Game Thread: @ Carolina Hurricanes

[DoobeeDoobeeDoo]

Pittsburgh Penguins
Record: 7-4-0 (13 points, 63.6%)
GFA: 3.09
GAA: 2.54
Diff: +0.55
PP%: 20.0%
PK%: 76.7%
Streak: -3
Projected lineup:
L1: Chris Kunitz - Sidney Crosby - Pascal Dupuis
L2: Jussi Jokinen - Evgeni Malkin - Matt D'Agostini
L3: Tanner Glass - Brandon Sutter - Chuck Kobasew
L4: Dustin Jeffrey - Joe Vitale - Craig Adams
D1: Brooks Orpik - Paul Martin
D2: Matt Niskanen - Kris Letang
D3: Olli Maatta - Robert Bortuzzo
G: Marc-Andre Fleury

Carolina Hurricanes
Record: 4-4-3 (11 points, 50%)
GFA: 2.27
GAA: 2.82
Diff: -0.55
PP%: 14.9%
PK%: 78.0%
Streak: -2
Projected lineup:
L1: Nathan Gerbe - Eric Staal - Alexander Semin
L2: Jiri Tlusty - Jordan Staal - Pat Dwyer
L3: Tuomo Ruutu - Riley Nash - Elias Lindholm
L4: Drayson Bowman - Brett Sutter - Kevin Westgarth
D1: Justin Faulk - Andrej Sekera
D2: Tim Gleason - Ron Hainsey
D3: Jay Harrison - Ryan Murphy
G: Justin Peters

Series notes
All-time: Pens lead series 60-50-5 plus 11 ties
Last season: Pens won series 2-1
Last meeting: 10/8/13 @ Pittsburgh, Pens won 5-2

Doob's take
Pens are struggling big time, lost 3 in a row to the Avalanche, Islanders, & Maple Leafs. We've lost at home and away, we've lost by shutout and by giving up tons of goals, we've lost close ones and by blowouts. Fortunately for us, the Hurricanes are playing their AHL goalie tonight, which should give us an opportunity to end this losing streak. If we lose this one, safe to say we got some issues. Doob picks the Pens to win 4-2.

 

[scoutyjones2]

There is no reason to lose this game...

 

[DoobeeDoobeeDoo]

Yeah, golden opportunity to end our recent woes, or at least stop the bleeding.

 

[evolver115]

Not a must win game, as any road game can be tough, but there is no reason the Pens shouldn't pot 3-5 goals on the Canes third string goalie, tonight. The real question for me though is if the Pens get a lead, can they manage to hold onto it?

 

[DoobeeDoobeeDoo]

Glass
1-0 Pens

 

[evolver115]

They just showed a replay of the Scuderi injury from Saturday. He couldn't even stand on his left leg. That sux!!! He was playing so well for them, too!

 

[DoobeeDoobeeDoo]

Jayson Megna with a goal & an assist. The Doobster has a good feeling about this kid, just like I did with Beau Bennett.

 

[DoobeeDoobeeDoo]

They just showed a replay of the Scuderi injury from Saturday. He couldn't even stand on his left leg. That sux!!! He was playing so well for them, too!

It's okay, we'll get thru this. Good news is that it gives us an opportunity to test out the farm. Brian Dumoulin perhaps?