GDT: MDF Game 2|Sellouts|Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Broadway Blue Shirts|5.4.14|19:30 EDT

[Big McLargehuge]

vs.

[size=+3]'Metropolitan' Division Finals Game 2[/size][size=+2]
The Neutral Milk Hotel; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
May 4, 2014; 7:37 PM EDT[/size]

[size=+4][shadow=black]Starting Goalies[/shadow][/size]

#29 Marc-André Fleury|#30 Björn Henrik Lundqvist
4-3, 2.82 GAA, .906 SV%, 0 SO|5-3, 2.08 GAA, .923 SV%, 0 SO

[size=+4][shadow=black]Projected Penguins Lines[/shadow][/size]

Left Wing | Center | Right Wing

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14 Christopher Kunitz|87 Sidney Patrick Crosby, ONS|22 Lee E. Stempniak

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36 Jussi Petteri Jokinen|71 Евге́ний Влади́мирович Ма́лкин|#18 James Neal

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19 Beau Daniel Bennett|16 Brandon Sutter|46 Joe Vitale

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15 Tanner Glass|57 Marcel Goc|27 *prolonged farting sound*

Left Defense | Right Defense

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7 Paul Joseph Martin|58 Kristopher Allen Letang

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3 Olli Määttä|2 Matthew Norman Niskanen

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4 Robert John Scuderi|41 Robert Bortuzzo

*lines will be updated after the morning skate, if any changes are expected...

[size=+4][shadow=black]Projected Rangers Lines[/shadow][/size]

Left Wing | Center | Right Wing
61 Waldo|21 Derek Kenneth Stepan|26 Martin St. Louis
67 Benoît Robert Pouliot|16 Derick Brassard|36 Mats André Zuccarello Aasen
62 Carl Oliver Hagelin|19 Bradley Glenn Richards|13 Daniel Carcillo
22 Brian Paul Boyle|28 Dominic Michael Moore|15 Derek Dorsett

Left Defense | Right Defense
27 Ryan Patrick McDonagh|5 Daniel Girardi
18 Marc Staal|6 Anton Strålman
17 John Carroll Moore, Jr.|8 Kevin Klein (actor)

[size=+4]Playoff Team Stats[/size]

Penguins || Rangers
4-3|Record|5-3
2-2|Home|3-1
2-1|Away|2-2
Lost 1|Streak|Won 2
3.29 – 4th|Goals Per Game|2.75 – 12th
3 – t6th|Goals Against Per Game|2.25 - 2nd
18.2% – 9th|Power Play|9.1% – 15th
77.4% – 12th|Penalty Kill|76% – 13th
36.4 - 1st |Shots Per Game|31 – 9th
31.9 – t9th|Shots Against Per Game|26.9 - 2nd
48.3% – 11th|Faceoff %|48.9% – 10th
1.27 – 5th|5-on-5 Goals For/Against Ratio| 1.8– 1st
203 – 10th|Hits|247– 10th
9.4 – 4th|PIM/G|8.6 – 3rd
3 - 16th|SHG Allowed| 0 - t1st
2 - t2nd|Short-Handed Goals|0 - t9th
+4:22 - 10th|PP-PK Time Diff.|+15:49 - 2nd
1-2|Record When Scoring First|4-2
3-1 |Record When Trailing First|1-1
3-1|Record When Outshooting Opposition|2-3
1-2|Record When Outshot| 3-0
1-2|Record When Leading After 1|3-1
1-2|Record When Leading After 2| 3-0 3-1 |Record When Trailing After 1|0-1
1-0 |Record When Trailing After 2|0-3
0-3|Overtime Record|1-0

[size=+4][shadow=black]Team Leaders[/shadow][/size]

Penguins || Rangers
Jokinen, Malkin, Sutter 3|GOALS|Pouliot, Richards 3
Paul Martin 8|ASSISTS|4 Tied 4
Malkin, Martin, Niskanen 8|POINTS|Brad Richards 7
Paul Martin +7|+/-|Marc Staal +7
Kris Letang 10|PIM|Carl Hagelin 10
Kunitz, Niskanen 2|PP Goals|Pouliot, Richards, Stepan 1
Crosby, Niskanen 4 |PP Assists|Martin St. Louis 2
Matt Niskanen 6 |PP Points|Richards, St. Louis 2
Adams, Gibbons 1 |SH Goals|None
Paul Martin 2 |SH Points|None
None|OT Goals| Derick Brassard 1
Jussi Jokinen 2|GWG|5 Tied 5
Kunitz, Neal 29|SOG|Rick Nash 34
Brandon Sutter 21.4%|Sh% (Min. 10)|Benoit Pouliot 23.1%
Paul Martin 27:29|TOI|Ryan McDonagh 24:55
Jussi Jokinen 57.9%|FO|Dominic Moore 56%
Chris Kunitz 26|Hits|Dan Girardi 28
Paul Martin 20|Blocked Shots|Dan Girardi 25
Crosby, Malkin 11|Giveaways|McDonagh, Moore, Zuccarello 3
Evgeni Malkin 7|Takeaways|Brian Boyle 7

Bold indicates league leader

[size=+4][shadow=black]Series Schedule[/shadow][/size]

Date | Game | Home Team | Road Team | Result/Start Time
1|5.2.14|Penguins 2|Rangers 3|Loss
2|5.4.14|Penguins|Rangers|7:30pm
3|5.5.14|Rangers|Penguins|7:30pm
4|5.7.14|Rangers|Penguins|7:30pm
5*|5.9.14|Penguins|Rangers|TBD
6*|5.11.14|Rangers|Penguins|TBD
7*|5.13.14|Penguins|Rangers|TBD

*if necessary.

[size=+4][shadow=black]Injuries[/shadow][/size]
Penguins Injuries:

Player | Position | Status | Description
Pascal Dupuis|RW|IR|Torn ACL
Brian Gibbons|C/RW|DTD|????

Rangers Injuries:

Player | Position | Status | Description
Chris Kreider|LW|DTD|Hand

[size=+4][shadow=black]TV Information[/shadow][/size]​

TV Station|Available For
NBCSN|United States of Tara
CBC|Canuckistan
RDS|French Canuckistan

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• The last YouTube link below isn't featured above...it's just a song that I'm currently obsessed with that seems to fit the Penguins quite well right now.

[size=+7]Shut Up and Play the Hits[/size]




*Videos chosen for audio quality, not necessarily video quality.

[size=+7]It's A Great Day For Wiffle Ball[/size]

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[#66]

After all the *****ing and moaning, there was some good to take away from game 1. I'm hoping the Pens can...

Manage the puck better and keep pucks deep in the offensive zone.

Back off the net and get shots to the upper corners. Get Malkin or Neal up high on the PP.

Play a wide game and forget overloading one side of the ice.

Back door more than net front.

The Rangers ore over aggressive... exploit that.

 

[Smasher]

Come on Pens, win this. Going to MSG down 2-0 is unacceptable.

 

[Tender Rip]

I am actually having hopes that Glass wont be there this time. His uselessness (and ice time in game 1) would be interesting to remove, and I think it is possible to see Gibbons instead.

 

[Shrimper]

Just ****ing win.

 

[tinkezione]

Just ****ing win this. Landed tickets to Game 4 at MSG, by the way. Wife has never been to an NHL game so I guess a 2nd round playoff game featuring Pittsburgh Penguins will do just fine for a birthday present. Husband points just increased by over 200.

 

[Ogrezilla]

I am actually having hopes that Glass wont be there this time. His uselessness (and ice time in game 1) would be interesting to remove, and I think it is possible to see Gibbons instead.

I hope so. If Gibbons isn't ready, Megna should get that spot. Hell, even Pyatt or Conner or Zolnierczyk or who the hell ever. Glass has just been awful.

 

[Shrimper]

If we have another poor performance then I think the fans at CEC might be a bit more hostile this time round.

 

[UnrealMachine]

A+ GDT! Big laugh!!!

 

[Ugene Magic]

Awesome GDT, Bigs!...

Won't be around until the game.

LGP!

 

[MetalheadPenguinsFan]

Just win.

 

[Terrapin]

We all talk about Glass, Adams, Fleury, Sid, Scuderi, etc, etc. How about actually getting a few PP goals for a change?

 

[BrookswasHere44]

Amazing music references as always. Well done!

 

[OilerPensfan97]

Copying over my keys to the game:
Don't play catchup
Don't screw up in OT
Crosby: Play harder
Bench Glass

Good job on the GDT, Big Mac! Love the caption for Adams .

 

[Crafton]

i hope that Built to Spill isn't the least known of these bands.

David S. Ware plays for winners.



i actually did get my indie fix this morning by listening to some Silver Jews. Rob Scuderi (that is Malkmus) appears on the early records. is he in the band? technically i think he co-founded it, but Silver Jews is really a delivery vehicle for the genius that is David Berman.

 

[Ogrezilla]

We all talk about Glass, Adams, Fleury, Sid, Scuderi, etc, etc. How about actually getting a few PP goals for a change?

this is absolutely true. THe powerplay needs to come through.

 

[MrBurghundy]

@pgshelly: #Penguins lines: Kunitz-Crosby-Stempniak Jokinen-Malkin-Neal Bennett-Sutter-Vitale Glass-Coc-Adams Megna-Pyatt-Conner. Gibbons not on a line

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@MolinariPG: No. 1 power pay: Niskanen and Martin on points, Kunitz, Crosby and Malkin up front.

@MolinariPG: If the Penguins were hoping their top power play would look completely out of synch at the morning skate, they should be thrilled.

 

[Mr Jiggyfly]

@pgshelly: #Penguins lines: Kunitz-Crosby-Stempniak Jokinen-Malkin-Neal Bennett-Sutter-Vitale Glass-Coc-Adams Megna-Pyatt-Conner. Gibbons not on a line

@MolinariPG: No. 1 power pay: Niskanen and Martin on points, Kunitz, Crosby and Malkin up front.

I still can't get over the fact that Neal is 6'2 210+ and he can't play in front of the net.

 

[Ogrezilla]

@pgshelly: #Penguins lines: Kunitz-Crosby-Stempniak Jokinen-Malkin-Neal Bennett-Sutter-Vitale Glass-Coc-Adams Megna-Pyatt-Conner. Gibbons not on a line

Bolded for emphasis

@MolinariPG: No. 1 power pay: Niskanen and Martin on points, Kunitz, Crosby and Malkin up front.

@MolinariPG: If the Penguins were hoping their top power play would look completely out of synch at the morning skate, they should be thrilled.

 

[redmosquito]

@pgshelly: #Penguins lines: Kunitz-Crosby-Stempniak Jokinen-Malkin-Neal Bennett-Sutter-Vitale Glass-Coc-Adams Megna-Pyatt-Conner. Gibbons not on a line

Bolded for emphasis

Freudian slip on Shelly's part?

 

[Shrimper]

The fact that Adams keep getting in over Megna or Gibbons is a joke.

 

[Ogrezilla]

The fact that Adams keep getting in over Megna or Gibbons is a joke.

well Gibbons is obviously still hurt since he's not even skating with the 5th line. And Adams is playing way better than Glass. Both should sit, but Glass first.

 

[Shrimper]

well Gibbons is obviously still hurt since he's not even skating with the 5th line. And Adams is playing way better than Glass. Both should sit, but Glass first.

Gibbons hurt is still better than Adams at 100%.

 

[Penguinzilla*]

The fact that Adams keep getting in over Megna or Gibbons is a joke.

Pens will need to be down 3-0 in the series for them to play. Blysma will say, "We need speed." It takes him a while to figure stuff out.

 

[MrBurghundy]

well Gibbons is obviously still hurt since he's not even skating with the 5th line. And Adams is playing way better than Glass. Both should sit, but Glass first.

The fact that the lineup is the same is an even bigger joke.