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YOUR Pittsburgh Penguins (12-3-0)
against the
Los Angeles Kings (9-4-2)
(yeah, you like that??
)The Penguins are looking to remain perfect on the road this far, as they roll into the Staples Center coming off a thrilling victory over the neighboring Anaheim Ducks. The Los Angeles Kings, with the most potent point scorer in the NHL in Slovenian Anze Kopitar, look to defeat the Stanley Cup Champs after a 5-3 victory over the Phoenix Coyotes. The Penguins won the last meeting between these 2 teams 4-1 at Mellon Arena on March 20. Along with scoring leader Kopitar, this game also features the third overall pick in the "Crosby draft", defenseman Jack Johnson. This marks the second game in a row the number 1 pick Crosby faces off against the top 2-3 picks in his draft class, as he faced #2 Bobby Ryan Tuesday.
(l-r) Bobby Ryan, Crosby, Jack Johnson were the top 3 picks in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft.
A familiar face on the opposition's side:
Rob Scuderi goes against his former team for the first time since helping them win a Stanley Cup last season.
Starting goalies:
Marc-Andre Fleury
10-2-0 .916 SV%, 2.14 GAA
vs.
Jonathan Quick
9-5-0 .900 SV%, 2.61 GAA
(i see the puck, its behind you
)Projected lines for the Penguins:
Forwards
Kunitz-Crosby-Guerin
Cooke-Staal-Kennedy
Dupuis-Adams-Fedotenko
Bourque-Rupp-Godard
Defense
Orpik-Letang
Eaton-Skoula
McKee-Goligoski
Highlights from the last match-up
Bring on the JUJU. Yinz know the rules.
