The Pittsburgh Penguins (9-12-4) are equidistant between the bottom of the Eastern Conference and the second wild card. They are three points from both after back-to-back wins in very different fashions.

Pittsburgh Penguins (9-12-4, 22 points, 8th place Metropolitan Division) When: 7 p.m. ET How to Watch: CITY, SNW, SN-PIT, national streaming on NHL Network Pens’ Path Ahead: The Penguins face a tough stretch coming up with games against playoff contenders in the Florida Panthers,

The NHL hopes that Evgeni Malkin and Nikita Zadorov learned a lesson Saturday morning. The league issues the maximum $5,000 fine to each for an incident near the end of the first period Friday as the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Boston Bruins 2-1 at TD Garden.

Pittsburgh Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin was fined $5,000 by the NHL for slashing Boston Bruins defenseman Mason Lohrei during a game on Friday. The league announced the fine - as well as an identical fine to Bruins defenseman Nikita Zadorov - on Saturday.