Game Thread: Rangers @ Penguins

[DoobeeDoobeeDoo]

Sorry Johnny, I guess this is my way of trolling you guys on game day (by doing the GDT). JK, feel free to make your own GDT or make this GDT your GDT, I just wanted to make this one special/different somehow. Also wanted to let people know that the Doobster has got a mean streak!

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]

Not at all, Doob! I'll mine to this later!

 

[DoobeeDoobeeDoo]

Cool beans Johnny, should be a great game tonight. The Doobster is looking forward to it.

 

[DoobeeDoobeeDoo]

Read that Ryan Callahan might return for this game.

 

[Pastafazul]

bring it on, should be a good one, but i wouldn't be surprised if we win or get blown out... pitt tough at home, rangers better on road, who knows its up to lundy i guess... confused?? ubetcha

 

[DoobeeDoobeeDoo]

Yeah Pasta, should be a great gams. Something's gotta give.

 

[Johnnydollaz89]

Don't you fear, Johnny and his GDT is here!!

 

[Johnnydollaz89]

Team Statistics:

GP: 41 | W: 20 | L: 19 | OTL: 2 | PTS: 42 | ROW: 17
Conference: 11th | Home Record: 8-10-2 | Away Record: 11-10-0 | S/O: 3-1
Last Ten: 5-4-1 | Streak: Won 2

Goals Per Game: 2.27 (27th)
Goals Against Per Game: 2.63 (14th)
Goal Differential: -13 (22nd)
PP Efficiency: 20.3% (9th)
PK Efficiency: 85% (5th)
Face-Off Efficiency: 49.4% (17th)


Team Leaders:

Goals: Chris Kreider (10),
Assists: Honey Badger (19)
Points: Honey Badger (28)
+/-: Chris Kreider (+10)
PIM: Derek Dorsett (103)
TOI/G (Defenseman): Ryan McDonagh (24:40)
TOI/G (Forward): Brad Richards (19:14)


Starting Lineup:^

Chris Kreider / Derek Stepan / Rick Nash
Mats Zuccarello / Brad Richards "A" / Ryan Callahan "C"
Carl Hagelin / Derick Brassard / Benoit Pouliot
Brian Boyle / Dominic Moore / Derek Dorsett

Ryan McDonagh / Dan Girardi "A"
John Moore / Anton Strålmån
Marc Staal "A" / Conor ImakeAllOurDAreNowExpendable

^ Subject to change


Starting Goaltender:

Henrik Lundswiss

GP: 30 | W: 12 | L: 15 | OT: 2
GA: 75 | SV%: .908 | GAA: 2.70 | SO: 2


Healthy Scratches:

Michael Del Zotto
Justin Falk
J.T. Miller


Injuries, Suspensions, Misc:

N/A

GP: 42 | W: 29 | L: 12 | OTL: 51| PTS: 59 | ROW: 26
Conference: 1st | Home Record: 17-3-0 | Away Record: 12-9-1 | S/O: 3-0
Last Ten: 8-2-0 | Streak: Lost 1

Goals Per Game: 3.05 (5th)
Goals Against Per Game: 2.29 (6th)
Goal Differential: +35 (3rd)
PP Efficiency: 25.5% (1st)
PK Efficiency: 88.1% (2nd)
Face-Off Efficiency: 51.5% (10th)


Team Leaders:

Goals: Sid (22)
Assists: Sid (37)
Points: Sid (59)
+/-: Chris Kunitz (+21)
PIM: Derek Engelland, Tanner Glass (38)
TOI/G (Defenseman): Paul Martin (25:16)
TOI/G (Forward): Sid (22:10)


Starting Lineup:^

Chris Kunitz / Sidney Crosby "C" / Joe Vitale
Chuck Kobasew / Jussi Jokinen / James Neal
Brian Gibbons / Brandon Sutter / Taylor Pyatt
Tanner Glass / Zach Sill / Craig Adams

Brooks Orpik "A" / Deryk Engelland
Matt Niskanen / Rob Scuderi
Robert Bortuzzo / Simon Despres


Starting Goaltender:^

The Flower

GP: 34 | W: 22 | L: 10 | OT: 1
GA: 72 | SV%: .920 | GAA: 2.15 | SO: 3

^ Subject to change


Healthy Scratches:

N/A


Injuries, Suspensions, Misc:

[D] Paul Martin [IR] — Fractured Tibia; 4-6 Weeks
[G] Tomas Vokoun [IR] — Blood Clot; Indefinitely
[F] Beau Bennet [IR] — Broken Hand/Wrist; 8-10 Weeks
[F] Pascal Dupuis [IR] — ACL Surgery; Season
[D] Jason Megna [IR] — Lower Body; Indefinitely
[D] Chris Conner [IR] — Hand; 6-8 Weeks
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[D] Kristofer Letang [DTD] — Elbow; DTD
[C] Evgen Malkin [IR] — Blood Clot; Indefinitely


Captain Cally is back!! Let's go Rangers!!!

 

[DoobeeDoobeeDoo]

Team Statistics:

GP: 41 | W: 20 | L: 19 | OTL: 2 | PTS: 42 | ROW: 17
Conference: 11th | Home Record: 8-10-2 | Away Record: 11-10-0 | S/O: 3-1
Last Ten: 5-4-1 | Streak: Won 2

Goals Per Game: 2.27 (27th)
Goals Against Per Game: 2.63 (14th)
Goal Differential: -13 (22nd)
PP Efficiency: 20.3% (9th)
PK Efficiency: 85% (5th)
Face-Off Efficiency: 49.4% (17th)


Team Leaders:

Goals: Chris Kreider (10),
Assists: Honey Badger (19)
Points: Honey Badger (28)
+/-: Chris Kreider (+10)
PIM: Derek Dorsett (103)
TOI/G (Defenseman): Ryan McDonagh (24:40)
TOI/G (Forward): Brad Richards (19:14)


Starting Lineup:^

Chris Kreider / Derek Stepan / Rick Nash
Mats Zuccarello / Brad Richards "A" / Ryan Callahan "C"
Carl Hagelin / Derick Brassard / Benoit Pouliot
Brian Boyle / Dominic Moore / Derek Dorsett

Ryan McDonagh / Dan Girardi "A"
John Moore / Anton Strålmån
Marc Staal "A" / Conor ImakeAllOurDAreNowExpendable

^ Subject to change


Starting Goaltender:

Henrik Lundswiss

GP: 30 | W: 12 | L: 15 | OT: 2
GA: 75 | SV%: .908 | GAA: 2.70 | SO: 2


Healthy Scratches:

Michael Del Zotto
Justin Falk
J.T. Miller


Injuries, Suspensions, Misc:

N/A

GP: 42 | W: 29 | L: 12 | OTL: 51| PTS: 59 | ROW: 26
Conference: 1st | Home Record: 17-3-0 | Away Record: 12-9-1 | S/O: 3-0
Last Ten: 8-2-0 | Streak: Lost 1

Goals Per Game: 3.05 (5th)
Goals Against Per Game: 2.29 (6th)
Goal Differential: +35 (3rd)
PP Efficiency: 25.5% (1st)
PK Efficiency: 88.1% (2nd)
Face-Off Efficiency: 51.5% (10th)


Team Leaders:

Goals: Sid (22)
Assists: Sid (37)
Points: Sid (59)
+/-: Chris Kunitz (+21)
PIM: Derek Engelland, Tanner Glass (38)
TOI/G (Defenseman): Paul Martin (25:16)
TOI/G (Forward): Sid (22:10)


Starting Lineup:^

Chris Kunitz / Sidney Crosby "C" / Joe Vitale
Chuck Kobasew / Jussi Jokinen / James Neal
Brian Gibbons / Brandon Sutter / Taylor Pyatt
Tanner Glass / Zach Sill / Craig Adams

Brooks Orpik "A" / Deryk Engelland
Matt Niskanen / Rob Scuderi
Robert Bortuzzo / Simon Despres


Starting Goaltender:^

The Flower

GP: 34 | W: 22 | L: 10 | OT: 1
GA: 72 | SV%: .920 | GAA: 2.15 | SO: 3

^ Subject to change


Healthy Scratches:

N/A


Injuries, Suspensions, Misc:

[D] Paul Martin [IR] — Fractured Tibia; 4-6 Weeks
[G] Tomas Vokoun [IR] — Blood Clot; Indefinitely
[F] Beau Bennet [IR] — Broken Hand/Wrist; 8-10 Weeks
[F] Pascal Dupuis [IR] — ACL Surgery; Season
[D] Jason Megna [IR] — Lower Body; Indefinitely
[D] Chris Conner [IR] — Hand; 6-8 Weeks
--
[D] Kristofer Letang [DTD] — Elbow; DTD
[C] Evgen Malkin [IR] — Blood Clot; Indefinitely


Captain Cally is back!! Let's go Rangers!!!

Nice Johnny, will be a tough task for my Pens tonight no doubt. Hopefully we escape with a point or 2,

 

[Johnnydollaz89]

Should be a good game, love all the superhero pics today, Doob!

Hoping for some good hockey tonight!

 

[DoobeeDoobeeDoo]

Should be a good game, love all the superhero pics today, Doob!

Hoping for some good hockey tonight!

Thanks johnny, here's to a good game

 

[Johnnydollaz89]

And we're underway!

 

[Johnnydollaz89]

Thanks johnny, here's to a good game

Of course my man, always good catching with ya during games.

 

[Johnnydollaz89]

McDonagh already heading to the locker room, but looks like it's just for new equipment, oh thank god!

 

[Johnnydollaz89]

Hank with a nice save on Sutter in front! Very nice.

 

[Johnnydollaz89]

Girardi has looked MUCH better in these last 10 games, finally seems to be adjusting to the system. Only took him 30 games.

 

[Johnnydollaz89]

Ohhhhhhh Hank bailed out by the post there!! Phewwwwwwww