Matt Coronato scored in the third period to lift the Calgary Flames over the Pittsburgh Penguins 2-1 on Saturday.

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There are 14 games on the NHL schedule Saturday, including two nationally televised in the United States and five in Canada. Here are five things to watch, along with the complete game schedule. Sidney Crosby can extend his point streak to nine games,

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The Penguins had a goal disallowed and Crosby wasn't happy about it following a 2-1 loss to Calgary on Saturday.

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After landing star defensemen Quinn Hughes in a blockbuster trade, Minnesota has repeatedly been linked with making at least one more splash. Recently, Sportsnet's Nick Kypreos linked the Wild as a possible team that could try to pry a former Hart Trophy winner — Evgeni Malkin — away from the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Though the Penguins are flawed, they don’t necessarily have a glaring weakness. Their forwards are pretty good. The left side of their blue line has played much better than expected. So, too, has Erik Karlsson. Kris Letang is showing signs of life in recent games. The goaltending isn’t great, but reinforcements are already in the organization.

The Pittsburgh Penguins will be without forward Bryan Rust for Saturday’s game against the Calgary Flames as he deals with a lower-body injury, the club announced earlier the same day.