GDT: | Pens vs Sabres | Dec 9th 1900hrs | More RoboPen

[Zirakzigil]

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Pittsburgh Penguins
(14-8-4, third in the Metropolitan Division)

vs.

Buffalo Sabres
(12-13-1, seventh in the Atlantic Division)

Buffalo, New York; Friday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE:

The Buffalo Sabres host the Pittsburgh Penguins after Tage Thompson's five-goal game against the Columbus Blue Jackets in the Sabres' 9-4 win.

Buffalo is 12-13-1 overall and 6-8-1 at home.
The Sabres rank first in NHL play with 29 power-play goals.

Pittsburgh has a 7-5-2 record on the road and a 14-8-4 record overall.
The Penguins have scored 92 total goals (3.5 per game) to rank sixth in NHL play.

The matchup Friday is the sixth time these teams square off this season.
The Sabres won 6-3 in the last matchup. Thompson led the Sabres with five goals.

TOP PERFORMERS:

Thompson has 21 goals and 19 assists for the Sabres.
Jeff Skinner has seven goals and 10 assists over the last 10 games.

Sidney Crosby has 15 goals and 20 assists for the Penguins.
Jake Guentzel has four goals and nine assists over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES:

Sabres: 5-4-1, averaging 4.5 goals, 7.4 assists, 4.9 penalties and 10.1 penalty minutes while giving up 3.7 goals per game.

Penguins: 8-1-1, averaging 3.6 goals, 6.7 assists, 3.4 penalties and 7.9 penalty minutes while giving up 2.2 goals per game.

INJURIES:

Sabres:
Vinnie Hinostroza: day to day (undisclosed),
Eric Comrie: out (undisclosed),
Ilya Lyubushkin: out (undisclosed).

Penguins:
Kris Letang: out (illness),
Ryan Poehling: day to day (upper-body).

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[SomeDude]

All we can do is pray that Tage has mercy on us and only scores 3 tonight.

 

[K Fleur]

It’s really unfair that we have to play against a Human-Giraffe hybrid superstar player.

 

[Andy99]

Buffalo scores a lot of goals and goals off the rush but aren’t great in their own end…Pens need great puck management and to get pucks deep and work in the O zone…they can do it but probably only for 20 minutes lol…

 

[Flying Dego]

Tage Thompson

 

[Pancakes]

Hopefully we can keep up the strong play we've had of late. Tage Thompson is a terror but Buffalo isn't especially deep after that. They're middling 5v5 (18th in xgoals) so we should be able to control play there.

 

[Gurglesons]

Hopefully we sweep this series. We need some cheap wins given what we have coming up the rest of the month.

After this our schedule is..

Stars
Cats
Canes
Rags
Canes
Isles
Wings
Devils

Rough couple of weeks

 

[SEALBound]

I remember when people were scoffing at Tage Thompson. When Buffalo traded ROR and he was included in the package, I thought he was the best addition. I like when guys like that do well. Same with Robertson in Dallas. I like when these new young guys do well. Tired of the Matthews-McDavid-Marner-Draisaitl non-stop BS.

 

[Pancakes]

Hopefully we sweep this series. We need some cheap wins given what we have coming up the rest of the month.

After this our schedule is..

Stars
Cats
Canes
Rags
Canes
Isles
Wings
Devils

Rough couple of weeks

Lots of home games at least in December, despite the tough opponents.

I'd be disappointed if we don't have a strong month just given how many home games we have.

 

[Andy99]

Looks like Anderson tonight...

 

[SEALBound]

Looks like Anderson tonight...

We will either score 0 or 8. There's no in-between.

 

[AuroraBorealis]

They've won 3 of their last 4 and are getting healthier. I'd be happy with a split.

 

[Gurglesons]

Anyone have experience buying children jersey's? @Ginger Papa

I'm trying to buy my son a Pens jersey for Christmas but not sure what the best size would be. Would rather buy him something slightly oversized that lasts longer than one or two years. He'll be 5 in February.

 

[Randy Butternubs]

TMFT had an expected forecasted 0.43 goals for against CBJ. Against us? 0.60. Which could end up being 7 goals against us tonight.

 

[BusinessGoose]

Let's
Go
Pens!

 

[eXile3]

Buffalo has a lot of young talent. They’re not far off from competing.

 

[Jage]

Hopefully we can keep up the strong play we've had of late. Tage Thompson is a terror but Buffalo isn't especially deep after that. They're middling 5v5 (18th in xgoals) so we should be able to control play there.

Chiming in from the Sabres side, but the Cozens line is also doing great.

Mittelstadt & Olofsson are your best bet to exploit the matchup.

 

[Gurglesons]

Did anyone else realize Jeff Skinner is on pace for a career year?

 

[Ginger Papa]

Anyone have experience buying children jersey's? @Ginger Papa

I'm trying to buy my son a Pens jersey for Christmas but not sure what the best size would be. Would rather buy him something slightly oversized that lasts longer than one or two years. He'll be 5 in February.

Hey my Pens friend,

I’m only 5’8” & their Mum is 5’6”, so I was confident that my Gingers would not grow fast nor tall.

We gave them Small Adult Size jerseys when they were 9 & 6 respectively for Xmas and they wore them like nightgowns for a few years and then would wear them to school/out. They only outgrew them 2 years ago & are still in decent condition so they have pinned them on their bedroom walls.

Hope this is helpful. I may not always agree with your thoughts on the Main Board, but I appreciate your willingness to share your opinions.

 

[Gurglesons]

Hey my Pens friend,

I’m only 5’8” & their Mum is 5’6”, so I was confident that my Gingers would not grow fast nor tall.

We gave them Small Adult Size jerseys when they were 9 & 6 respectively for Xmas and they wore them like nightgowns for a few years and then would wear them to school/out. They only outgrew them 2 years ago & are still in decent condition so they have pinned them on their bedroom walls.

Hope this is helpful. I may not always agree with your thoughts on the Main Board, but I appreciate your willingness to share your opinions.

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So no experience with "toddler" sized jerseys. There is a Crosby yellow alternate Pens which is ugly, but I don't think he'll give a shit.

 

[OscarsCards]

I wouldn't care about those buffalo bums if this wasn't the PIT-BUF matchup. Who's keeping the tabs on these two for the last five years? Was there a case that those others has won more than lost in last few years? And why is that? Whats your problem?

 

[Al Smith]

Buffalo has a lot of young talent. They’re not far off from competing.

Weren’t they near the top of the Atlantic last time we played? Surprised to see them near the bottom of the division now. We should be able to beat Craig Anderson unless we completely shit the bed defensively.

 

[BigEezyE22]

So no experience with "toddler" sized jerseys. There is a Crosby yellow alternate Pens which is ugly, but I don't think he'll give a shit.

I bought last year and almost had a aneurism over what they charged for youth size.