GDT: | Pens vs Flames | Nov 23rd 1900hrs EST | And the Pens go marching on

[Zirakzigil]

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Calgary Flames (7-6-2, fourth in the Pacific Division)
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Pittsburgh Penguins (6-7-3, fifth in the Metropolitan Division)

Pittsburgh; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE:
The Pittsburgh Penguins head into a matchup with the Calgary Flames as winners of three straight games.

Pittsburgh has a 3-2-1 record in home games and a 6-7-3 record overall. The Penguins are 10th in the league with 56 total goals (averaging 3.5 per game).

Calgary has a 3-3-1 record in road games and a 7-6-2 record overall. The Flames have gone 5-1-0 in games they convert at least one power play.

TOP PERFORMERS:
Sidney Crosby has 10 goals and 17 assists for the Penguins.

Jake Guentzel has scored six goals and added six assists over the past 10 games.


Rasmus Andersson has one goal and 12 assists for the Flames.

Adam Ruzicka has scored four goals with four assists over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES:
Penguins: 5-3-2, averaging 3.8 goals, 6.6 assists, 3.7 penalties and 8.5 penalty minutes while giving up 3.2 goals per game.

Flames: 4-4-2, averaging 2.9 goals, 4.9 assists, 4.7 penalties and 10.6 penalty minutes while giving up 3.2 goals per game.

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Pregame analysis and predictions of the Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Calgary Flames NHL game to be played on November 23, 2022 on ESPN.

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[Andy99]

Uh, Markstrom hasn’t been great this season…except when he plays the Pens lol…I’m just gonna put this here:

“Over his career Markstrom is 6-3-0 vs the Pens with a .941 save% but he’s been even better than that in recent years. Since 2019-20, Markstrom is 4-0-0 with a .977 save% against Pittsburgh and has only allowed three total goals in the four games (with one shutout). The Pens have scored 1, 1, 0 and 1 goal against him in the last four meetings, including stopping 32/33 in a win on October 25th against Pittsburgh. Scoring has been a major pain for the Pens against Markstrom, but it’s a riddle they will have to get better at tonight.”

 

[HandshakeLine]

Anyword if CDS is still gonna sit out or if our cap space is so screwed we can't even bring up a goaltender on emergency recall?

 

[Andy99]

Anyword if CDS is still gonna sit out or if our cap space is so screwed we can't even bring up a goaltender on emergency recall?

Probably both…optional skate in 10 min…we’ll see if Casey is there but Jarry is probably goal tonight…also, there’s this…

Why Flames Give Streaking Penguins Trouble

The Pittsburgh Penguins are a veteran group, so their psyches have been tempered to the triumphs and traumas of life in the National Hockey League. They understand that slumps and hot streaks are integral parts of the game and that reacting too strongly to either can be counterproductive. And so...

pittsburghhockeynow.com

 

[Zbynek]

Anyword if CDS is still gonna sit out or if our cap space is so screwed we can't even bring up a goaltender on emergency recall?

Is cap the reason we can't give Tokarski a shot at the big league?
Is he not having a career year in the AHL right now?

 

[Andy99]

Looks like CDS is out there…

 

[Le Magnifique 66]

Hopefully we play better than the game we played down there earlier in the season, that was a brutal game to watch!!!

Keep the streak going boys!!!

Let`s go Pens!

 

[AuroraBorealis]

Is cap the reason we can't give Tokarski a shot at the big league?
Is he not having a career year in the AHL right now?

Even if cap wasn't a roadblock, they wouldn't make that change until the uttermost end of need.
Jarry just had a shutout anyway and CDS has been maybe slightly below average, usually playing on nights where the team's tired or just ugly defensively.

It would be nice to able to rest a goalie with a nagging injury though...

 

[Andy99]

Isles and Rags keep winning…Pens still in 5th in the Metro …if they hope to leapfrog them at some point in the near future, we gotta have this game…

 

[Gurglesons]

Isles and Rags keep winning…Pens still in 5th in the Metro …if they hope to leapfrog them at some point in the near future, we gotta have this game…

We haven’t played either yet.

 

[Zbynek]

Even if cap wasn't a roadblock, they wouldn't make that change until the uttermost end of need.
Jarry just had a shutout anyway and CDS has been maybe slightly below average, usually playing on nights where the team's tired or just ugly defensively.

It would be nice to able to rest a goalie with a nagging injury though...

Yea that's what I'm wondering, isn't CDS "officially" hurt right now?

 

[SEALBound]

This is a game they can win. Will be interesting to see how this one goes.

Our goalie has to be better than their goalie.

 

[AuroraBorealis]

Yea that's what I'm wondering, isn't CDS "officially" hurt right now?

I don't think so. He had a precautionary maintenance day for an upper body injury but skated this morning.

I'm glad it's upper body and not what he had surgery on twice, at least.

I wouldn't play him until the back-end of the upcoming B2B.

 

[Andy99]

This is a game they can win. Will be interesting to see how this one goes.

Our goalie has to be better than their goalie.

As soon as you say the latter, and then see Markstrom’s numbers against us, the sooner you realize the first sentence is untrue lol

 

[KrisLetAngry]

Flames and Kings. My least favorite teams to play in the West after last year.

They just play so damn well against us.

Markstroms numbers look great but it isn't only the goalie. I'm excited to watch the game as the Flames will either capitalize on our mistakes and destroy us or we will squeeze out a much needed victory.

 

[SEALBound]

As soon as you say the latter, and then see Markstrom’s numbers against us, the sooner you realize the first sentence is untrue lol

He's been shakey lately. Of course, no better way to recoup and get back on track then to get a shit ton of easy saves from the Penguins.

 

[AuroraBorealis]

The ominous goalie predictions have been ice cold this year. We got one of the best offenses in the league.

That being said, Markstrom worries me...

 

[AuroraBorealis]

59 - 87 - 71
58 - 26

is being used as PP1 in practice

Not perfect but I'm intrigued to see Sid as net front and Malkin on right wall.
Sorry Rusty. Shouldn't have sucked.

 

[dogthateats]

 

[Andy99]

Lol after all that worrying….maybe they know something about Vladar

 

[AuroraBorealis]

Lol after all that worrying….maybe they know something about Vladar

Well thank f*** for that... I think?

 

[BusinessGoose]

Probably

Why Flames Give Streaking Penguins Trouble

The Pittsburgh Penguins are a veteran group, so their psyches have been tempered to the triumphs and traumas of life in the National Hockey League. They understand that slumps and hot streaks are integral parts of the game and that reacting too strongly to either can be counterproductive. And so...

pittsburghhockeynow.com

That is some unnecessarily flowery language AND it reads like a stupid horoscope lol.

Omfg break up sentences please...

"Now, with a bit more than three-quarters of the regular season remaining, they could have returned from the trip with nothing more than a little leftover meal money and still not been doomed to sit out the postseason, but piling up three victories in a row had to boost their collective confidence.

And while a significant hiccup during their 5-3 win against the Blackhawks Sunday, when the Penguins surrendered a 3-0 lead before Sidney Crosby scored the game-winner at 16:46 of the third period, could have been a bit deflating, the Penguins ultimately were able to overcome that mostly self-inflicted spasm of adversity."

Two sentences. Two paragraphs. Wtf. Don't make us read this garbage @Andy99 lol lol lol

 

[Andy99]

That is some unnecessarily flowery language AND it reads like a stupid horoscope lol.

Omfg break up sentences please...

"Now, with a bit more than three-quarters of the regular season remaining, they could have returned from the trip with nothing more than a little leftover meal money and still not been doomed to sit out the postseason, but piling up three victories in a row had to boost their collective confidence.

And while a significant hiccup during their 5-3 win against the Blackhawks Sunday, when the Penguins surrendered a 3-0 lead before Sidney Crosby scored the game-winner at 16:46 of the third period, could have been a bit deflating, the Penguins ultimately were able to overcome that mostly self-inflicted spasm of adversity."

Two sentences. Two paragraphs. Wtf. Don't make us read this garbage @Andy99 lol lol lol

I’m not making you read it. I’m just putting it out there in the marketplace of ideas

 

[ZorkEnchanter]

It's not just the goalie... (not an excuse, Jarry and Desmith need to cut down on the 2+ freebie goals a night)
Hopefully, they'll build off the previous shut out and we can see a more complete game with structure/position.

We need less of this....

 

[Khelandros]

Calgary Flames (7-6-2, fourth in the Pacific Division)
vs.
Pittsburgh Penguins (6-7-3, fifth in the Metropolitan Division)





BOTTOM LINE:
The Pittsburgh Penguins head into a matchup with the Calgary Flames as winners of three straight games.

Pittsburgh has a 3-2-1 record in home games and a 6-7-3 record overall. The Penguins are 10th in the league with 56 total goals (averaging 3.5 per game).

Calgary has a 3-3-1 record in road games and a 7-6-2 record overall. The Flames have gone 5-1-0 in games they convert at least one power play.
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All of this is wrong.