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Penguins/Sabres preview - 12/22

by Tony on 12/22/08 at 10:20 AM ET
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Penguins at Sabres, 7 PM ET, HSBC Arena

Season records:

Penguins, 17-11-4, 38 pts, 7th in Eastern Conference
Sabres, 16-13-4, 36 pts, 9th in Eastern Conference

Season series: 4th meeting, Sabres lead series 2-1

Last game vs. Sabres: Sabres def. Penguins, 4-3, Dec. 8th.

Last game results: Leafs def. Penguins, 7-3, Dec. 20th. Canadiens def. Sabres, 4-3 (OT), Dec. 20th.

Special teams rankings:

Powerplay: Penguins 19.5% (11th), Sabres 18.8% (12th)
Penalty Kill: Penguins 80.6% (T-18th), Sabres 87.6% (3rd)

Probable goaltender rankings:

SV%: Penguins - Marc-Andre Fleury .903 (28th), Sabres - Ryan Miller .913 (21st)
GAA: Penguins - Marc-Andre Fleury 3.07 (35th), Sabres - Ryan Miller 2.56 (20th)

Notes:
- Game will be on Versus tonight.
- Pascal Dupuis may play tonight, still unsure.
- Thomas Vanek has scored a league-leading 26.0% of Buffalo’s goals this season.
- The Penguins will play 12 back-to-back contests this season, which is three less than 2007-08. The Penguins are 1-2-1 in the first contest and 3-1-0 in the second game.

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