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Penguins/Predators preview - 1/8

by Tony F on 01/08/09 at 10:50 AM ET
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Penguins at Predators, 8PM ET, Sommet Center

Season records:

Penguins, 20-17-4, 44 pts, 9th in Eastern Conference
Predators, 17-19-3, 37 pts, 14th in Western Conference

Season series: 1st meeting

Last game vs. Predators: Penguins def. Predators, 4-1, Feb. 6, 2007.

Last game results: Penguins def. Thrashers, 3-1, Jan. 6th. Avalanche def. Predators, 2-1, Jan. 6th.

Special teams rankings:

Powerplay: Penguins 17.0% (19th), Predators 12.8% (28th)
Penalty Kill: Penguins 80.3% (T-20th), Predators 83.4% (T-7th)

Probable goaltender rankings:

SV%: Penguins - Marc-Andre Fleury .905 (28th), Predators - Dan Ellis .903 (T-30th)
GAA: Penguins - Marc-Andre Fleury 2.92 (34th), Predators - Dan Ellis 2.83 (31st)

Notes:
- Nashville is one of just two teams in the league with a perfect record when leading after 20 minutes (9-0-0).
- Unknown whether both Ruslan Fedotenko and Pascal Dupuis are available for tonight’s game.
- Assuming he plays tonight, with a win Marc-Andre Fleury will pass Denis Herron’s 88 wins for third on the Penguins’ all-time wins list.
- The Penguins are 0-4-0 in their last four road games against the Predators.

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Comments

Are there any forward healthy scratches right now? Cus if not and Dupuis and/or Fedex can’t play, then we’re going with 8 defensemen with Gogo and Gill dressing lol.

Posted by Kevin from Pittsburgh on 01/08/09 at 12:20 PM ET

Staal signed 4 years

Posted by Evilpens on 01/08/09 at 01:01 PM ET

The last I saw both Tank and Dup were in the lineup, so who knows....

Yeah, saw the Staal signing Evil, thanks…

Posted by Tony F from Virginia Beach, VA on 01/08/09 at 01:53 PM ET

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