Gameday 45. Pens at Flyers

Wells Fargo Center - 7:30 PM

TV: ROOT Sports

Radio: 105.9 The X

Pittsburgh. Philadelphia. Penguins. Flyers. Two cities and teams that do not like each other. Big picture this is just another game in the long marathon that is the NHL regular season but you'd be kidding yourself if you think this isn't one of those games everyone circles on the calendar at the beginning of the year. This game means a lot to the Penguins, but it means even more to the Flyers. Games against the Penguins are Game 7 of Stanley Cup Finals for Flithadelphia, which is understandable when you haven't won the Stanley Cup since 1975 (LOL). The Penguins who enter this game with a record of 26-12-6 (2nd in the Metro) will need to try to match the intensity the Flyers, 18-22-7 (6th in the Metro), will bring to this game. Obviously the Penguins want to win this game, but losing will not mean the end of the season. The Flyers on the other hand, live and die with games against Pittsburgh. As I said before, Game 7 Stanley Cup Finals. The Cryers aren't very good and don't have much to play for other than this. Just like the Flyers fans do in their dreams, tonight they will pretend the Stanley Cup is on the line, because pretending is the closest they will ever get to Lord Stanley's Cup. 

*Claude Giroux sprints out of the room*

Lines: (Daily Faceoff)

Kunitz - Crosby - Perron 

Spaling - Malkin - Bennett

Arcobello - Sutter - Downie 

Farnham - Sill - Forward 27

Martin - Letang 

Scuderi - Ehrhoff

Bortuzzo - Despres

Greiss

Schenn - Butt Grabber - Voracek 

Umberger - Couturier - (Can't) Read

Rinaldo - Raffl - Simmonds

VandeVelde - Bellemare - Lecavalier 

Streit - MacDonald

Del Zotto - Schenn

Manning - Lauridsen

Emery

Who are the stripes: 

Referees:

Kevin Pollock

Kelly Sutherland

Linesmen:

Brian Murphy

Brad Lazarowich

January 20, 1995:

Pittsburgh Penguins 5

Tampa Bay Lightning 3

Penguins goals by Larry Murphy, Luc Robitaille, Thomas Sandstrom, Kevin Stevens, and of course Jaromir Jagr (#BringHomeDoubleJ). Ron Francis registered 2 assists while Martin Straka registered 1 assist. 

#GameNotes:

• The Legend of Bobby Farnham is making his return to the Penguins lineup tonight. Look for him and Steve Downie to 3D Vorasucks through a table.

• Speaking of Vorasucks, he is the current NHL leader in scoring. Sure, Crosby has 4 fewer points in 6 less games, but don't tell the Cryers fans that. The baton is all they have right now.
• *dah dah dah CROSBY SUCKS!!!!*

• Mark Madden gave an absolutely unreal Penguins "I Have a Dream" speech yesterday. Do yourself a favor and go listen to it right now.
• Prediction: Crosby scores a hat trick tonight and celebrates by RKOing Kate Smith's ghost.

What a player

BAH GAWD KING!!! THAT'S GIROUX'S MUSIC

Go Pens