GDT: #82 - PENGUINS at SABRES – SAT APR 11 @ 7:00 PM ET – MSG-B, CITY-TV – WGR

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PENGUINS (42-27-12) AT SABRES (23-50-8)

NHL.com Game Preview: Penguins play Sabres seeking playoff berth

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Season series: The Pittsburgh Penguins have won two games against the Buffalo Sabres, outscoring them 11-1.

Sabres Digital Press Box Game Preview: 4/11/15 vs. PIT

CURRENT INJURIES – (Man Games Lost: 360)
Player (injury, first game missed) – total games missed
Cody McCormick (lower body, Jan. 13; injured reserve) – 38 games
Josh Gorges (lower body, Feb. 15; injured reserve) – 26 games
Evander Kane (shoulder, Feb. 15; injured reserve) – 26 games
Zemgus Girgensons (lower body, Feb. 26; injured reserve) – 20 games
Chad Johnson (lower body, March 6) – 17 games
Jerry D’Amigo (upper body, March 23) – 9 games
Mike Weber (sports hernia, April 3) – 4 games
Andre Benoit (upper body, April 10) – 1 game

TRANSACTIONS IN PAST 7 DAYS
4/7: Assigned F Tim Schaller and G Andrey Makarov to Rochester (AHL)
4/10: Recalled D Chad Ruhwedel from Rochester (AHL)

TONIGHT’S GAME
PENGUINS at SABRES
This is the third and final meeting between the Sabres and Penguins this season.
Last meeting: Pittsburgh defeated Buffalo, 6-1, in Buffalo on Nov. 8.
The Sabres are 3-7-0 in their last 10 games vs. the Penguins; 2-6-2 at home.
This is the 179th game all-time between Buffalo and Pittsburgh; Buffalo has a 64-73-41 series record.
The Sabres are 40-26-22 at home against the Penguins all-time.

GAME NOTES PDF

PRESS CLIPS PDF

Here are the projected lines:

PENGUINS

Daniel Winnik – Sidney Crosby – Patric Hornqvist

Chris Kunitz – Evgeni Malkin – David Perron

Beau Bennett – Brandon Sutter – Steve Downie

Nick Spaling – Maxim Lapierre – Blake Comeau

Paul Martin – Ben Lovejoy

Rob Scuderi – Ian Cole

Taylor Chorney

Marc-Andre Fleury

Thomas Greiss

Scratched: None

Injured: Christian Ehrhoff (upper body), Kris Letang (concussion), Pascal Dupuis (blood clot), Olli Maatta (upper body), Derrick Pouliot (upper body)

SABRES

Matt Moulson – Johan Larsson – Tyler Ennis

Marcus Foligno – Mikhail Grigorenko – Brian Gionta

Cody Hodgson – Philip Varone – Zac Dalpe

Nicolas Deslauriers – Matt Ellis – Patrick Kaleta

Tyson Strachan – Zach Bogosian

Andrej Meszaros – Rasmus Ristolainen

Nikita Zadorov – Chad Ruhwedel

Anders Lindback

Matt Hackett

Scratched: None

Injured: Andre Benoit (upper body), Mike Weber (lower body), Jerry D’Amigo (facial surgery), Zemgus Girgensons (foot), Josh Gorges (lower body), Chad Johnson (lower body), Cody McCormick (blood clots), Evander Kane (shoulder)

Status Report: Benoit did not skate on Thursday or Friday and will likely miss the game with an upper-body injury he sustained against the Carolina Hurricanes on Monday.

Who’s Hot: Gionta has two goals and two assists and Ennis has a goal and two assists in the past two games. Grigorenko has a goal in each of the past two games. … Crosby has a goal and two assists and Scuderi has a goal and an assist in the past two games.

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[Beerz]

Compete damnit!!



Let's Go Buffalo!

 

[ZeroPT*]

****ing destroy them!

LET'S GO BUFFALO

 

[yahhockey]

Glad to see I can record the game via CityTV tomorrow. The crowd should be electric, joyous and excited to play the role of spoiler against the Penguins. It'll be a party atmosphere while celebrating a 30th place finish...we are some kind of hockey fans!

 

[Montag DP]

I would love to knock them out of the playoffs. It would be so glorious.

 

[Reddawg]

It took all the way until game #82 but here it is:

LETS GO BUFFALO!!!!

 

[SlugLife]

Haven't posted in a while, super stoked we won the Tank it's been way to long since I've gotten to actually ROOT for this team!!! $ Let's go Buffalo Destroy the Pens!

 

[sabresfan129103]

Haven't said this in a while: LET"S GO BUFFALO!!!

 

[Cirris]

29th out of reach. No more motivation.

Penguins need the win more. They'll run over a flat Sabres team.

5-0

 

[Zman5778]

Kill. Maim. Destroy.



Or, a win would be nice.


And I better hear a ROCKING First Niagara Center as I watch from the middle of Pens/Flyers territory.

 

[phosphene*]

Hopefully we lose then Boston loses. I'd rather see Crosby in the playoffs than Boston. Definitely want Ottawa to make it.

 

[couture23]

Destroy their dreams. Let's go Buffalo.

 

[EichHart]

I got tickets for the game on Stubhug, they weren't cheap but I will be cheering my A** off for this game!!

 

[enthusiast]

i hope tomorrow is playoff-level enthused

 

[ZZamboni]

Nice job all year 26CornerBlitz



Next season could you do some humorous ones? Or maybe CyberSabre could. Self deprication GDT's are awesome.


I'll be going to this one .... I can finally root for the team and be happy when they score!

 

[Ness]

Go sabres!!!!

 

[Myllz]

More concerned that no major/lingering injuries happen than anything else. Other than that I want Grigs to get a hat trick.

 

[SundherDome]

I'm torn I hate Crosby and Malkin but I hate Marchand,Lucic, and the thumb looking thing behind the bench. I almost want Boston in so they hurt there draft stock and get embarrassed by the Rags on the other hand seeing Fleury flounder has the playoffs has always been a delight for me ...hmmmm decisions.

 

[moomoosoup]

Want them to absolutely murder the Pens since I can finally cheer for them fullheartedly again. Leave the playoff **** up to Boston to decide.

 

[jBuds]

I am so used to saying things like "og snep og"

 

[jBuds]

Big meech Larry hoova. I do want to win but I loathe and despise the Bruins and would love for them to miss the postseason so they fire Julien and run Marchand out of our division and into... As Miguel Ticen calls is... Bolivian

 

[SeanDog]

I wanna see First Niagra rocking like its HSBC! The fans have been so lifeless since 2007! Turn it up in there, it's time to party

 

[McCauleyChirps]

Going to this game, and its going to be awesome. Also won a meet & greet with Gionta postgame!

 

[CatsforReinhart]

Please win Pittsburgh. I dont want to see Boston win McDavid.

 

[joshjull]

Ooh ahh Sabres on the warpath!