GDT: MDF #7 - 05/13/14 | New York Rangers @ Pittsburgh Penguins | 7:00 - NBC SPORTS, CBC

[Loff]

[FIELDSET="THE MATCHUP"]

2014 METROPOLITAN DIVISION FINALS
GAME #7 - 05/13/2014​

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[table="width=550px"]TIME | 7:00 PM ET
ARENA | CONSOL ENERGY CENTER - PITTSBURGH, PA
TV | NBC SPORTS, CBC, RDS[/table]


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[FIELDSET="NEWS & NOTES"]

GAME LINKS:


___SERIES OVERVIEW___


Game Preview - Last Matchup; PIT@NYR 5/11/14 - NHL.com - Rangers.com - Penguins.com
NY Post - NYDN - Andrew Gross - MSG.com - Yahoo Sports - ESPN.com - TSN.ca


AROUND THE LEAGUE:

ROUND 2 SCHEDULE:

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[FIELDSET="QUOTES TO NOTE"]

Mother’s Day, my dad’s here, my sister’s here. It’s been a tough time for my whole family.
To be able to get the lead in the first period, it was a good one.
- Martin St. Louis

Now we go back to their building. You go out there with a new, fresh feeling. So whatever happened yesterday, it’s gone.
It’s whatever you decide to bring tomorrow, the mindset to go in there, have a good start. You want to set the tone right away. Every game is different.
- Henrik Lundqvist

We wanted to give ourselves a chance, we won two games, and now we have a Game 7.
- Alain Vigneault​

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[FIELDSET="PITTSBURGH PENGUINS"]

TEAM STATS:

[table="width=200px"]GP | 12 | GF | 34
W | 7 | GA | 31
L | 5 | GF/G | 2.83
HOME | 3-3 | GA/G | 2.58
AWAY | 4-2 | PP% | 14.6
STREAK | L2 | PK% | 82.4
PIM/G | 10.8 | FO% | 52.0[/table]


TEAM LEADERS:

[table="width=270px"]Goals | Jokinen, Malkin | 6
Assists | Crosby, Martin | 8
Points | Evgeni Malkin | 13
+ / - | Martin, Sutter | +7
Shots | James Neal | 45
Hits | Chris Kunitz | 37
Blocks | Paul Martin | 34
PIM | James Neal | 22
FO% | Brandon Sutter | 54.0
TOI/G F: | Sidney Crosby | 21:15
TOI/G D: | Paul Martin | 27:15[/table]


PROJECTED LINES:

[table="width=465px"]LW | C | RW
Chris Kunitz (A) | Sidney Crosby (C) | Brian Gibbons
Jussi Jokinen | Evgeni Malkin (A) | James Neal
Tanner Glass | Brandon Sutter | Joe Vitale
Lee Stempniak | Marcel Goc | Craig Adams[/table]

[table="width=300px"]LD | RD
Olli Maatta | Matt Niskanen
Kris Letang | Paul Martin
Rob Scuderi | Robert Bortuzzo[/table]

[table="width=140px"]Scratched
Beau Bennett
Deryk Engelland|
Jayson Megna|
Taylor Pyatt|[/table]


STARTING GOALIE:

Marc-Andre Fleury

[table="width=250px"]GPI: 12 | W: 7 | L: 5
SV% .916 | GAA: 2.43 | SO: 2[/table]


INJURIES / SUSPENSIONS / MISC:

[table="width=320px"]Brooks Orpik | Lower body (DTD)
Chris Conner | Hand (IR)
Pascal Dupuis | Knee (IR)
Tomas Vokoun | Blood clot (IR)[/table]


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[FIELDSET="NEW YORK RANGERS"]

TEAM STATS:

[table="width=200px"]GP | 13 | GF | 32
W | 7 | GA | 29
L | 6 | GF/G | 2.46
HOME | 4-3 | GA/G | 2.23
AWAY | 3-3 | PP% | 9.4
STREAK | W2 | PK% | 82.5
PIM/G | 8.7 | FO% | 46.5[/table]


TEAM LEADERS:

[table="width=270px"]Goals | Brass, Hags | 4
Assists | Nash, Rich, Zucc | 5
Points | Poo, Rich, Zucc | 8
+ / - | Kevin Klein | +7
Shots | Rick Nash | 51
Hits | Dan Girardi | 42
Blocks | Dan Girardi | 33
PIM | Hagelin, Moore | 12
FO% | Dominic Moore | 53.5
TOI/G F: | Martin St. Louis | 19:08
TOI/G D: | Ryan McDonagh | 25:08[/table]


PROJECTED LINES:

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

[table="width=300px"]LD | RD
Ryan McDonagh | Dan Girardi (A)
Marc Staal (A) | Anton Stralman
John Moore | Kevin Klein[/table]

[table="width=140px"]Scratched
Dan Carcillo|
Raphael Diaz|
Justin Falk|
Jesper Fast|
J.T. Miller|[/table]


STARTING GOALIE:

Henrik Lundqvist

[table="width=250px"]GPI: 13 | W: 7 | L: 6
SV% .926 | GAA: 2.07 | SO: 0[/table]


INJURIES / SUSPENSIONS / MISC:

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[Loff]

Do what you've done for the last two games. Show up and play hard.

 

[Kokoschka]

Give them a spanking to their faces. LGR!

 

[The Lunatic Fridge]

We've been shutout TWICE and still have somehow managed to fight back AND outscore pit in the series in goals. Gotta get it done for the complete comeback.

 

[Idlerlee]

Be mean to Crosboo!

 

[Doctyl]

What ever happened to the game 7 artwork? I ****ing loved those threads.

 

[Placid]

This is it... you've clawed yourself back from a 1 - 3 deficit, now give one last effort and win this (well.. before taking on the next contender anyway)

 

[silverfish]

This is what you play for! Legs moving, 50/50 battle wins. We are the better team when our legs are moving.

Fight tonight to see tomorrow

LGR

 

[Made Dan]

SO ****ing ready. 12 hours. Too long.

 

[Ail]

Well, good come back. Hopefully they can conquer the other half of Pennsylvania and I'll have all my bases covered. Nice to see they didn't roll over and die.

 

[Loff]

What ever happened to the game 7 artwork? I ****ing loved those threads.

The Ail man did the photoshop for those.

 

[pld459666]

Dear Lord,

I know you must find it odd that you only hear from me around this time of year. And I do not come to you for me. I ask that you give the boys wearing Rangers jerseys the strength of heart and mind to put forth their best effort of the season to date. Win or lose I cannot ask you to decide. But let the finish be determined with the boys playing their best.

Amen

 

[I Eat Crow]

Before the series started, I predicted the Penguins would win in 7. I still think it may end that way.

Prove me wrong.

 

[nyr2k2]

I'm rooting for us to lose so that the St. Louis pick doesn't escalate to another first.

 

[justanomade]

SO ****ing ready. 12 hours. Too long.

Relax, and enjoy Germany vs Finland in 1,5 hrs and then the neighbor-duel Norway vs Sweden at 1345 NY time.

 

[jwelles17]

I'm rooting for us to lose so that the St. Louis pick doesn't escalate to another first.

Then you shouldn't be a Rangers fan. This is the biggest game to date since the 1994 finals. If they win tonight they have a 1 in 4 chance at winning the cup. You do not root for your team to lose, EVER.

 

[FATCHAMALA11]

We are winning. Just walked into the hangar at work, and this was blasting.



That and burning my shirt during game 4 fixed everything.

 

[New York RKY]

Then you shouldn't be a Rangers fan. This is the biggest game to date since the 1994 finals. If they win tonight they have a 1 in 4 chance at winning the cup. You do not root for your team to lose, EVER.

I'm going to go out on a limb and say that he was being sarcastic...

 

[FATCHAMALA11]

I'm rooting for us to lose so that the St. Louis pick doesn't escalate to another first.

Great plan here. Screw trying to win a cup. Let's just keep a draft pick.

 

[AHB*]

nyr2k2, Nice! Causing panic attacks wayyy before game time.

 

[pld459666]

Then you shouldn't be a Rangers fan. This is the biggest game to date since the 1994 finals. If they win tonight they have a 1 in 4 chance at winning the cup. You do not root for your team to lose, EVER.

think you missed something.

 

[Infinitum Vitae*]

Win or lose I'm proud of these guys

 

[LORDE]

At least they showed some push back. I was shocked by that... I have to admit.

Tonight the pens surely will.

The city will.

The refs probably will.

It's going to take a MONUMENTAL effort on every single player's part to take this one.

Have some pride for Christ's sake and BRING. IT.

 

[Fitzy]

I'm rooting for us to lose so that the St. Louis pick doesn't escalate to another first.

Agreed. No #2 seed has ever won the cup in this format, and teams that go to game 7's don't win Stanley Cups.

 

[Blueshirt Special]

I'm thinking this will be a surprisingly clean game tonight with few penalties. As such special teams will be crucial. One penalty can win the game either way.

Close, low scoring, tense with a 60% chance of OT.

I'll be a bit of a basket case.

Apologies in advance for my wife and kids, and my neighbors too.

Onward.

WIN NOW.