Pre-Game Talk: THE STANLEY CUP FINAL | Penguins vs. Predators | Game 1 Monday

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2017 STANLEY CUP FINAL

Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Nashville Predators


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​

|Mon., May 29|8 p.m.|PPG Paints Arena|NBC

2​

|Wed., May 31|8 p.m.|PPG Paints Arena|NBCSN

3​

|Sat., June 3|8 p.m.|Bridgestone Arena|NBCSN

4​

|Mon., June 5|8 p.m.|Bridgestone Arena|NBC

5​

|Thu., June 8|8 p.m.|PPG Paints Arena|NBC

6​

|Sun., June 11|8 p.m.|Bridgestone Arena|NBC

7​

|Wed., June 14|8 p.m.|PPG Paints Arena|NBC

TALE OF THE TAPE

PIT​

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Team Stats​

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NAS​

50-21-11, 111 points​

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Season Record​

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41-29-12, 94 points​

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1-1-0​

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Head-to-Head​

|

1-1-0​

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31-6-4​

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Home Record​

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24-9-8​

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19-15-7​

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Road Record​

|

17-20-4​

|

282​

|

Goals For​

|

240​

|

234​

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Goals Against​

|

224​

|

6-1​

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Avg. Height​

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6-1​

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194.5​

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Avg. Weight​

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199.8​

|

28.3​

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Avg. Age​

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26.6​

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Crosby (44)​

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Goals​

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Forsberg (31)​

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Kessel (47)​

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Assists​

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Johansen (47)​

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Crosby (89)​

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Points​

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Arvidsson (61)​

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Schultz (27)​

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+/-​

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Ellis (17)​

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Malkin (77)​

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PIM​

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McLeod (145)​

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Murray(32)​

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Wins​

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Rinne (31)​

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[fieldset=PENGUINS CUP FINAL HISTORY]

1991: Penguins 4, North Stars 2​

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1992: Penguins 4, Blackhawks 0​

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2008: Red Wings 4, Penguins 2​

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2009: Penguins 4, Red Wings 3​

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2016: Penguins 4, Sharks 2​

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[fieldset=PENGUINS ROSTER]

FORWARDS

No​

​

|

Player​

​

​

|

Ht.​

|

Wt.​

|

Age​

|

Birthplace​

|

Acquired​

45|Josh Archibald|

5-10​

|

176​

|

24​

|

Regina, Saskatchewan​

|

Draft (6th round, 2011)​

13|Nick Bonino|

6-1​

|

196​

|

28​

|

Hartford, Connecticut​

|

Trade (Vancouver, 2015)​

87|Sidney Crosby|

5-11​

|

200​

|

29​

|

Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia​

|

Draft (1st round, 2005)​

7|Matt Cullen|

6-1​

|

200​

|

40​

|

Virginia, Minnesota​

|

UFA (Nashville, 2015)​

39|Jean-Sebastien Dea|

5-11​

|

175​

|

23​

|

Laval, Quebec​

|

UFA (Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, 2013)​

9|Pascal Dupuis|

6-1​

|

205​

|

37​

|

Laval, Quebec​

|

Trade (Atlanta, 2008)​

59|Jake Guentzel|

5-11​

|

180​

|

22​

|

Omaha, Nebraska​

|

Draft (3rd round, 2013)​

62|Carl Hagelin|

5-11​

|

186​

|

28​

|

Södertälje, Sweden​

|

Trade (Anaheim, 2016)​

72|Patric Hornqvist|

5-11​

|

189​

|

30​

|

Sollentuna, Sweden​

|

Trade (Nashville, 2014)​

81|Phil Kessel|

6-0​

|

202​

|

29​

|

Madison, Wisconsin​

|

Trade (Toronto, 2015)​

34|Tom Kuhnhackl|

6-2​

|

196​

|

25​

|

Landshut, Germany​

|

Draft (4th round, 2010)​

14|Chris Kunitz|

6-0​

|

195​

|

37​

|

Regina, Saskatchewan​

|

Trade (Anaheim, 2009)​

71|Evgeni Malkin|

6-3​

|

195​

|

30​

|

Magnitogorsk, Russia​

|

Draft (1st round, 2004)​

11|Kevin Porter|

5-11​

|

191​

|

31​

|

Detroit, Michigan​

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UFA (Detroit, 2015)​

37|Carter Rowney|

6-2​

|

200​

|

27​

|

Grand Prairie, Alberta​

|

UFA (Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, 2016)​

17|Bryan Rust|

5-11​

|

192​

|

24​

|

Pontiac, Michigan​

|

Draft (3rd round, 2010)​

25|Tom Sestito|

6-5​

|

228​

|

29​

|

Rome, New York​

|

UFA (Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, 2016)​

43|Conor Sheary|

5-8​

|

175​

|

24​

|

Winchester, Massachusetts​

|

UFA (Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, 2015)​

49|Dominik Simon|

5-11​

|

176​

|

22​

|

Prague, Czech Republic​

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Draft (5th round, 2015)​

41|Daniel Sprong|

6-0​

|

180​

|

20​

|

Amsterdam, Netherlands​

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Draft (2nd round, 2015)​

40|Oskar Sundqvist|

6-3​

|

209​

|

23​

|

Boden, Sweden​

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Draft (3rd round, 2012)​

19|Garrett Wilson|

6-2​

|

199​

|

26​

|

Barrie, Ontario​

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UFA (Florida, 2016)​

23|Scott Wilson|

5-11​

|

183​

|

24​

|

Oakville, Ontario​

|

Draft (7th round, 2011)​

DEFENSEMEN

No​

​

|

Player​

​

​

|

Ht.​

|

Wt.​

|

Age​

|

Birthplace​

|

Acquired​

28|Ian Cole|

6-1​

|

219​

|

28​

|

Ann Arbor, Michigan​

|

Trade (St. Louis, 2015)​

20|Frank Corrado|

6-0​

|

205​

|

24​

|

Toronto, Ontario​

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Trade (Toronto, 2017)​

6|Trevor Daley|

5-11​

|

195​

|

33​

|

Toronto, Ontario​

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Trade (Chicago, 2015)​

8|Brian Dumoulin|

6-4​

|

207​

|

25​

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Biddeford, Maine​

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Trade (Carolina, 2012)​

24|Cameron Gaunce|

6-1​

|

210​

|

27​

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Sudbury, Ontario​

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UFA (Florida, 2016)​

65|Ron Hainsey|

6-3​

|

210​

|

36​

|

Bolton, Connecticut​

|

Trade (Carolina, 2017)​

58|Kris Letang|

6-0​

|

201​

|

29​

|

Montreal, Quebec​

|

Draft (3rd round, 2005)​

3|Olli Maatta|

6-2​

|

206​

|

22​

|

Jyväskylä, Finland​

|

Draft (1st round, 2012)​

51|Derrick Pouliot|

6-0​

|

208​

|

22​

|

Estevan, Saskatchewan​

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Draft (1st round, 2012)​

2|Chad Ruhwedel|

5-11​

|

191​

|

26​

|

San Diego, California​

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UFA (Buffalo, 2016)​

4|Justin Schultz|

6-2​

|

193​

|

26​

|

Kelowna, British Columbia​

|

Trade (Edmonton, 2016)​

32|Mark Streit|

5-11​

|

191​

|

39​

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Bern, Switzerland​

|

Trade (Tampa Bay, 2017)​

5|David Warsofsky|

5-9​

|

170​

|

26​

|

Marshfield, Massachusetts​

|

UFA (New Jersey, 2016)​

GOALTENDERS

No​

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Player​

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​

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Ht.​

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Wt.​

|

Age​

|

Birthplace​

|

Acquired​

29|Marc-Andre Fleury|

6-2​

|

180​

|

32​

|

Sorel, Quebec​

|

Draft (1st round, 2003)​

35|Tristan Jarry|

6-2​

|

194​

|

21​

|

Surrey, British Columbia​

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Draft (2nd round, 2013)​

31|Sean Maguire|

6-2​

|

202​

|

22​

|

Thunder Bay, Ontario​

|

Draft (4th round, 2012)​

30|Matt Murray|

6-4​

|

178​

|

22​

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Thunder Bay, Ontario​

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Draft (3rd round, 2012)​

INJURY REPORT
(Courtesy DegenX)

PLAYER |TYPE OF INJURY|REPORTED|RECOVERY TIME|POSSIBLE RETURN|STATUS|UPDATED|SOURCE
Kris Letang | Upper Body | 4.5.17 | 4-6 Mos | Next Season | Underwent successful neck surgery for a herniated disc | 4.13.17 | @penguins
Patric Hornqvist | Upper Body | 5.25.17 | Day-to-Day | Unknown | GTD for Game 7 | 5.22.17 | @penguins
Tom Kuhnhackl | Lower Body | 5.18.17 | Day-to-Day | Unknown | No other details at this time | 5.18.17 | @penguins
Chad Ruhwedel | Concussion | 5.19.17 | Unknown | Unknown | Joined morning skate, not cleared for contact | 5.25.17 | @penguins

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[/fieldset]



[fieldset=PENGUINS LINEUP]

Kunitz 2G/3A/5P​

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Crosby 7G/13A/20P​

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Guentzel 9G/7A/16P​

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Wilson 2G/3A/5P​

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Malkin 7G/17A/24P​

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Kessel 7G/12A/19P​

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Rust 6G/1A/7P​

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Bonino 2G/3A/5P​

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Rowney 0G/3A/3P​

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Hagelin 1G/0A/1P​

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Cullen 2G/5A/7P​

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Sheary 0G/4A/4P​

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Dumoulin 1G/2A/3P​

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Hainsey 1G/4A/5P​

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Maatta 2G/5A/7P​

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Daley 1G/2A/3P​

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Cole 0G/7A/7P​

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Schultz 3G/7A/10P​

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Murray 3W/1L/1.35​

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[/fieldset]

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[fieldset=PREDATORS ROSTER]

FORWARDS

No​

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Player​

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Ht.​

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Wt.​

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Age​

|

Birthplace​

|

Acquired​

46|Pontus Aberg|

5-11​

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196​

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23​

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Stockholm, Sweden​

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Draft (2nd round, 2012)​

38|Viktor Arvidsson|

5-9​

|

180​

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24​

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SkellefteÃ¥, Sweden​

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Draft (4th round, 2014)​

16|Cody Bass|

6-0​

|

205​

|

30​

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Owen Sound, Ontario​

|

UFA (Chicago, 2015)​

56|Kevin Fiala|

5-10​

|

193​

|

20​

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St. Gallen, Switzerland​

|

Draft (1st round, 2014)​

83|Vernon Fiddler|

5-11​

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205​

|

37​

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Edmonton, Alberta​

|

Trade (New Jersey, 2017)​

12|Mike Fisher|

6-1​

|

216​

|

36​

|

Peterborough, Ontario​

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Trade (Ottawa, 2011)​

9|Filip Forsberg|

6-1​

|

205​

|

22​

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Ostervala, Sweden​

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Trade (Washington, 2013)​

32|Frederick Gaudreau|

6-0​

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179​

|

24​

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Bromont, Quebec​

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UFA (Milwaukee, 2016)​

19|Calle Jarnkrok|

5-11​

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186​

|

25​

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Gävle, Sweden​

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Trade (Detroit, 2014)​

92|Ryan Johansen|

6-3​

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218​

|

24​

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Vancouver, B.C.​

|

Trade (Columbus, 2016)​

50|Vladislav Kamenev|

6-2​

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194​

|

20​

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Orsk, Russia​

|

Draft (2nd round, 2014)​

55|Cody McLeod|

6-2​

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210​

|

32​

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Binscarth, Manitoba​

|

Trade (Colorado, 2017)​

18|James Neal|

6-2​

|

221​

|

29​

|

Whitby, Ontario​

|

Trade (Pittsburgh, 2014)​

11|PA Parenteau|

6-0​

|

200​

|

34​

|

Hull, Quebec​

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Trade (New Jersey, 2017)​

20|Miikka Salomaki|

5-11​

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203​

|

24​

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Raahe, Finland​

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Draft (2nd round, 2011)​

10|Colton Sissons|

6-1​

|

200​

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23​

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North Vancouver, B.C.​

|

Draft (2nd round, 2012)​

15|Craig Smith|

6-1​

|

208​

|

27​

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Madison, Wisconsin​

|

Draft (4th round, 2009)​

51|Austin Watson|

6-4​

|

204​

|

25​

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Ann Arbor, Mich.​

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Draft (1st round, 2010)​

33|Craig Wilson|

6-1​

|

221​

|

27​

|

Greenwich, Connecticut​

|

Draft (1st round, 2008)​

26|Harry Zolnierczyk|

5-11​

|

180​

|

29​

|

Toronto, Ontario​

|

UFA (Anaheim, 2016)​

DEFENSEMEN

No​

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|

Player​

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​

|

Ht.​

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Wt.​

|

Age​

|

Birthplace​

|

Acquired​

2|Anthony Bitetto|

6-1​

|

210​

|

26​

|

Island Park, New York​

|

Draft (6th round, 2010)​

73|Alexandre Carrier|

5-11​

|

174​

|

20​

|

Quebec City, Quebec​

|

Draft (4th round, 2015)​

14|Mattias Ekholm|

6-4​

|

215​

|

27​

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Borlange, Sweden​

|

Draft (4th round, 2009)​

4|Ryan Ellis|

5-10​

|

180​

|

26​

|

Hamilton, Ontario​

|

Draft (1st round, 2009)​

8|Petter Granberg|

6-3​

|

200​

|

24​

|

Gallivare, Sweden​

|

Waivers (Toronto, 2015)​

24|Brad Hunt|

5-9​

|

187​

|

28​

|

Maple Ridge, B.C.​

|

Waivers (St. Louis, 2017)​

52|Matt Irwin|

6-1​

|

207​

|

29​

|

Victoria, B.C.​

|

UFA (Boston, 2016)​

59|Roman Josi|

6-1​

|

201​

|

26​

|

Bern, Switzerland​

|

Draft (2nd round, 2008)​

76|P.K. Subban|

6-0​

|

210​

|

28​

|

Toronto, Ontario​

|

Trade (Montreal, 2016)​

7|Yannick Weber|

5-11​

|

200​

|

28​

|

Morges, Switzerland​

|

UFA (Vancouver, 2016)​

GOALTENDERS

No​

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Player​

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​

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Ht.​

|

Wt.​

|

Age​

|

Birthplace​

|

Acquired​

39|Marek Mazanec|

6-4​

|

187​

|

25​

|

Pisek, Czech Republic​

|

Draft (6th round, 2012)​

35|Pekka Rinne|

6-5​

|

217​

|

34​

|

Kempele, Finland​

|

Draft (8th round, 2004)​

74|Juuse Saros|

5-11​

|

180​

|

22​

|

Forssa, Finland​

|

Draft (4th round, 2013)​

INJURY REPORT

Player​

​

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Injury​

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​

|

Status​

Kevin Fiala​

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Broken leg​

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Out for playoffs​

|

Mike Fisher​

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Concussion​

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Day-to-day​

|

Ryan Johansen​

|

Compartment syndrome​

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Out for playoffs​

|

Craig Smith​

|

Lower-body injury​

|

Day-to-day​

|

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[/fieldset]



[fieldset=SENATORS LINEUP]

Forsberg 8G/7A/15P​

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Jarnkrok 1G/2A/3P​

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Arvidsson 2G/8A/10P​

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Wilson 2G/2A/4P​

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Sissons 5G/5A/10P​

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Neal 5G/2A/7P​

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Aberg 1G/3A/4P​

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Gaudreau 0G/0A/0P​

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Salomaki 0G/0A/0P​

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Watson 4G/2A/6P​

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Fiddler 1G/1A/2P​

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McLeod 1G/0A/1P​

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Josi 5G/5A/10P​

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Ellis 4G/7A/11P​

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Ekholm 0G/8A/8P​

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Subban 2G/8A/10P​

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Irwin 0G/2A/2P​

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Weber 0G/1A/1P​

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Rinne 12W/4L/1.70​

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[/fieldset]

 

[Malkinstheman]

Thank you Kunitz!!!

 

[SUBdrewgANS]

I obviously would LOVE the Pens go back to back. But the Preds have always been my 2nd favorite team, I'd be happy to see them win it as well. BUT LET'S GO PENSSS!!!!!

 

[ColePens]

Is this seriously real life? Is this real life?

 

[Randy Butternubs]

Damn. I really like the Preds and don't want to hate them. But I will after Monday.

 

[meefer]

Congrats, Pens fans, should be a very entertaining final with the Preds. See you next year, a Leafs fan

 

[Malkinstheman]

Yup I have no hate what so ever towards the Preds. Right now im just so happy we got here that I dont care what happens now. But for sure 5 mins into game 1 will do a full 180

 

[GregR]

Nashville has won game one on the road in every series so far, then you're behind the 8-ball right away because they're so good at home. Gotta protect the house.

 

[Ogrezilla]

Preds are my 2nd favorite team. Sharks are my 3rd favorite team.

Go Pens.

 

[Ogrezilla]

I would have trade Fleury in March #GMofTheYear

I would have benched Kunitz tonight #CoachofTheYear

Go Pens

 

[HanSolo]

Normally I'd root against a team set to repeat but I want to see the Preds burn. Also there's a handful of former Ducks on your team so...GO PENS

 

[JimmyTwoTimes]

Sit Guentzel for game 1. He will get a hatty in game 2. Sit Kessel for game 2. He will get a hatty in game 3. And so on.

Anyways, can't believe how good sheary played tonight compared to the rest of the playoffs. Just from taking two games off. Really does prove how players can get in their heads and how much confidence comes into play

 

[bathroomSTAAL]

Omg I love this schedule, I can see Tim Kasher and U2 on the 6th and 7th.

Win back to back and become legends. We got this.

 

[Ogrezilla]

Preds are all but Fischer going to be in their first finals game. Hit them early and catch them in awe.

 

[TNT87]

I can't even think about Game 1 right now. I'm so exhausted. lol

 

[Brandinho]

What an opportunity. Let's give the haters another reason to cry.

 

[Kristopher Letang]

See you guys tommorow to discuss this. I'm still celebrating

 

[flaneur]

Pens SCF appearances:

1990-1991, 1991-1992
2007-2008, 2008-2009
2015-2016, 2016-2017

Didn't want to say this before the Pens won, but they had to make the SCF this year. Consecutive finals, it's what they do.

(I honestly have no idea how this year's team made it to the finals)

 

[WBSPens99]

We're actually here. OMG.

 

[JimmyTwoTimes]

I would have trade Fleury in March #GMofTheYear

I would have benched Kunitz tonight #CoachofTheYear

Go Pens

Hah nothing wrong with that, but it really is nice to see both of those guys leaving the pens on a high note.

Way to go out.

 

[High Flying Birds]

Gonna be a great series. Preds defense is ridiculously good but we have a massive advantage down the middle. Need to capitalize on that. Hopefully Horny is back as well!

 

[Malkinstheman]

I wish they had a bit more time off but oh well.

 

[Empoleon8771]

Penguins in 6. The difference between their center groups is just too large.

 

[Lionel Hutz]

I'll see you all next week. Making my 2nd annual spring trip to Pittsburgh lol

Went to game 1 last year, 1 and 2 this year.

LGP!