PREGAME: Pens vs. Kings

Consol Energy Center. 7:00. ROOT.

The Penguins (46-21-5) face the L.A. Kings (42-25-6) tonight, and if they gain a point, they will clinch a playoff spot. The Kings have been on more of a hot streak than the Pens as of lately, with winning their last four games played. The two teams last faced off in L.A. on January 30th, where Pittsburgh won with a score of 4-1.

Both teams will be starting their back-up goaltenders tonight: Jeff Zatkoff for the Penguins with a 12-4-1 record, 2.55 GAA, .915 SV% and Martin Jones for the Kings with his 10-5-0 record, 1.90 GAA, .932 SV%.

LINES:

(Via Daily Faceoff)

Kunitz – Crosby – Stempniak

Jokinen – Sutter – Neal

Pyatt – Goc – Gibbons

Glass – Adams – Megna

Niskanen – Maatta

Orpik – Bortuzzo

Despres – Scuderi

Zatkoff

Gaborik – Kopitar – Williams

Pearson – Carter – Toffoli

Lewis – Stoll – Brown

Clifford – Richards – Nolan

Muzzin – Doughty

Voynov – Regehr

Mitchell – Martinez

Jones

UPDATES:

• Watch out for Beau Bennett, he could be returning to the line-up very soon. Per @penguins: "Pens have recalled Beau Bennett from his conditioning assignment with WBS Penguins. Bennett played 3 games with WBS, collecting 1 assist."

LET'S GO PENS!