GameDay: Habs vs Penguins Preview, Lineups, Puck’s Prediction

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GameDay: Habs vs Penguins (Feb-27, 2014)

GameDay: Habs vs Penguins (Feb-27, 2014)

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Steve Farnham

February 27, 2014

GameDay: Habs vs Penguins Preview, Lineups, Puck’s Prediction

On this day in hockey history… 2002 – Pittsburgh’s Mario Lemieux became just the 7th player in NHL history to score 1,600 points, when he had two assists in a 5-4 loss to the visiting Los Angeles Kings.

Matchup
	Montreal CANADIENS	Consol Energy Center Pittsburgh, PA Feb 27, 7:00 PM ET TV: RDS	Pittsburgh PENGUINS

71 Points / 3rd (Atlantic)	Points/Position	83 Points / 1st (Metropolitan)
32-21-7	Record	40-15-3
17-10-5	Home	23-4-1
15-11-2	Away	17-11-2
5-3-2	Last 10	6-3-1
2.43	G/G	3.14
2.35	GA/G	2.36
18.9	PP%	25.4
85.6	PK%	87.0

Projected Line Combinations and Goaltenders (subject to change)
Forwards
Max Pacioretty – David Desharnais – Brendan Gallagher Alex Galchenyuk – Tomas Plekanec – Brian Gionta Dale Weise – Lars Eller – Rene Bourque Travis Moen – Daniel Briere – George Parros		Chris Kunitz – Sidney Crosby – Brian Gibbons Jussi Jokinen – Evgeni Malkin – James Neal Tanner Glass – Brandon Sutter – Chuck Kobasew Taylor Pyatt – Joe Vitale – Craig Adams
Defensemen
Andrei Markov – Alexei Emelin Josh Gorges – P.K. Subban Jarred Tinordi – Douglas Murray		Olli Maatta – Matt Niskanen Rob Scuderi – Robert Bortuzzo Brooks Orpik – Deryk Engelland
Goalies
Peter Budaj (Confirmed)		Marc-Andre Fleury (Confirmed)
	Record: 6-4-2 GAA: 1.97 Sv%: 0.927 SO: 1 Alternate: Dustin Tokarski		Record: 31-13-2 GAA: 2.23 Sv%: .919 SO: 4 Alternate: Jeff Zatkoff
Scratches
Davis Drewiske (shoulder), Brandon Prust (upper-body), Michael Bournival (concussion), Ryan White (virus), Carey Price (lower-body)		Beau Bennett (wrist), Tomas Vokoun (blood clot), Chris Conner (wrist), Paul Martin (hand), Pascal Dupuis (ACL)

Quick Links from this past week
	Featured Post: Down on the Farm – Playoff Flame Dwindling by Dan Kramer Carey Price Injured, Habs Recall Dustin Tokarski from Hamilton (PR) Sotchi à l’honneur: Résumé des deux dernières semaines! par Isabella Rheault Habs Recall Jarred Tinordi from Bulldogs (PR) Gionta and Gallagher Charity Tees from True Rivalry (PR) Would Paul Stastny in Montreal Make Sense? by J.D. Lagrange All Habs Mailbag: Trade Deadline, Emelin, Olympics by Chris G Carey Price Named NHL’s First Star of the Week (PR) Nathan Beaulieu Reassigned to Hamilton Bulldogs (PR) Habs Alexei Emelin Fined $5K for Butt-end (PR) Price Vence Luongo e Pacioretty Consegue Truque do Chapéu por Rovena (Português) Habs Vence Flames Com Shutout por Rovena (Português) Official Release: Habs trade Diaz, acquire Weise (PR)
	Official Release: Bulldogs Sign Southorn to PTO (PR) St. Pierre, Pateryn Help ‘Dogs Snap Skid vs. Rampage by Dan Kramer Official Release: Sven Andrighetto Named CCM / AHL Player of the Week (PR) Official Release: Bergevin Sends Quailer to the Kings for Czarnik (PR) Down on the Farm – Snakebitten ‘Dogs Hit the Road by Dan Kramer
	Czech List, Olympic Edition: Report Card for the Czech Republic by Radoslav Vavřina HockeyProspect.com’s 2014 NHL Draft Top Prospects Ranking: February Edition (Part 1) (PR) Czech List, North American Edition: Plekanec Leads Czechs to Sochi by Radoslav Vavřina Czech List, European Edition: A Closer Look at Pavel Zacha by Radoslav Vavřina QMJHL Headlines: Guess Who’s Back? by Kathy K
	Habs360 Podcast: Will the Olympic Break Benefit the Habs? [AUDIO] by Chris G Habs360 Podcast: Everything Under Control for Habs [AUDIO] by Chris G Habs360 Podcast: Habs Inconsistent Play [AUDIO] by Chris G Habs360 Podcast: Mid-season Report Card [AUDIO] by Chris G Habs360 Podcast: Brière in the Doghouse [AUDIO] by Chris G

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