spring of 2017, when the team made it to the second round of post-season play, only to lose to the Anaheim Ducks.advertising tsn.caDespite the team's lackluster performance of late, which has Edmonton sitting in sixth place in the Western Conference, McLellan leaves a team that statistically did better than they looked on the ice with a 123-119-24 regular season record under his watch. But his previous coaching stint with the San Jose, where he coached before his Edmonton hire, yielded better results including six playoff berths.Hitchcock, who retired this spring after a second coaching run with the Dallas Stars Authentic Brock Nelson Jersey , although he's very familiar with the Oilers. The veteran of 22 seasons behind the bench was born in the city and was a constant burr in Edmonton's saddle, frequently beating them in the playoffs. In 1998, Dallas swept the Oilers in four games on the road to the team's only Stanley Cup victory, which saw them dump the Buffalo Sabres at the NHL summit in six games. The veteran coach registered 800 lifetime NHL wins on Dec. 21, 2017 before announcing his retirement.advertisingRELATED: The Edmonton Oilers Rely Too Much On Connor McDavidHitchcock faces the task of directing a team with shaky goaltending, very little depth on the forward lines, a defence that can't carry the puck into opposition territory. Despite his credentials, Hitchcock is deeply versed in executing a physical, defensive-minded style of play, which may go against the grain of Edmonton's flashy, speedy offensive philosophy. How the Oilers make the adjustment to Hitchcock's tactics will be interesting in the 62 regular season games that remain.