Game Thread: Pens @ Canes

[DoobeeDoobeeDoo]

Pittsburgh Penguins
Overall record: 27-11-1 (55 points
Road record: 10-8-1
Last 10: 8-2-0
Streak: -1
GFA: 3.03
GAA: 2.26
PP%: 24.8%
PK%: 87.3%
Projected roster:
L1: Chris Kunitz - Sidney Crosby - Pascal Dupuis
L2: Chris Connor - Jussi Jokinen - James Neal
L3: Harry Zolnierczyk - Brandon Sutter - Joe Vitale
L4: Craig Adams - Zach Sill - Chuck Kobasew
D1: Olli Maatta - Matt Niskanen
D2: Robert Bortuzzo - Brian Dumoulin
D3: Simon Despres - Philip Samuelsson
G: Marc-Andre Fleury

Carolina Hurricanes
Overall record: 14-15-8 (36 points,
Home record: 7-8-4
Last 10: 4-3-3
Streak: -1
GFA: 2.30
GAA: 2.76
PP%: 13.4%
PK%: 80.3%
Projected roster:
L1: Jeff Skinner - Eric Staal - Tuomo Ruutu
L2: Nathan Gerbe - Jordan Staal - Alexander Semin
L3: Jiri Tlusty - Riley Nash - Pat Dwyer
L4: Drayson Bowman - Manny Malhotra - Radek Dvorak
D1: Justin Faulk - Andrej Sekera
D2: Brett Bellemore - Ron Hainsey
D3: Tim Gleason - Ryan Murphy
G: Cam Ward

Series notes
All-time: Pens lead series 61-50-5 plus 11 ties
Last season: Pens won series 2-1-0
Last meeting: October 28th 2013 @ Carolina, Pens won 3-1

Doob's take
Pens have had good success against the Hurricanes, but this time they will be going into Raleigh with half an AHL roster. I have faith in our AHL guys but I expect a tough challenge. Pens & Canes should have a good defensive battle, but in the end I expect the Pens to prevail by a score of 3-2.

 

[pixburgher66]

Not sure your D pairings are on point Doob. Engo is able to return tonight and was skating with Orpik as the "first" pair (not sure what blackmail that man has on Blysma to warrant being on the first pair, even with the injuries). So it may be Orpik-Engo, Niksy-Maatta, Despres-Bortuzzo. Also, Justin Peters is in goal for the Canes. Pretty sure Cam Ward has been, and still is, on the IR? I could be wrong there, but I'm pretty sure he had a lengthy injury awhile back.

 

[DoobeeDoobeeDoo]

Not sure your D pairings are on point Doob. Engo is able to return tonight and was skating with Orpik as the "first" pair (not sure what blackmail that man has on Blysma to warrant being on the first pair, even with the injuries). So it may be Orpik-Engo, Niksy-Maatta, Despres-Bortuzzo. Also, Justin Peters is in goal for the Canes. Pretty sure Cam Ward has been, and still is, on the IR? I could be wrong there, but I'm pretty sure he had a lengthy injury awhile back.

You might be right, I was just posting based on DailyFaceoff's projected lineups.

 

[pixburgher66]

Another amendment: Dupuis is likely out. The morning skate lines were this:
Kunitz-Crosby-Vitale, Zolnierczyk-Sutter-Kobasew, Conner-Jokinen-Neal, Glass-Sill--Adams

 

[Brahmsian]

Pittsburgh Penguins
Overall record: 27-11-1 (55 points
Road record: 10-8-1
Last 10: 8-2-0
Streak: -1
GFA: 3.03
GAA: 2.26
PP%: 24.8%
PK%: 87.3%
Projected roster:
L1: Chris Kunitz - Sidney Crosby - Pascal Dupuis
L2: Chris Connor - Jussi Jokinen - James Neal
L3: Harry Zolnierczyk - Brandon Sutter - Joe Vitale
L4: Craig Adams - Zach Sill - Chuck Kobasew
D1: Olli Maatta - Matt Niskanen
D2: Robert Bortuzzo - Brian Dumoulin
D3: Simon Despres - Philip Samuelsson
G: Marc-Andre Fleury

Carolina Hurricanes
Overall record: 14-15-8 (36 points,
Home record: 7-8-4
Last 10: 4-3-3
Streak: -1
GFA: 2.30
GAA: 2.76
PP%: 13.4%
PK%: 80.3%
Projected roster:
L1: Jeff Skinner - Eric Staal - Tuomo Ruutu
L2: Nathan Gerbe - Jordan Staal - Alexander Semin
L3: Jiri Tlusty - Riley Nash - Pat Dwyer
L4: Drayson Bowman - Manny Malhotra - Radek Dvorak
D1: Justin Faulk - Andrej Sekera
D2: Brett Bellemore - Ron Hainsey
D3: Tim Gleason - Ryan Murphy
G: Cam Ward

Series notes
All-time: Pens lead series 61-50-5 plus 11 ties
Last season: Pens won series 2-1-0
Last meeting: October 28th 2013 @ Carolina, Pens won 3-1

Doob's take
Pens have had good success against the Hurricanes, but this time they will be going into Raleigh with half an AHL roster. I have faith in our AHL guys but I expect a tough challenge. Pens & Canes should have a good defensive battle, but in the end I expect the Pens to prevail by a score of 3-2.

Hope you don't mind my expressing a pet peeve here.

There's no such thing as "bad success" so please, in future, say "considerable" rather than "good" in this type of
context.

GO CAROLINA!

 

[pixburgher66]

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Dupuis tore his ACL.

 

[DoobeeDoobeeDoo]

Hope you don't mind my expressing a pet peeve here.

There's no such thing as "bad success" so please, in future, say "considerable" rather than "good" in this type of
context.

GO CAROLINA!

I should've said a good amount of success. Is that better?

 

[pixburgher66]

Tanner Glass and Brooks Orpik in, Dupuis out. So the injury carousal continues.

 

[wings-pens2166]

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Dupuis tore his ACL.

of course he did ....par for the course this year it seems. oh well...

 

[DoobeeDoobeeDoo]

I like putting Vitale on the Crosby - Kunitz line. Adds an element of speed which I think they need.

 

[DoobeeDoobeeDoo]

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Dupuis tore his ACL.

Ugh

 

[Brahmsian]

I should've said a good amount of success. Is that better?

It would be. Now if the TV announcers would do likewise...

 

[thedddd]

Not sure your D pairings are on point Doob. Engo is able to return tonight and was skating with Orpik as the "first" pair (not sure what blackmail that man has on Blysma to warrant being on the first pair, even with the injuries). So it may be Orpik-Engo, Niksy-Maatta, Despres-Bortuzzo. Also, Justin Peters is in goal for the Canes. Pretty sure Cam Ward has been, and still is, on the IR? I could be wrong there, but I'm pretty sure he had a lengthy injury awhile back.

Actually he is back from IR but was playing poorly so Peters has been starting of recent games and Peters will start again tonight.

 

[thedddd]

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Dupuis tore his ACL.

Geez falling like flies.

 

[Jims_Doors]

Great to see Orpik back on the ice....

 

[awaz]

Pens dominating in the 3rd.

 

[awaz]

Pens dominating in the 3rd.

Woo! I jinxed them!

(sorry pens fans)

 

[awaz]

Aaand worst possible result for this guy. Damnit pens! *shakes fist

 

[DoobeeDoobeeDoo]

Good game Canes, but at the end of the game Pens just put them on ice...

 

[pixburgher66]

Aaand worst possible result for this guy. Damnit pens! *shakes fist

Hah...probably better off just rooting for the Pens to beat all the other Metro teams in regulation...as hard as that likely is