The Penguins actually played fairly well on the road, but Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin didn't finish enough chances. Detroit's stars have also been quiet offensively, but goals by defensive defensemen and grinding forwards have pushed them over the top. This means that Jordan Staal's line with Tyler Kennedy and Matt Cooke has to skate stride for stride and match goal for goal with Detroit's units centered by Darren Helm and Valterri Filppula.
Since this is a home game, Head Coach Dan Bylsma gets the second line change. This will allow him to get Crosby and potentially Malkin away from a matchup with shutdown centerman Henrik Zetterberg. This is a huge boost for Crosby, who is primed for a productive evening.
No word yet on Pavel Datsyuk's status for the game, but Kris Draper will not play even though he's healthy.
Penguins-
Kunitz-Crosby-Guerin
Fedotenko-Malkin-Talbot
Cooke-Staal-Kennedy
Dupuis-Adams-Satan
Orpik-Gonchar
Eaton-Letang
Gill-Scuderi
Fleury
Fedotenko-Malkin-Talbot
Cooke-Staal-Kennedy
Dupuis-Adams-Satan
Orpik-Gonchar
Eaton-Letang
Gill-Scuderi
Fleury
Red Wings-
Franzen-Zetterberg-Cleary
Holmstrom-Filppula-Hossa
Hudler-Helm-Samuelsson
Leino-Abdelkader-Maltby
Lidstrom-Rafalski
Kronwall-Stuart
Ericsson-Lebda
Osgood
GO PENS!
Holmstrom-Filppula-Hossa
Hudler-Helm-Samuelsson
Leino-Abdelkader-Maltby
Lidstrom-Rafalski
Kronwall-Stuart
Ericsson-Lebda
Osgood
GO PENS!
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LETS DO IT PENS! I feel the Pens stepping up big time in game 3 (well...they kind of have to)
We have been here before and will be here again. We are down, but not out. We were beaten, but not defeated. We lost a couple battles, but not the war. Pick any cliche you like, they are all true. It is officially us against the world. According to them we are down and out. According to them, we have already lost. According to them, we can't. We are finally coming home to a hostile crowd, thirsty for a taste of what is to come, eager to prove that we can!
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Rumor going around that Sykora might be in the lineup. Also, a secondary rumor, if they keep with six defensemen, they might replace Letang with Boucher. I think it would be for some more defensive responsibility. The Wings also have two more injuries.
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Wow pretty suprising news there Toad. I guess if you think about the Sykora move makes some sense. If he plays like the Petr Sykora we've come to love, then we could have a valuable sniper on our side. Question is, is he healthy?
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