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Leafs/Penguins preview - 12/20
by Tony on 12/20/08 at 09:24 AM ET
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Leafs at Penguins, 7 PM ET, Mellon Arena
Season records:
Leafs, 12-13-6, 30 pts, 11th in Eastern Conference
Penguins, 17-10-4, 38 pts., 7th in Eastern Conference
Season series: 2nd meeting, Penguins lead series 1-0
Last game vs. Leafs: Penguins def. Leafs, 4-1, Oct. 18th.
Last game results: Penguins def. Thrashers, 6-3, Dec. 18th. Bruins def. Leafs, 8-5, Dec. 18th.
Special teams rankings:
Powerplay: Penguins 19.3% (11th), Leafs 20.7% (9th)
Penalty Kill: Penguins 81.9% (12th), Leafs 75.2% (28th)
Probable goaltender rankings:
SV%: Penguins - Marc-Andre Fleury .907 (25th), Leafs - Vesa Toskala .887 (40th)
GAA: Penguins - Marc-Andre Fleury 2.87 (32nd), Leafs - Vesa Toskala 3.11 (37th)
Notes:
- Penguins will wear 3rd jerseys tonight.
- Max Talbot should return tonight.
- Latest man games lost for currently injured players: 31 -Sergei Gonchar; 31 -Ryan Whitney; 8 - Hal Gill; 7 - Mike Zigomanis; 7 - Tyler Kennedy
- Did you know ?? The Penguins have never faced the Toronto Maple Leafs in a shootout.
- Miroslav Satan is one goal shy of reaching 350 in his career.
- A sellout tonight will be the 81st consecutive.
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