GDT: #35 - 12/18/13 | Pittsburgh Penguins @ New York Rangers | 8:00 PM - NBC SPORTS

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[FIELDSET="THE MATCHUP"]

2013/2014 REGULAR SEASON
GAME #35 - 12/18/2013​

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(24-10-1) ____________ (16-17-1)



[table="width=550px"]TIME | 8:00 PM ET
ARENA | MADISON SQUARE GARDEN - NYC, NY
TV | NBC SPORTS, TSN2[/table]


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[FIELDSET="ONLINE STREAMS/RADIO"]

ONLINE STREAMS: FRS - StreamHunter - MyP2P - STREAMO - KS.com: 720p (VLC Player required) | RADIO FEED: CLICK HERE​

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[FIELDSET="NEWS & NOTES"]

GAME LINKS:

Game Preview - Last Matchup; PIT@NYR 11/6/13 - NHL.com - Rangers.com - Penguins.com
NY Post - NYDN - Andrew Gross - MSG.com - Yahoo Sports - ESPN.com - TSN.ca


AROUND THE LEAGUE:

DECEMBER SCHEDULE:

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[FIELDSET="QUOTES TO NOTE"]

We just tapped each other and he said, ‘Good job, kid.’ That put a smile on my face.
To have a good tilt like that, no harm done, and get the boys going.
- Dylan McIlrath

I just had a feeling that if we don't win this one, I'm not going to be a happy guy. It's a big win for us.
Right now, you have to look at it as taking baby steps in improving and start winning. You can't turn this around right away.
- Henrik Lundqvist

We're down by 2 early. We had a kill to make at a critical time. Found a way twice to come back in this game, something that we haven't done often this year.
So there's quite a few elements I hope we can build on and bring to the next game.
- Alain Vigneault​

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[FIELDSET="PITTSBURGH PENGUINS"]

TEAM STATS / STANDINGS:

[table="width=200px"]GP | 35 | GF | 108
W | 24 | GA | 75
L | 10 | GF/G | 3.03
OTL | 1 | GA/G | 2.14
Pts | 49 | PIM/G | 10.4
HOME | 15-3-0 | PP% | 26.5
AWAY | 9-7-1 | PK% | 87.4
STREAK | W4 | FO% | 52.0[/table]

[table="width=200px"]Division | 1st
Conference | 1st
League | 4th[/table]


TEAM LEADERS:

[table="width=270px"]Goals | Sidney Crosby | 19
Assists | Evgeni Malkin | 32
Points | Sidney Crosby | 47
+ / - | Matt Niskanen | +18
Shots | Sidney Crosby | 117
Hits | Tanner Glass | 99
Blocks | Brooks Orpik | 62
PIM | Engelland, Glass | 38
FO% | Sidney Crosby | 51.2
TOI/G F: | Sidney Crosby | 22:14
TOI/G D: | Paul Martin | 25:16[/table]


PROJECTED LINES:

[table="width=465px"]LW | C | RW
Chris Kunitz (A) | Sidney Crosby (C) | Pascal Dupuis (A)
Harry Zolnierczyk | Jussi Jokinen | Brian Gibbons
Chris Conner | Brandon Sutter | Joe Vitale
Craig Adams | Zach Sill | Chuck Kobasew[/table]

[table="width=300px"]LD | RD
Olli Maatta | Matt Niskanen
Robert Bortuzzo | Brian Dumoulin
Philip Samuelsson | Simon Despres[/table]

[table="width=140px"]Scratched
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STARTING GOALIE:

Marc-Andre Fleury

[table="width=250px"]GPI: 29 | W: 19 | L: 8 | OT: 1
SV% .925 | GAA: 1.98 | SO: 3 | Pts: 0[/table]


INJURIES / SUSPENSIONS / MISC:

[table="width=320px"]Deryk Engelland | Suspension pending
James Neal | Suspended
Evgeni Malkin | Lower body (DTD)
Kris Letang | Undisclosed (IR)
Brooks Orpik | Upper body (IR)
Paul Martin | Undisclosed (IR)
Jayson Megna | Lower body (IR)
Andrew Ebbett | Ankle (IR)
Tanner Glass | Hand (IR)
Beau Bennett | Wrist (IR)
Rob Scuderi | Ankle (IR)
Tomas Vokoun | Blood clot (IR)[/table]


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[FIELDSET="NEW YORK RANGERS"]

TEAM STATS / STANDINGS:

[table="width=200px"]GP | 34 | GF | 76
W | 16 | GA | 91
L | 17 | GF/G | 2.21
OTL | 1 | GA/G | 2.68
Pts | 33 | PIM/G | 11.6
HOME | 6-9-1 | PP% | 17.9
AWAY | 10-8-0 | PK% | 85.8
STREAK | W1 | FO% | 49.6[/table]

[table="width=200px"]Division | 5th
Conference | 11th
League | 23rd[/table]


TEAM LEADERS:

[table="width=270px"]Goals | Brad Richards | 9
Assists | Richards, Stepan | 16
Points | Brad Richards | 25
+ / - | Chris Kreider | +9
Shots | Brad Richards | 111
Hits | Dan Girardi | 81
Blocks | Dan Girardi | 70
PIM | Derek Dorsett | 101
FO% | Brian Boyle | 56.1
TOI/G F: | Brad Richards | 19:15
TOI/G D: | Ryan McDonagh | 24:04[/table]


PROJECTED LINES:

[table="width=465px"]LW | C | RW
Chris Kreider | Derek Stepan | Rick Nash (A)
Brad Richards (A) | Derick Brassard | Mats Zuccarello
Carl Hagelin | Dominic Moore | Derek Dorsett
Benoit Pouliot | Brian Boyle | Arron Asham[/table]

[table="width=300px"]LD | RD
Ryan McDonagh | Anton Stralman
Michael Del Zotto | Dan Girardi (A)
John Moore | Justin Falk[/table]

[table="width=140px"]Scratched
Dylan McIlrath|
Taylor Pyatt|[/table]


STARTING GOALIE:

Henrik Lundqvist

[table="width=250px"]GPI: 26 | W: 10 | L: 14 | OT: 1
SV% .909 | GAA: 2.71 | SO: 2 | Pts: 1[/table]


INJURIES / SUSPENSIONS / MISC:

[table="width=320px"]Marc Staal | Concussion (Out)
Ryan Callahan | Sprained MCL (IR)[/table]


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[Riverdale]

LGR

A win would be nice here

 

[Glen Sathers Cigar]

McIlrath is scratched? Come on. I think he's looked just as good if not better than Falk. I can't stand Falk. It seems like every time he's out there for a goal against he either gets burned or loses his man or chases someone around and is the cause of the goal. Him and John Moore have been at fault for goals more than any other defensemen

 

[silverfish]

#FreeMcIlrath

Gotta get two points here. Gotta string wings together. Gotta build momentum.

LGR

 

[Megustaelhockey]

Boo. Late start is late. Poor Euros...

 

[offdacrossbar]

back to reality. prepare for a severe beating.

pitts is a very dangerous team. they can score. we arent. and we cant.

hank playing just average means 5-2 loss.

and scratching mcilrath isnt dumb. exposing him to pitts speed and skill may be great for his learning curve, but it wont help us win the game. hes not ready yet.

the tank isnt on just yet.

 

[Crease]

McIlrath scratched makes this game much less interesting to me. I'm tuning in to watch Crosby at this point.

 

[KingP]

going to a movie that wont end till 6ish so I am glad its 8pm start. normally i would hate it

 

[The Gloaming]

This is basically the Wilkes Barre Penguins + Crosby. Pls win.

 

[NYR510]

No Letang, No Orpik, No Neal, Probably no Malkin... come on boys get a win

 

[The Gloaming]

8pm East Coast starts is quite possibly the dumbest thing ever.

 

[Ail]

8pm East Coast starts is quite possibly the dumbest thing ever.

Seriously.

FOR WHY IS 8 P.M.?????????

 

[Doctyl]

dont **** this one up

 

[Idlerlee]

8pm East Coast starts is quite possibly the dumbest thing ever.

2am game starts are the best, said no one who has to be up early, ever

 

[Thirty One]

Ugh. 5 PM start.

I'm gonna be up late tonight...

 

[Ail]

Ugh. 5 PM start.

I'm gonna be up late tonight...

Shut it! Enjoy your tape delay game!

 

[Malarowski]

8pm East Coast starts is quite possibly the dumbest thing ever.

Actually I am pretty sure the NBC commentators will be the dumbest thing ever.

 

[Ragnarok14]

It seems the Pens are the only team we can get pumped for and play well against . Nationally televised game+ actual starting goalie playing against us = win
Should be a good game, depending on which Rangers team shows up...
If its the floaty McFloatersons we lose. If its the try and play like highly paid professional athletes that give a krap , we win.
This is going to be an aggressive and highly motivated Pens team, and if we aren't skating it's going to be another early deficit.

 

[RiceCooker]

I hope we have a Rick Nash sighting !!

 

[JaeTM]

It seems the Pens are the only team we can get pumped for and play well against . Nationally televised game+ actual starting goalie playing against us = win
Should be a good game, depending on which Rangers team shows up...
If its the floaty McFloatersons we lose. If its the try and play like highly paid professional athletes that give a krap , we win.
This is going to be an aggressive and highly motivated Pens team, and if we aren't skating it's going to be another early deficit.

What Rangers team have you been watching the past few years?

Anyways, I think I'm going to see Anchorman 2 tonight, so it looks like I'll be missing this one. Feel like I won't be missing much, so it'll be okay.

4-1 Pens.

Someone mentioned the other day that Crosby hasn't scored on the Rangers since McD joined the team. Crosby with 2 goals and 2 assists tonight.

 

[Glennsoe]

Pens can and will score from any angel, so Henke better be on his game all game tonight..

No Malkin means some other pen will step up..

Not a fan of Henke for the 7th straight game though - could be our downfall tonight...

 

[Stasis]

2am game starts are the best, said no one who has to be up early, ever

I really have to admire our Euro coterie here. I wouldn't be staying up often for 2am starts during early work/school weekdays under normal circumstances (whatever normal is, lol) let alone the way they've been playing lately.

You guys are solid fans!

 

[sark76]

No Letang, No Orpik, No Neal, Probably no Malkin... come on boys get a win

As long as the penguins are starting their #1 goalie...we still have some kind of chance.

 

[SKjEi o2]

Hopefully Kreider scores a goal tonight. He'll finally tie Richards for most goals on this team.

 

[Siddi]

**** NBC!!! 8 pm start means 2 am and another sleepless night!

They better win