Pens host Blue Jackets tonight

The Pittsburgh Penguins host the Columbus Blue Jackets tonight at PPG Paints Arena. Face-off is 7pm. Pre-game on WISR 680am will be 6:30pm. The Blue Jackets are 21-13-1 this season, and two points behind the first-place Washington Capitals in the Metropolitan Division. The Penguins are 17-15-3 and eight points behind the Capitals. As of today, the Penguins are tied with Philadelphia for ninth in the Eastern Conference and two points out of a playoff spot.