Game Thread: Rangers @ Penguins

[DoobeeDoobeeDoo]

New York Rangers
Overall record: 20-19-2 (42 points, 0.512ptpct)
Road record: 12-9-0
Last 10: 5-4-1
Streak: +2
GFA: 2.27
GAA: 2.63
PP%: 20.3%
PK%: 85.0%
Projected roster:
L1: Chris Kreider - Derek Stepan - Rick Nash
L2: Brad Richards - Derick Brassard - Mats Zuccarello
L3: Carl Hagelin - JT Miller - Benoit Pouliot
L4: Brian Boyle - Dominic Moore - Derek Dorsett
D1: Ryan McDonagh - Dan Girardi
D2: John Moore - Anton Stralman
D3: Conor Allen - Marc Staal
G: Henrik Lundqvist

Pittsburgh Penguins
Overall record: 29-12-1 (59 points, 0.702ptpct)
Home record: 17-3-0
Last 10: 8-2-0
Streak: -1
GFA: 3.05
GAA:2.29
PP%: 25.5%
PK%: 88.1%
Projected roster:
L1: Chris Kunitz - Sidney Crosby - Joe Vitale
L2: Chuck Kobasew - Jussi Jokinen - James Neal
L3: Brian Gibbons - Brandon Sutter - Taylor Pyatt
L4: Tanner Glass - Zach Sill - Craig Adams
D1: Brooks Orpik - Deryk Engelland
D2: Matt Niskanen - Rob Scuderi
D3: Robert Bortuzzo - Simon Despres
G: Marc-Andre Fleury

Series notes
All-time: Rangers lead series: 119-104-10
This season: Rangers lead 1-0-1
Last meeting: 12/18/2013 @ Madison Square Garden, Pens won 4-3 in SO

Doob's take: both teams are playing real well as of late. Rangers seemed to have found scoring production from their back lines while the Pens are getting quality play from their call ups. I think both teams have enough star power up front as well as the prominent role players to make this a very exciting game. At the end of the day, the Doobster picks the Pens to win 3-2 in OT.

 

[DoobeeDoobeeDoo]

May the force be with us, and when I say "force" I mean Sid of course,

 

[DoobeeDoobeeDoo]

Behold, Darth Sid-ious,

Force or dark side, whatever it takes to beat the Rangers.

 

[DoobeeDoobeeDoo]

Henrik Lundqvist as Thor...

 

[Johnnydollaz89]

Yeah because he's gonna lay the HAMMER down tonight on the Pens

 

[DoobeeDoobeeDoo]

Yeah because he's gonna lay the HAMMER down tonight on the Pens

LOL

 

[DoobeeDoobeeDoo]

Ryan Callahan might make his return tonight.

 

[dboy97]

Just make dam sure there are no fights tonight.

 

[Johnnydollaz89]

Callahan is back tonight, J.T Miller is a healthy scratch, as well as Falk and Del Zotto

 

[DoobeeDoobeeDoo]

Callahan is back tonight, J.T Miller is a healthy scratch, as well as Falk and Del Zotto

Read the Rangers might be fully healthy (if there is such a thing). This might be a more daunting task than the Doobster originally anticipated.

 

[element1286]

Isn't Neal playing with Sid tonight?

 

[Brahmsian]

I'm not really a Pittsburgh fan, Doobee, but when their playing a metro New Dork team...

GO PENGUINS!

 

[DoobeeDoobeeDoo]

Isn't Neal playing with Sid tonight?

Possibly, I got the lineup from DailyFaceoff, just a rough approximation.

 

[DoobeeDoobeeDoo]

I'm not really a Pittsburgh fan, Doobee, but when their playing a metro New Dork team...

GO PENGUINS!

Glad to have you aboard sir

 

[Brahmsian]

Glad to have you aboard sir

Fair warning: When a Pittsburgh team plays a New England team or one from my maternal grandmother's native Minnesota I will be opposing you, not supporting.

 

[DoobeeDoobeeDoo]

Fair warning: When a Pittsburgh team plays a New England team or one from my maternal grandmother's native Minnesota I will be opposing you, not supporting.

Understood.

 

[Brahmsian]

Understood.

Something I just thought of...

If there's ever an NHL team in Oklahoma or an NBA team in Pittsburgh the same proviso will apply.

 

[pixburgher66]

The monsta' line debuts full time tonight: Kunitz-Crosby-Neal. Ooooooh baby! That'll be fun. Pyatt making his NHL debut, against the team that waived him. So, Pyatt hattrick tonight. (If this actually happens, the avy will be those baby blues for the season)

 

[BF4L]

Hope this game is on for me tonight

 

[pixburgher66]

Hope this game is on for me tonight

Is it on the ever popular "(Marginal) RIVALRY NIGHT"?!