Game Time: 7:00pm/ET
From: Mellon Arena, Pittsburgh, PA
Penguins Record: 15-9-4 (6th in Eastern Conference)
Islanders Record: 10-16-2 (14th in Eastern Conference)
Last Meeting: November 26th, 2008 @ New York (5-3 Pens)
PITTSBURGH PENGUINS LINE COMBINATIONS:
Pascal Dupuis - Sidney Crosby - Miroslav Satan
Ruslan Fedotenko - Evgeni Malkin - Petr Sykora
Chris Minard - Jordan Staal - Matt Cooke
Jeff Taffe - Max Talbot - Tim Wallace
Brooks Opik - Rob Scuderi
Kris Letang - Mark Eaton
Phillippe Boucher - Alex Goligoski
PITTSBURGH PENGUINS PROBABLE GOALTENDER:
John Curry (1-1-0 / 2.67GAA / .907 SV%)
NEW YORK ISLANDERS LINE COMBINATIONS:
Sean Bergenheim - Doug Weight - Bill Guerin
Andy Hilbert - Josh Bailey - Trent Hunter
Blake Comeau - Richard Park - Jon Sim
Mitch Fritz - Mike Sillinger - Tim Jackman
Mark Streit - Thomas Pock
Brendan Witt - Freddy Meyer
Chris Campoli - Joe Callahan
NEW YORK ISLANDERS PROBABLE GOALTENDER:
Joey MacDonald (10-12-2 / 3.08GAA / .902 SV%)
PENGUINS LEADERS:
GOALS: Crosby (13)
ASSISTS: Malkin (35)
POINTS: Malkin (46)
+/-: Malkin (+14)
ISLANDERS LEADERS:
GOALS: Hunter (11)
ASSISTS: Weight (20)
POINTS: Weight (26)
+/-: Sutton (+5)
The Penguins have lost three in a row and four of their last five. The Islanders have lost four in a row and six of their last seven. Neither of these teams are on a roll. Phillipe Boucher returns for the Penguins, so that may give the team's sagging powerplay a boost. John Curry will be in the net for the Pens tonight so it will be interesting to see how the team reacts in front of him.
The Penguins have beaten the Islanders in both meetings this year.
Prediction: 4-3 Penguins
New York Media:
Newspapers:
New York Times
New York Daily News
New York Post
Blogs:
The Drive for Five
Islanders Army
Islander Frontier
On the Islanders Beat
Lighthouse Hockey
Islanders Outsider
Islesblogger
NYI Point Blank
Thursday, December 11, 2008
Game Preview: New York Islanders @ Pittsburgh Penguins
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