Round 3, Game 3- Penguins @ Carolina Hurricanes

If the Pittsburgh Penguins can weather the storm (no pun intended) and beat the Carolina Hurricanes at the RBC Center on Saturday night, this series is all but over, and the Penguins are bound for the Stanley Cup Finals for the second year in a row. It won't be an easy task, though, as the Canes have lost three games at home in the last three months. In reality, the Penguins can nearly assure themselves of a series win by getting just one win in the Carolinian swing of the series.

Evgeni Malkin and Sidney Crosby have to continue their domination, and Marc-Andre Fleury has to be stout between the pipes. The Pens need to pepper Cam Ward with shots at every opportunity. Jordan Staal has to keep on shutting down his brother, Eric.

Carolina forward Patrick Dwyer was fined, not suspended, for his match penalty from Game 2 drawn when he high-sticked Kris Letang in the face, sparking a line brawl at the end of the game.

Penguins-

Kunitz-Crosby-Guerin
Fedotenko-Malkin-Talbot
Cooke-Staal-Kennedy
Boucher-Adams-Satan

Orpik-Gonchar
Eaton-Letang
Gill-Scuderi

Fleury

Hurricanes-

Whitney-Staal-LaRose
Cole-Cullen-Eaves
Samsonov-Jokinen-Walker
Bayda-Brind'Amour-Dwyer

Seidenberg-Pitkanen
Gleason-Corvo
Kaberle-Wallin

Ward

GO PENS!