The Confluence
Penguins/Flyers preview - 12/13: 1PM ET Start !!
by Tony on 12/13/08 at 09:04 AM ET
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Penguins at Flyers, 1 PM ET, Wachovia Arena
Season records:
Penguins, 16-9-4, 36 pts., T-5th in Eastern Conference
Flyers, 15-7-6, 36 pts, T-5th in Eastern Conference
Season series: 3rd meeting, Penguins lead series 2-0
Last game vs. Flyers: Penguins def. Flyers, 5-4 (SO), Nov. 13th.
Last game results: Penguins def Islanders, 9-2, Dec. 11th. Flyers def. Hurricanes, 6-5 (SO), Dec. 11th.
Special teams rankings:
Powerplay: Penguins 18.1% (17th), Flyers 24.4% (T-2nd)
Penalty Kill: Penguins 84.5% (8th), Flyers 84.7% (5th)
Probable goaltender rankings:
SV%: Penguins - Marc-Andre Fleury (my guess) .907 (T-24th), Flyers - Martin Biron .901 (30th)
GAA: Penguins - Marc-Andre Fleury (my guess) 2.86 (28th), Flyers - Martin Biron 2.95 (33rd)
Notes:
- Connor James was recalled from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Friday. Max Talbot didn’t make the trip due to an unspecified injury against the Islanders Thursday.
- The Flyers are 11-1-3 in their last 15 games.
- Simon Gagne has 37 points (18G,19A) in 43 career games against the Penguins.
- Evgeni Malkin is now 5th in the NHL in plus/minus with +16.
- Petr Sykora leads the NHL with 5 game-winning goals and is tied for 3rd in the NHL with 8 powerplay goals.
- Jeff Carter is 3rd in the NHL with 127 shots on goal.
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