GAME DAY: Game # 74 - Pittsburgh Penguins @ Philadelphia Flyers - 7:00pm EST

WHERE:

Season Series:

Flyers lead 3-1.

Last Meeting:

This ended the Pens 12 game winning streak back in December.

Pittsburgh Lines:

Kunitz ---- Staal ---- Kennedy
Neal ------ Jeffrey--- Kovalev
Connor --- Talbot ----- Dupuis
Rupp ---- Adams ------Asham

Niskanen ----- Letang
Martin -------- Michalek
Engelland ---- Lovejoy

Fleury
Johnson

Philadelphia Lines:

Hartnell ------ Briere ------- Leino
Nodl --------- Giroux ------- Carter
vanRiemsdyk - Richards - Versteeg
Carcillo --------- Betts ------- Powe

Timonen ---- Coburn
Carle --------Meszaros
O'Donnell----Boynton

Bobrovsky
Boucher


The Pens (42-23-8) (92 pts) and Flyers (44-19-9) (97 pts) renew acquaintances for the first time in over 3 months. This game is practically a must win for the Pens if they are going to hold onto hopes in overtaking the Flyers for 1st in the Atlantic Division.

The Pens are slowly regaining guys back from injury. Orpik is making the trip but no word if he'll play Thursday in Philly or home on Friday. Tangradi and Comrie also have continued skating and have rejoined the team in practice.

Its been two and a half months of Crosby-less hockey for the Pens and they have remarkably kept within 5 points of the Flyers. This team has shown character and tonight's game should have a playoff atmosphere.

Speaking of atmosphere, welcome to Philly...

Ahh, Flyers fans....they walk the thin line between adorably ignorant and plain idiotic. Correction that is not a thin line, but they encompass both traits with flying colors.

This is one of two games remaining between the two teams and a critical 8 points total in the standings that could be won or lost.

Pens - Flyers Moment of Bliss:

Flyers Suck

LETS GO PENS