Game Thread: Pens @ Canes

[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.

 

[Cobiemonster]

On paper this looks like a game the Pens should win

 

[Darkstone42]

Paul Martin has played a brilliant defensive game today.

 

[DoobeeDoobeeDoo]

Jayson Megna, my new favorite Pens prospect.