GDT: 11/4/2014 - Pens @ Wild - 7 PM CT, 3 AM EET - FS-N

[Lapa]

VS

Pittsburgh Penguins lineup:

Kunitz - Crosby - Hornqvist
Dupuis - Malkin - Comeau
Spaling - Sutter - Downie
Sill - Goc - Adams

Ehrhoff - Letang
Despres - Martin
Scuderi - Bortuzzo

Fleury
Greiss

Injuries:

Olli Määttä (surgery)

Minnesota Wild lineup:

Parise-Granlund-Pominville
Zucker-Koivu-Coyle
Niederreiter-Haula-Vanek
Veilleux-Brodziak-Fontaine

Suter-Brodin
Scandella-Folin
Prosser-Dumba

Kuemper
Bäckström

Injuries:

Matt Cooke (lower body)
Jared Spurgeon (shoulder)

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[Sharppi]

My dad can't beat up your dad.

 

[Anything]

First game this season I'm gonna wake up and watch (if my eyelids aren't too heavy :[). I hope both teams deliver.

 

[Puhis]

 

[gphr513]

The Pens have EIGHTEEN PP goals?! Jebus...

 

[42]

Obvious key to winning this game: STAY THE HECK OUT OF THE PENALTY BOX!

 

[tyratoku]

Yeah, they have some crazy offensive numbers.

Hornqvist and Kunitz are both PPG at this point. Crosby almost 2.0. Insane.

Going to have to play some crazy good defense today.

 

[DeuceMN]

This'll be interesting.

I have no idea what to expect.

I like that we're playing really well. I just hope we don't take a night off and look like ****.

 

[DrPP]

Obvious key to winning this game: STAY THE HECK OUT OF THE PENALTY BOX!

I can pretty much guarantee that a questionable call will be used at least once to swing momentum if Penguins are ever on their heals.

 

[GinoLucia2217]

Can someone remind me how Parise has 17 Pims?

 

[Tender Rip]

I can pretty much guarantee that a questionable call will be used at least once to swing momentum if Penguins are ever on their heals.

Pens have been on the PP 43 times and on the PK 41 times in 10 games.
Minnesota have been on the PP 31 times and on the PK 28 times in the same number of games.

Maybe style differences mean something here?..... with Minnesota being the team that hits by far the least of any team in the league (of course you have the puck most the time), and Pens being among the more feisty.

I think I can guarantee that both teams will have a questionable call go for and against them, and that fans of both teams will rail against the one and completely forget the other .

Really looking forward to the game! Screw ref talk before there is at least something meaningful to gripe about. Likely lots of good hockey to appreciate instead. Here's to a good one.

 

[PRo0902]

Can someone remind me how Parise has 17 Pims?

I believe he was given a misconduct at the end of the Anaheim game when he went after Kesler after the Granlund head shot.

 

[Nharris31]

Can someone remind me how Parise has 17 Pims?

Cross checking Ryan Kesler at the end of the game standing up for Granlund.

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

Stay. Out. Of. The. G. D. Penalty. Box.

 

[Victorious Secret]

Can someone remind me how Parise has 17 Pims?

15 minutes assessed at the end of the Ducks game. So, technically he has only sat for 2.

 

[TJL48]

Going after Kesler at the end of the Ducks game.

Edit: Way late on that one. Ha

 

[Engebretson]

We have to be careful here. Penguins attack you when you least expect it...

 

[Generic User]

So long as we only go to the box a couple times, I'm confident about this one. If we go a few times a period, we are doomed. 89.something% PK be damned, they'll make us pay if we are shorthanded.

 

[BusQuets]

I can already see how this goes. Wild cycle and dominate long times on the offensive zone but somehow can't put it in the net. Pens get the odd rushes and refs give them pps on questionable calls. They score on pp.

 

[nickschultzfan]

The key to the Pens is strong offensive zone possession time. If anything, even with little shots and no scoring, it keeps you out of the penalty box. Eventually, their defensive starts to give up turnovers and their forwards get cold.

 

[gphr513]

I'm like, legitimately pumped for this game tonight! Hopefully we get a good one, win or loss.

 

[Harvest]

I think Haula is still in the fourth line.

 

[BurnsyMN]

The most annoying thing about these Penguin games is that the bandwagon fans come out of nowhere. Last season there were hundreds of Crosby jerseys in the crowd. You can't tell me these are traveling fans. Bandwagon fans that could care less about hockey unless the "best player in the world" is in town. Hope we send them home sad tonight.

 

[NHLPodium]

The most annoying thing about these Penguin games is that the bandwagon fans come out of nowhere. Last season there were hundreds of Crosby jerseys in the crowd. You can't tell me these are traveling fans. Bandwagon fans that could care less about hockey unless the "best player in the world" is in town. Hope we send them home sad tonight.

First, it's couldn't care less. Second, there are actually a surprising amount of people from PA that come to the games, however I agree that there are way too many bandwagoners that come out of the woodwork. Same with chicago games.

 

[BurnsyMN]

First, it's couldn't care less. Second, there are actually a surprising amount of people from PA that come to the games, however I agree that there are way too many bandwagoners that come out of the woodwork. Same with chicago games.

I guess I was a bit ignorant in that statement. I'm sure there are people from PA that come out to the game. The worst was the Capitals game last year. I think they were in town on one of the days in January last year where it was -30 out. These two girls came to the game in bikinis and tried to get Ovi's attention all throughout warmups. Thankfully they were kicked out before the game even started.