Penguins report

Scouting report Who:

Penguins vs. Montreal Canadiens.

When, where: 7 p.m. Saturday, Bell Centre, Montreal.

Look, listen: AT&T SportsNet, NHL Network; WXDX-FM (105.9), PittsburghPenguins.com.

Noteworthy: Projected Penguins starter, G Matt Murray, is 4-3-4 with a .870 save percentage since the start of November . ... LW Tomas Tatar leads the Canadiens with 16 goals and 35 points . ... Penguins RW Patric Hornqvist had both goals Thursday in 3-2 overtime loss to the San Jose Sharks. He has three in three games since returning to the lineup . ... Canadiens G Carey Price has lost three consecutive starts, his save percentage dipping to .901 in the process . ... Penguins RW Bryan Rust has at least one point in nine of his past 10 games . ... Seeking more scoring, the Canadiens signed LW Ilya Kovalchuk, 36, a three-time NHL All-Star.

Did you know? Penguins C Evgeni Malkin has won 52.3% of his faceoffs, putting him on pace for a career high. His previous best was 48.8% in the 2013-14 season.