Game 68 Preview: Penguins Host Panthers

Matt Bodenschatz | Pittsburgh Penguins

Mar 10, 11:20 AM | Hype this story!
Florida Panthers
Series – 2 GP
W L OTL Pts.
1 1 0 2
 
Pittsburgh Penguins
Series – 2 GP
Pts. W L OTL
2 1 1 0

7:30 at Mellon Arena
TV: FSN Pittsburgh
Radio: WXDX Radio, FM 105.9
Probable Goalies: Fleury (Pit), Vokoun (Fla)

 
Inside The Game

Six in a row.  Can they make it seven?

Projected Lines…

  • Kunitz – Crosby – Guerin
  • Fedotenko – Malkin – Dupuis
  • Cooke – Staal – Kennedy
  • Adams – Talbot – Godard
     
  • Orpik – Gonchar
  • Letang – Eaton
  • Gill – Scuderi
     
  • Fleury
  • Garon

Games Of Importance…

  • Florida (76 pts, 7th place) at Pittsburgh (76 pts, 8th place)
  • Buffalo (73 pts, 10th place) at Philadelphia (80 pts, 4th place)
  • Edmonton (70 pts, 7th place in West) at Montreal (77 pts, 5th place)
 
Standings
  GP W L OTL Pts Division Conference League
Penguins 67 35 26 6 76 3, Atlantic 8, Eastern 13, NHL
Panthers 66 34 24 8 76 2, Southeast 7, Atlantic 12, NHL
                 
Team Statistics
  GF GA PP% PK% Home Away L 10 Streak
Penguins 206 201 16.3 80.1 17-12-2 18-14-4 8-1-1 6 wins
Panthers 187 185 15.9 82.7 18-9-5 16-15-3 6-4-0 1 win
                 
Team Leaders
  Stat Penguins   Stat Panthers
Goals 29 Malkin Goals 24 Booth
Assists 65 Malkin Assists 37 Weiss
Points 94 Malkin Points 48 Weiss
+/- +21 Malkin +/- +17 Weiss
PIMs 154 Godard PIMs 83 Boynton
Wins 27 Fleury Wins 22 Vokoun
GAA 2.78 Fleury GAA 2.47 Vokoun
Sv% .911 Fleury Sv% .926 Vokoun
 
Injuries/Suspensions
Penguins Injury Status
Sykora, DTD
Boucher, IR
Zigomanis, IR		 Shoulder
Foot surgery
Shoulder surgery		 Questionable
Out indefinitely
Out for regular season
Panthers Injury Status
Horton, DTD
Allen, IR
Olesz, IR		 Finger
Knee
Groin		 Out indefinitely
Out indefinitely
Out indefinitely
     
Note: Info up-to-date as of 11:30 am, Tuesday, March 10, 2009.

Comments

  1. Zach Boslett

    Mar 10, 02:53 PM

    Matt,

    I believe Bryan McCabe is ou for tonight and all of this week due to an injury to his orbital bone.

  2. Matt Bodenschatz

    Mar 10, 02:55 PM

    Much appreciated.

  3. Ashley Gallant

    Mar 10, 05:18 PM

    Is it just me, or is it a little weird to be ‘cheering’ for Philly to win a game, even if it is to help our Penguins into the playoffs…

  4. DaBich

    Mar 10, 05:45 PM

    Ashley, I know! I hate to root for Philly, even if it’s for our own good!

  5. Matt Bodenschatz

    Mar 10, 07:19 PM

    As do I, but you have to do what you have to do!

  6. Ashley Gallant

    Mar 10, 10:50 PM

    We just have to suck it up, eh?

    I’ll do it, but that doesn’t mean I have to like it :)

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