Game day: Leafs at Penguins

PPG PAINTS ARENA FACEOFF: 7 p.m. TV: CBC RADIO: TSN 1050 KEY PLAYERS Crosby/Matthews The NHL may not be at the Olympics, but this is at least a best-on-best matchup. Penguins captain Sidney

Crosby has been the league’s top point-getter since Jan. 1 with five goals and 26 assists in 19 games. Leafs centre Auston Matthews has nine goals and seven assists over the same span, and seven points in his last five games. NEED TO KNOW The Penguins are 10-1-0 in their last 11 home games, outscoring opponents 50-30 . . . Their home power play is third-best in the league at 33.3 per cent since Jan. 1, but their penalty kill on home ice is only 18th at 79.4 per cent . . . Former Leafs defenceman

Matt Hunwick (upper body) is day to day, while Pittsburgh forwards Patric Hornqvist and Tom Kuhnhackl (both lower body) are on injured reserve . . . Goalie Matt Murray has won six in a row at PPG Paints Arena, and is 7-0-1 with a 2.41 goals-against average and .926 save mark over his past eight games. UP NEXT Sunday, at Detroit, 7 p.m. Kevin McGran

“(Soshnikov) wants to play, so good for him,” Leivo said. “Hopefully he can get into the lineup there. They have a good squad.”