Game Day: Game Two Penguins vs Leafs

 

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  The Penguins look to stay undefeated (lol) as they take on the Toronto Maple Leafs tonight at the Air Canada Center. The Penguins are coming off a 6-4 win against Corey Perry and the Anaheim Ducks. The new Pens system looks fantastic with Johnston running it but minor adjustments need to be made. The biggest one being the penalty kill as Anaheim capitalized on three out of their five power-play opportunities. Either way, tonight is the Penguins road opener and another first of the season.

The lines for tonight are as follows:

    Kunitz-Crosby-Hornqvist

Dupuis-Sutter-Malkin

Comeau-Goc-Downie

Sill-Spaling-Adams

Erhoff-Letang

Maatta-Martin

Scuderi-Despres

Fleury

For Toronto (courtesy of Leafs.NHL.com)

JVR-Bozak-Kessel

Lupul-Kadri-Kozun

Komarov-Santorelli-Clarkson

Winnik-Holland-Panik

Phaneuf-Robidas 

Franson-Polak

Gardiner-Rielly

Bernier

News and Notes

• Look for Hornqvist to get down and dirty in front of the net again
• Several players coming off career highs in points including Oli Maatta (3) and Pascal Dupuis (tying his record set 10 years ago with 4)
• Pittsburgh is 20-18-8 all-time in road openers
• Penguins were 4/9 on the powerplay against the Leafs last season 
• Look for Brandon Sutter to keep playing good hockey and putting up shorties
• Look for Phil Kessel to be a fat lard with a lumberjack like stick tonight against Zach Sill

#LetsGoPens 

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