The Penguins are set to face off against the Tampa Bay Lightning at home tonight starting at 5PM EST. Unfortunately, they will be without one of their key forwards as Michael Bunting got into a car wreck on his way to the arena.

BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Lightning will look to stop a four-game road slide when they face the Pittsburgh Penguins. Pittsburgh is 18-18-8 overall and 12-8-3 in home games. The Penguins are 16-4-4 in games they score three or more goals.

RALEIGH, N.C. — The Pittsburgh Penguins played their 41st game of the season on Sunday against the Carolina Hurricanes, which means it’s time to grade some midterms. This season has been particularly volatile, even by the Penguins’ standards. The organization that is never boring has been all over the place. Let’s break it down.

Elvis Merzlikins, who made 20 saves, stopped Bryan Rust and Sidney Crosby in the shootout ... Rickard Rakell scored twice and Michael Bunting set a career high with his eighth power-play goal. Crosby had two assists and became the NHL's all-time leader ...