PREGAME: Pens vs. Canucks

Consol Energy Center. 1:00. ROOT

It's a great day for hockey in Pittsburgh today as the Penguins (6-1-0) take on the Vancouver Canucks (5-3-0) for an afternoon game. The Pens' last encounter with the Canucks was in the 2011-12 season opener that resulted in a Pens shootout win.

Today, both teams are coming off wins and the Canucks have a slighty better offense than Fleury has seen yet. Canucks' Henrik Sedin has a goal and 3 assists on a 3-game point streak and Higgins has goals in consecutive games.

But never fear, our captain now has 6 goals and 8 assists to give him the lead of the league with 14 points. Malkin, Dupuis, and Kunitz have all been hot offensively as well.

Forward Chris Conner was recalled from @WBSPenguins. He was tied for WBS team lead in both goals and points (per @penguins).

LINES:

Kunitz - Crosby - Dupuis

Jokinen - Malkin - Kobasew

Glass - Sutter - Adams

Zolnierczyk - Vitale - Conner

Orpik - Martin

Scuderi - Niskanen

Maatta - Bortuzzo

Fleury

Higgins - H. Sedin - Kesler

D. Sedin - Santorelli - Hansen

Booth - Schroder - Kassian

Sestito - Richardson - Weise

Garrison - Bieksa

Hamhuis - Tanev

Stanton - Weber

Luongo

Injury Report:

• PIT - Bennett (lower-body), Neal (upper-body). Update: Letang and D'Agostini practiced fully yesterday.
• VAN - Burrows (foot).

LET'S GO PENS.