Pittsburgh Penguins (25-14-11, in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Vancouver Canucks (17-29-5, in the Pacific Division) Vancouver, British Columbia; Sunday, 6 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The Pittsburgh Penguins visit the Vancouver Canucks seeking to continue a three-game win streak.

The Oilers and the Penguins face off in a rematch. Welcome back to NHL Predictions here with Last Word On Hockey! Each day, we provide in-depth analysis, insights, and predictions for games around the NHL.

Sidney Crosby scored one of Pittsburgh's three power-play goals and the Penguins beat the Philadelphia Flyers 6-3.

Justin Brazeau and Anthony Mantha have turned into good players, and the Penguins should seriously consider keeping them around for awhile.

The Pittsburgh Penguins (23-14-11) are en route to Rogers Place on Thursday where they will attempt to defeat the Edmonton Oilers (25-18-8).

The Penguins used the No. 11 selection to nab Kindel last June, and the common thinking was that Pittsburgh would give him an extended look through training camp and maybe into the regular season before reassigning him to the Calgary Hitmen for a third WHL season.