Game 48. Pens vs Canes

Consol Energy Center. 7:30. ROOT

We've reached the last game of the regular season. Tonight the Pens (35-12-0) will face the Carolina Hurricanes (19-24-4)... Or should we just say the Staal brothers? Carolina won the first meeting (4-1) and Pittsburgh won the second (5-3). This game marks the first time that Jordan Staal has played in the CEC since being traded to the Canes last summer. Tough season for them, they have missed playoffs this year, the 6th time in the past 7 seasons.

Just a little walk down memory lane, everyone...

We will be seeing two familiar faces coming back to the line-up tonight, Paul Martin and James Neal will playing.

LINES:

(Via Daily Faceoff)

Kunitz - Malkin - Neal
Iginla - Jokinen - Dupuis
Morrow - Sutter - Cooke
Glass - Adams - Kennedy

Eaton - Letang
Murray - Niskanen
Despres - Martin

Fleury

Tlusty - E. Staal - LaRose
Ruutu - J. Staal - Westgarth
Wallace - Skinner - Dwyer
Bellemore - Blanchard - J. Staal

Faulk - Gleason
McBain - Corvo
Sanguinetti - Bergeron

Peters

Stuff:

• Crosby participated in his first team practice since his injury on Friday afternoon. Still said to have no timetable on return.
• Orpik and Vitale remain day to day with lower body injuries.
• The Pens' penalty kill has successfully killed off 16 of 19 times (84.2%) over the last five games.
• The Penguins have won their final home game of the season for 9 straight years and won their final regular-season game regardless of location for 4 straight years. Hopefully that streak continues tonight.
• Tonight is the “Shirts Off Our Backs" night at the game.

GO PENS.