Montreal Canadiens' Kotkaniemi gets more tutoring

PITTSBURGH — The education of Jesperi Kotkaniemi is continuing and he hopes the lessons he learned over the past two days pay dividends when the Montreal Canadiens meet the Pittsburgh Penguins at PPG Paints Arena Saturday (7 p.m., City-TV, TVA Sports, TSN-690 Radio).
The 18-year-old Finn has spent extra time working on faceoffs with Tomas Plekanec and the other more experienced centres on the team.
“I’m hoping I do better than I did in the first game,’ said Kotkaniem