Game 36- Montreal Canadiens @ Penguins

Les Habitants de Montreal and their extraordinarily obnoxious fans will be in the Igloo tonight for a 7:00 tilt with the Penguins that will be televised by the CBC on Hockey Night In Canada. The Canadiens are a dangerous team when everyone is healthy, and even when not, they can do some damage against anybody. They are coming off of a 3-2 loss at home in overtime in which Eric Staal, Tuomo Ruutu, Sergei Samsonov, and the referees absolutely burned them. The Penguins, on the other hand, played last night in New Jersey and came away with a key 1-0 victory that saw their goalie, Marc-Andre Fleury, essentially steal the game.

The Habs have a flying offense that can never be slept on, and a defensive core that's focal point is defensive responsibility. Their powerplay has been lagging of late, but eventually, it would seem only right that they get that aspect of their game on track.

Sidney Crosby hasn't been playing well lately, and it's about time he busts out. As hockey fans everywhere know, he not only loves to play against Canadian teams, he also never stays sleeping for long. Expect him to have a big night tonight.

The Pens recalled Tim Wallace, once again, from Wilkes Barre and the AHL. That means that Eric Godard, who took a slapshot off his leg yesterday, is likely not playing in this game.

Former Penguins Georges Laraque was to make his first appearance at the Igloo since leaving for Montreal as a free agent this summer, but he's apparently out with an injury.

For the Penguins, Godard is probably out. Joining him in the press box for this one will be Sergei Gonchar, Tyler Kennedy, Kris Letang, and Mike Zigomanis. Save Gonchar, everybody on that list should be close to returning.

On Montreal's side of the coin, Laraque, Saku Koivu, Mathieu Dandenault, and Chris Higgins will all be out of the lineup. Andrei Kostitsyn was questionable but will play.

Penguins-

Dupuis-Crosby-Satan
Fedotenko-Malkin-Sykora
Cooke-Staal-Talbot
Bissonnette-Jeffrey-Godard

Orpik-Scuderi
Whitney-Eaton
Goligoski-Boucher

Fleury

Canadiens-

A. Kostitsyn-Plekanec-Kovalev
Tanguay-Lang-D'Agostini
Latendresse-Lapierre-S. Kostitsyn
Begin-Chipchura-Kostopolous

Markov-Komisarek
Hamrilik-Gorges
Brisebois-Boullion

Price

GO PENS!