Game 3- Phoenix Coyotes @ Penguins

The Pens face a vastly inferior opponent at Mellon Arena on Wednesday night when the troubled Phoenix Coyotes come to town. The Coyotes won their first game against the Los Angeles Kings thanks to a productive night by Radim Vrbata, and the Penguins are 2-0 after weekend victories over the two New York squads.

Former Penguin Robert Lang, recently signed by the 'Yotes, centers their first line. Enforcer Paul Bissonnette, claimed away from Pittsburgh last week, may or may not be in the lineup, but it seems unlikely at this time.

Brent Johnson will get his first chance in goal for the Penguins, since the Coyotes aren't an immense goal scoring threat and, probably more importantly, the Penguins will be in Philadelphia for a very challenging game with the Flyers on Thursday night. Ilya Bryzgalov goes for Phoenix.

Penguins-

Kunitz- Crosby- Guerin
Fedotenko- Malkin- Dupuis
Cooke- Staal- Kennedy
Rupp- Adams- Godard

Orpik- Gonchar
Eaton- Letang
Goligoski- McKee

Johnson

Coyotes-

Boedker- Lang- Doan
Upshall- Lombardi- Mueller
Prucha- Hanzal- Vrbata
Winnik- Korpikoski- Fiddler

Sauer- Michalek
Jovanovski- Aucoin
Vandermeer- Yandle

Bryzgalov