WITH THE TEAM BACK HOM ASHLEY: THE PENGUINS AT PPG PAINTS ARENA FRIDAY, RATHER THAN IN CRANBERRY, SAYING THEY NTWA TO GET A FEEL ON THIS ICE AHEAD OF SATURDAY’S GAME THREE. BUT SOMEONE WHO WON’T BE GETTING A FEEL, CASEY DESMITH. HEAD COACH MIKE SULLIVAN SAYIN SMITH HAD CORE MUSCLE SURGERY FRIDAY MORNING AND WILL MISS THE REST OF THE POST SEASON. WITH CASEY DESMITH OUT FORHE REMAINER OF THE PLAYOFFS, LOUIS DOMINUE ISN. I >> LAST NIGHT, HE WAS REALLY GOOD. MAKE SOME BIG SAVES AND KEPT US IN THE GAME. REPORTER: THE PENS DEALING WITH INJURIES IS NOTHING NEW THIS SEASON. RIGHT NOW, THEY ARE DOWN FIVE KEY PLAYERS, WITH ONLY ONE, JASON ZUCKER, AS A GAME TIME DECISION. ZUCKER DID SKATEIT WH THE GROUP DATO >> HE SKATED WITH HER SKILLS COACH. REPORTER AFTER BEING SCRATCHED AHEAD OF GAME TWO WITH A LOWER BODY INJURY, BRIAN DUMOULIN IS ALSO DAY TO DAY. JAKE GUENTZEL SAYING DUMOULIN’S ABSENSE WAS FELT ACROSS THE BOARD THURSDAY NIGHT. >> HE DOES EVERYTHING FOUSR YOU NEVER WANT TLOO SE A GUY LIKE THAT. WE ARE CAPABLE. REPORTER: BUT EVEN AMIDST INJURIES, THE PENS ARE HAPPY TO BE BACK ON HOME ICE AND IN FRONT OF THEIR PITTSBURGH FANS. >> SATURDAY NIGHT IN PITTSBURGH IS NO BETTER NIGHT. IT IS GOING TO BE ELECTRIC. REPORTER: PENGUINS FACE OFF AGAINST THE RANGERS SATURDAY AT 7: P00.M.. THE BIG SCREENS ARE BACK FOR THE PLAYOFFSIG