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01-28-12

Catch all the action live on TSN, beginning at 9pm et/6pm pt. Also available on TSN HD. Though he plays for Pittsburgh, the Nova Scotia-born Crosby is arguably one of Canadas biggest star. However, he has toured western Canada just once since being drafted first overall by the Penguins in 2005, a perfect 3-0 swing for Pittsburgh from December 5-8, 2007. Crosby wasnt a huge factor on that swing. He posted three assists at Edmonton to open the trek before going pointless in wins over Calgary and Vancouver. "I look forward to playing in great hockey atmospheres," Crosby said in a press conference at the teams hotel on Tuesday. "As a hockey player you look forward to those games. Its exciting for that reason. Not any other reason. With the Olympics its probably a little more than usual. Thats to be expected. Its something I look forward to because of the great hockey cities we got to here." The 22-year-old brings more of a scoring touch to his game in tonights battle. Crosby is second in the league in goals with 29 and is tied for third in points with 56. He has scored five times over his last three games, netting a pair of goals and an assist in Mondays 4-3 loss to the Wild. Pascal Dupuis also scored and had two assists, while Marc-Andre Fleury made 20 saves in defeat, as the Penguins lost for the seventh time in their last nine games. However, they remain fourth in the Eastern Conference, eight back of New Jersey for first place in the Atlantic Division. Pittsburgh was without both Brooks Orpik and backup goaltender Brent Johnson due to upper-body injuries, falling to 1-1-0 on its five-game road trip. New York Giants Jersey The Penguins have lost five of their last six on the road overall. Crosby has a goal and one assist in three all-time meetings with the Flames and will face a future teammate in Iginla tonight. Both Crosby and Iginla will skate with a Team Canada squad that will compete at the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver in February, and will also both serve as assistant captains. While Crosby has been red-hot as of late, Iginla hasnt scored a goal in any of his last five games and has just one in his last nine games. The forward has seven goals and 12 points in 15 career meetings with the Penguins. Calgary is 6-2-1 in its last nine games and is coming off a 3-2 shootout loss to Colorado on Monday. Though the Flames and Avalanche are tied for the top spot in the Northwest Division with 58 points, Calgary has lost all four of its games this year to Colorado by a 3-2 score. Rene Bourque and Dustin Boyd lit the lamp for the Flames, who failed to score during a brief 5-on-3 power play in overtime. Calgary went 0-for-4 on the man advantage and is 0-for-14 on the power play over its last five games. "When you get a 5-on-3 in overtime weve got to capitalize on it," said Calgary head coach Brent Sutter. Miikka Kiprusoff finished with 19 stops in defeat, as the Flames lost for the fifth time in their last eight home games. Pittsburgh posted a 2-0 home win over Calgary on March 25 of last season, with Fleury posting a 31-save shutout. Pittsburgh has won two straight and five of its last eight versus Calgary while also going 2-1 with a tie in its last four at Pengrowth Saddledome. Crosbys tour of western Canada resumes on Thursday in Edmonton before Saturdays finale in Vancouver. Notes: NHL referee Stephane Auger, who was involved in the recent controversy with Vancouver Canucks forward Alex Burrows, will work tonights game from Pengrowth Saddledome. ' ' '

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