Sunday, January 18, 2009

Rangers @ Penguins (Game 47)

The New York Rangers (27-15-4) visit the Pittsburgh Penguins (22-20-4) today at Mellon Arena starting at 12:30 p.m. For a preview go to Yahoo! Sports.

For last minute news go to The Rangers Report or Blue Notes.

Probable Lines:
Naslund-Gomez-Callahan
Dawes-Drury-Prucha
Korpikoski-Dubinsky-Zherdev
Sjostrom-Betts-Orr

Redden-Girardi
Staal-Rozsival
Kalinin-Mara

Goaltenders:
Henrik Lundqvist - 23-12-3, 2.53 gaa, .914 sv%, 2 so.

Marc-Andre Fleury - 14-11-2, 2.94 gaa, .905 sv%, 1 so.

Opponent Notes:
- Pittsburgh is just 11-16-2 since mid November.

- The Penguins are 0-1-2 against the Rangers this year.

- Evgeni Malkin leads the team in goals (18) and points (69).

- Brooks Orpik is out today while Sidney Crosby, Max Talbot, Pascal Dupuis, Rob Scuderi and Kris Letang are all day-to-day and questionable for today's game.

Opponent Fan Blog:
Pensburgh

1 comment:

Unknown said...

Nice idea of putting the "opponent blog" up there. It's interesting to see what other teams have to say about the Rangers.

Says the Pensburgh Blog:

"The Pens aren't doing all that well against the Rangers this year, as indicated by their 0-1-2 record. If anything we can at least find some salvation in the fact that Pitt has at least managed those two OT points. That's the kind of take-what-you-can-get hockey the Pens are playing right now.

Today though you'd better expect the Pens want two. An injury-ridden win over the Ducks the other night can say a lot for this squad. They're winning while down some of the big names. Maybe it's enough to ride out the week with."