The Pittsburgh Penguins will play the San Jose Sharks in an NHL game that will be FREE Live Streaming Online from SAP Center in San Jose at 10:30 PM ET
As the top team in the Eastern Conference, the Penguins didn't feel the need to make any dramatic changes at the trade deadline.
The Sharks didn't make any at all.
Pittsburgh (41-16-4) leads the East by three points over Atlantic Division-leading Boston and holds a commanding 14-point edge on Philadelphia in the Metropolitan Division.
Pittsburgh averages 3.13 goals per game, thanks in large part to Crosby leading the league with 83 points while Malkin has 61.
"I think that we're comfortable with our team," Crosby said. "We know we need to play better as a group. That's up to us. That's something we feel is important. But that being said, I think the guys we have are confident. These guys are going to provide a lot of depth for us. They're good additions to our team."
Crosby has eight points in five games and set up all three goals as the Penguins ended a three-game skid with a 3-1 victory at Nashville on Tuesday. Malkin linked up with Crosby on one of those assists, which resulted in one of defenseman Matt Niskanen's two goals.
Crosby also had three assists in a 5-1 win over the Sharks (39-17-7) on Dec. 5, but he has just one point in three career visits to San Jose.
Malkin missed that matchup with a lower-body injury, but he had two goals and one assist in a 4-3 shootout defeat in the latest on the road Nov. 3, 2011.
Neither player has ever won in San Jose, with the Penguins going 0-8-1 with a tie there since a 5-2 victory Oct. 22, 1997. Ending that skid won't be easy with the Sharks ranking as one of the league's best home teams at 22-4-4.
San Jose, however, opened this four-game homestand with a 3-2 overtime loss to Carolina on Tuesday. Despite the result, the Sharks were quiet at the deadline, content with a team all but assured of a 10th straight trip to the playoffs.
The game will be live streaming online at www.stream2watch.me/hockey