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m. Eastern at Honda Center. “They have so much skill, ” Jason Zucker said. “They can hurt us in so many different ways. We didn’t take them (lightly) the last time, and it was a heck of a game. ” The Penguins (25-16-9) hold the eighth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference playoff field. They and the New York Islanders each have 59 points, but the Penguins have played five (yes, five) fewer games than New York. The Penguins have played just 50 games, fewest of any Metropolitan Division team.
That means they’ll have an opportunity to pad their lead over the likes of the Florida, Buffalo and Philadelphia, but only if those extra games translate into additional points. “Every point is so important to us, ” Sidney Crosby said. “We’re not looking by anybody, regardless of where they are in the standings. We know how important the games are. ” That appeared to register with the Penguins after two periods of their 2-1 overtime victory against Colorado at home Tuesday. After sputtering through the first couple of periods, the Penguins elevated their game to defeat the defending Stanley Cup champions and give them some momentum coming out of the all-star break.
com Henrique-Zegras-Strome Jones-McTavish-Vatrano Comtois-Lundestrom-Silfverberg Grant-Megna-Leason Fowler-Kulikov White-Klingberg Benoit-Shattenkirk John Gibson Special Teams Penguins power play: 39 for 173, 22. 5%, 15th Penguins penalty-kill: 30 for 163, 81. 6%, 8th Ducks power play: 24 for 151, 15. 9%, 30th Ducks penalty-kill: 48 for 181, 73. 5%, 28th Pittsburgh Penguins Game Notes Sidney Crosby enters the game with an eight-game points streak, the second-longest on the team this season. The Pittsburgh Penguins are 5-7 against Pacific Division opponents, their only losing mark against any division.
Penguins vs. Ducks, Game 51: Lines, Notes & How to WatchANAHEIM, Calif. — This would, at first blush, appear to be precisely the kind of opponent the Pittsburgh Penguins should be happy to face tonight. One that isn’t contending for anything except a lofty spot in the 2023 draft order, and that the Penguins defeated just a few weeks ago. The reality, though, is that, despite being marooned near the bottom of the overall standings, Anaheim is 5-1-1 in its past seven games and has several gifted young players, headlined by Trevor Zegras and Troy Terry, on its payroll. The Ducks’ still-developing talent and willingness to compete was evident in a 4-3 Penguins overtime victory at PPG Paints Arena Jan. 16, and the Penguins are prepared to see both again when they face Anaheim at 10:08 p.
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“It helps, ” Crosby said. “We finished that third period the way we thought we could play. Coming off a tough loss before the break (6-4 at home to San Jose), it’s nice to start right. … We want to build off the last game, make sure we’re getting better. We have to be better, just like a lot of teams. We have to find another level of our game. ” And do it no later than this evening. Expected Pittsburgh Penguins Lines Guentzel-Crosby-Rakell Zucker-Malkin-Rust McGinn-Carter-Kapanen Poehling-Blueger-Archibald Defense Dumoulin-Letang Pettersson-Petry Joseph-Ruhwedel Goalie Casey DeSmith Expected Anaheim Ducks Lines, per Puckpedia.
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