AFTERMATH: Pens oust Caps in 6 | The Luckiest Bunch of Luckers That Ever Lucked

[shureshot66]

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[fieldset=MATCHUP]

2016 METROPOLITAN DIVISION FINALS

(2) Pittsburgh Penguins vs. (1) Washington Capitals


SERIES SCHEDULE

Game​

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Date​

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Time​

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Venue​

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TV/Result​

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1​

|Thursday, April 28|8 p.m.|Verizon Center| Capitals, 4-3

2​

|Saturday, April 30|8 p.m.|Verizon Center| Penguins, 2-1

3​

|Monday, May 2|8 p.m.|CONSOL Energy Center| Penguins, 3-2

4​

|Wednesday, May 4|8 p.m.|CONSOL Energy Center| Penguins, 3-2

5​

|Saturday, May 7|7:15 p.m.|Verizon Center| Capitals, 3-1

6​

|Tuesday, May 10|8 p.m.|CONSOL Energy Center|NBCSN, CBC

7​

|Thursday, May 12|TBD|Verizon Center|TBD

TALE OF THE TAPE

PIT​

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Team Stats​

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WSH​

48-26-8, 104 points​

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Season Record​

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56-18-8, 120 points​

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3-2-0​

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Head-to-Head​

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2-2-1​

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26-11-4​

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Home Record​

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29-8-4​

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22-15-4​

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Road Record​

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27-10-4​

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245​

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Goals For​

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252​

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203​

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Goals Against​

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193​

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6-1​

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Avg. Height​

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6-1​

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196.1​

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Avg. Weight​

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202.0​

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27.3​

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Avg. Age​

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27.5​

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Crosby (36)​

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Goals​

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Ovechkin (50)​

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Letang (51)​

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Assists​

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Kuznetsov (57)​

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Crosby (85)​

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Points​

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Kuznetsov (77)​

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Kunitz (29)​

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+/-​

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Kuznetsov (27)​

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Malkin (65)​

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PIM​

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Wilson (163)​

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Fleury (35)​

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Wins​

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Holtby (48)​

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Fleury (5)​

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Shutouts​

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Holtby (3)​

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[fieldset=PENGUINS-CAPITALS PLAYOFF HISTORY]

1991 Patrick Division Finals (Pens in 5)​

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1992 Patrick Division Semifinals (Pens in 7)​

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1994 Eastern Conference Quarterfinals (Caps in 6)​

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1995 Eastern Conference Quarterfinals (Pens in 7)​

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1996 Eastern Conference Quarterfinals (Pens in 6)​

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2000 Eastern Conference Quarterfinals (Pens in 5)​

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2001 Eastern Conference Quarterfinals (Pens in 6)​

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2009 Eastern Conference Semifinals (Pens in 7)​

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[/fieldset]



[fieldset=PENGUINS ROSTER]

FORWARDS

No​

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Player​

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Ht.​

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Wt.​

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Age​

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Birthplace​

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Acquired​

19|Beau Bennett|

6-2​

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195​

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24​

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Gardena, California​

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Draft (1st round, 2010)​

13|Nick Bonino|

6-1​

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196​

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27​

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Hartford, Connecticut​

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Trade (Vancouver, 2015)​

87|Sidney Crosby|

5-11​

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200​

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28​

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Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia​

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Draft (1st round, 2005)​

7|Matt Cullen|

6-1​

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200​

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39​

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Virginia, Minnesota​

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UFA (Nashville, 2015)​

9|Pascal Dupuis|

6-1​

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205​

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36​

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Laval, Quebec​

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Trade (Atlanta, 2008)​

16|Eric Fehr|

6-4​

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212​

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30​

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Winkler, Manitoba​

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UFA (Washington, 2015)​

62|Carl Hagelin|

5-11​

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186​

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27​

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Södertälje, Sweden​

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Trade (Anaheim, 2016)​

72|Patric Hornqvist|

5-11​

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189​

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29​

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Sollentuna, Sweden​

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Trade (Nashville, 2014)​

81|Phil Kessel|

6-0​

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202​

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28​

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Madison, Wisconsin​

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Trade (Toronto, 2015)​

34|Tom Kuhnhackl|

6-2​

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196​

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24​

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Landshut, Germany​

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Draft (4th round, 2010)​

14|Chris Kunitz|

6-0​

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195​

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36​

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Regina, Saskatchewan​

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Trade (Anaheim, 2009)​

71|Evgeni Malkin|

6-3​

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195​

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29​

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Magnitogorsk, Russia​

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Draft (1st round, 2004)​

11|Kevin Porter|

5-11​

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191​

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30​

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Detroit, Michigan​

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UFA (Detroit, 2015)​

17|Bryan Rust|

5-11​

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192​

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23​

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Pontiac, Michigan​

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Draft (3rd round, 2010)​

43|Conor Sheary|

5-8​

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175​

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23​

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Winchester, Massachusetts​

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UFA (Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, 2015)​

47|Tom Sestito|

6-5​

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228​

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28​

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Rome, New York​

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UFA (Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, 2016)​

40|Oskar Sundqvist|

6-3​

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209​

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21​

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Boden, Sweden​

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Draft (3rd round, 2012)​

23|Scott Wilson|

5-11​

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183​

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24​

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Oakville, Ontario​

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Draft (7th round, 2011)​

DEFENSEMEN

No​

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Player​

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Ht.​

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Wt.​

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Age​

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Birthplace​

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Acquired​

28|Ian Cole|

6-1​

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219​

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27​

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Ann Arbor, Michigan​

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Trade (St. Louis, 2015)​

6|Trevor Daley|

5-11​

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195​

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32​

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Toronto, Ontario​

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Trade (Chicago, 2015)​

8|Brian Dumoulin|

6-4​

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207​

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24​

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Biddeford, Maine​

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Trade (Carolina, 2012)​

58|Kris Letang|

6-0​

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201​

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29​

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Montreal, Quebec​

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Draft (3rd round, 2005)​

12|Ben Lovejoy|

6-1​

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206​

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32​

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Concord, New Hampshire​

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Trade (Anaheim, 2015)​

3|Olli Maatta|

6-2​

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206​

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21​

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Jyväskylä, Finland​

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Draft (1st round, 2012)​

51|Derrick Pouliot|

6-0​

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208​

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22​

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Estevan, Saskatchewan​

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Draft (1st round, 2012)​

4|Justin Schultz|

6-2​

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193​

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25​

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Kelowna, British Columbia​

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Trade (Edmonton, 2016)​

GOALTENDERS

No​

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Player​

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Ht.​

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Wt.​

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Age​

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Birthplace​

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Acquired​

29|Marc-Andre Fleury|

6-2​

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180​

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31​

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Sorel, Quebec​

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Draft (1st round, 2003)​

30|Matt Murray|

6-4​

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178​

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21​

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Thunder Bay, Ontario​

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Draft (3rd round, 2012)​

37|Jeff Zatkoff|

6-2​

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179​

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28​

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Detroit, Michigan​

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UFA (Los Angeles, 2012)​

INJURY REPORT

Player​

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Injury​

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Status​

Beau Bennett​

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Upper-body injury​

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God only knows anymore​

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Pascal Dupuis​

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Blood clots​

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LTIRetirement​

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Eric Fehr​

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Undisclosed​

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Day-to-day​

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Olli Maatta​

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Concussion​

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Day-to-day​

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Kevin Porter​

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Ankle surgery​

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Expected to miss rest of season​

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Scott Wilson​

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Foot surgery​

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Out indefinitely​

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[/fieldset]



[fieldset=PENGUINS LINEUP]

Sheary 2G/3A/5P​

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Crosby 3G/6A/9P​

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Hornqvist 5G/3A/8P​

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Kunitz 0G/2A/2P​

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Malkin 3G/6A/9P​

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Fehr 2G/0A/2P​

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Hagelin 3G/2A/5P​

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Bonino 1G/8A/9P​

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Kessel 3G/5A/8P​

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Kuhnhackl 2G/3A/5P​

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Cullen 3G/2A/5P​

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Rust 2G/1A/3P​

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Dumoulin 0G/3A/3P​

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Letang 1G/6A/7P​

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Lovejoy 1G/1A/2P​

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Daley 1G/4A/5P​

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Cole 0G/1A/1P​

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Schultz 0G/0A/0P​

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Murray 6W/1L/1.81​

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[/fieldset]

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[shureshot66]

 

[Jaded-Fan]

There.

He was.

 

[XanderCrews34]

There.

He was.

Kunitz was in beast mode tonight.

No ok or he wasn't. I don't care. He's a part of this team and that means for today, I love him.

 

[Empoleon8771]

I hope the Pens beat the Caps in game 5 just so Orpik can feel like a **** for him causing his team to lose all 3 of the games he was suspended for

 

[Honour Over Glory]

Bruce Orpeck will feel the wrath of his stupidity.

 

[Finesse]

I hope the Pens beat the Caps in game 5 just so Orpik can feel like a **** for him causing his team to lose all 3 of the games he was suspended for

That would be great.

 

[OnMyOwn]

What a home stand, huh? Let's put our foot on their throats and end this.

 

[rintinw]

Just a quick recap of series so far at even strength.

Washington

GF - GA (8 - 11):
- Ovechkin - Backstrom - Oshie: 5-3(4), goal against number 4 was with Burakovsky, Backstrom, Williams
- Kuznetsov line: 1-3, Burakovsky-Williams is 1-0, Johansson-Williams is 0-2, Johansson-Wilson is 0-1
- Winnik - Beagle - Wilson: 1-1
- Chimera - M.Richards - Burakovsky: 1-2
There was also goal against Chimera, Johansson, Wilson line

- Alzner - Niskanen: 4-4
- Carlson pairing - 4-4, with Orpik 2-3, with Orlov 1-0, at empty net 1-0, with Schmidt 0-1
- other pairings - 0-3, Schmidt-Orlov 0-1, Schmidt-Orpik 0-1, Weber-Niskanen 0-1

Scoring:
- Ovechkin, Oshie, Carlson 3
- Williams 2
- Backstrom, Burakovsky, Chimera, Beagle, Wilson, Niskanen 1
- Points: F(13), D(4)

Pittsburgh

GF - GA (11 - 8):
- Sheary - Crosby - Hornqvist: 3-5
- Hagelin - Bonino - Kessel: 4-1
- Kunitz - Malkin - Fehr: 2-1
- Kuhnhackl - Cullen line: 2-1, with Sundqvist 1-1, with Fehr 1-0

- Letang pairing: 4-4, with Dumoulin & Maatta & Lovejoy 1-1 apiece, with Daley 1-0, with Cole 0-1
- 'Daley' pairing: 2-3, with Dumoulin 2-2, with Maatta 0-1
- 'Pouliot' pairing 3-2, with Daley 3-0, with Dumoulin & Lovejoy 0-1 apiece
- Lovejoy - Cole: 2-0

Scoring:
- Hagelin, Bonino 4
- Hornqvist 3
- Sheary, Kessel, Malkin, Kunitz, Kuhnhackl, Cullen, Letang, Daley, Dumoulin 2
- Crosby, Fehr,Lovejoy 1
- Points: F(25), D(7)

 

[MetalheadPenguinsFan]

What a home stand, huh? Let's put our foot on their throats and end this.

To be fair our foot is already on their throats, now we just need to crush them like a walnut.

 

[HandshakeLine]

Feels good to be a villain again.

 

[metalan2]

Need to shut up the vice versa nature of these playoffs by winning game 5. If we lose a 3-1 series lead to the Caps we truly are in bizarro world.

 

[djt153]

with a night to sleep on it, im even more disappointed in pouliots weak game. schultz staying in seems like a no brainah

 

[Winger for Hire]

I need to call and check in on my handful of DC friends. I haven't heard from them since the end of the regular season.

 

[wgknestrick]

with a night to sleep on it, im even more disappointed in pouliots weak game. schultz staying in seems like a no brainah

It has been a while since he has played. He can adjust if given time.

 

[Winger for Hire]

It has been a while since he has played. He can adjust if given time.

I don't disagree, but he had his 2 games, uneven at best, and the playoffs isn't really the place to let someone "work through it"

 

[djt153]

I don't disagree, but he had his 2 games, uneven at best, and the playoffs isn't really the place to let someone "work through it"

i was heartily in the two game camp - 1 to get legs and mind back and the second to be ready to play his game. if anything, he had one bad period and two better ones in his first game while being pretty shaky throughout his second. not the progression i hoped to see.

 

[themethod7]

Reading their posts both here and /r/hockey is just an amazing way to start the day. Equal measure of "Major League" Randy Quaid doom-and-gloom and overly optimistic children who clearly haven't watched the Caps long enough to have their hearts ripped out and **** on. It's glorious.

 

[WayneSid9987]

Yea, Schultz should play.
He looks a tad more confident than Pouliot at the moment.

Stretch run D setup:

Daley-Letang
Dumo-LJ
Cole-Schultz

or

Dumo-Letang
Daley-LJ
Cole-Schultz

 

[Winger for Hire]

i was heartily in the two game camp - 1 to get legs and mind back and the second to be ready to play his game. if anything, he had one bad period and two better ones in his first game while being pretty shaky throughout his second. not the progression i hoped to see.

I came away with the same assessment. I saw him get better and more confident as Game 3 progressed and in Game 4 I just didn't see anything, outside of two or three small plays scattered throughout, that made me think that he can be counted on in the playoffs for a long stretch.

 

[KrisLetAngry]

Positives of this team

4 scoring lines. Every line is capable of scoring.

Crosby can shutdown lines (I already knew this) and I realize he isn't scoring but if you compare are 1st line with there's I will trade Crosby getting shutout for Ovechkin to be shut out

Trotz seems to out line match himself at away games
Are goalie is on par with a Vezina nominee

Negatives
Bottom pairing - easy fix play shultz and just in the O zone. Slightly different then with scuderi since he can do something there.

Sullivan - can't line match well.
Honestly at times I think trotz get better line matches sometimes when we are the home team.
Crosby could be injured? Idk he may just be in a funk but as long who knows


Overall series could be anywhere caps score a goal. A penalty gets called a goalie doesn't make a save or makes one. Very even series

 

[djt153]

this team could really use a win on saturday and a long series on long island. crosby looks like he could use a good week off to try and get his legs right. hope they bring that mentality and are merciless in game 5.

 

[Le Magnifique 66]

this team could really use a win on saturday and a long series on long island. crosby looks like he could use a good week off to try and get his legs right. hope they bring that mentality and are merciless in game 5.

I think that would be great for everyone. I hope they go into Washington with the let's put them away tonight attitude!!!! Don't give them any hope!!!!

 

[DeadPuckEra]

Here's a great idea: Hire a coach with minimal playoff success to lead a team of perennial second round choke artists to the Stanley Cup Finals.

Those goofballs don't want to accept it but their core blows. They don't have the stomach's for playoff hockey and never have. Saw some Pens fans posting here about how great the caps are because of their regular season, because that means anything. We of all fan bases should know better.

**** that team and **** their dainty fly by night fans that make up the majority of their fan base.

 

[spcastlemagic]

I can handle not looking like world beaters if we, uh, beat everyone in the world