Official GDT: Penguins @ Islanders 2/5/2013

[CERV96]

March 7, 2012
“Le Magnifique,” a spectacular statue honoring the career and achievements of Mario Lemieux, was unveiled today in a public ceremony at CONSOL Energy Center.
The larger-than-life bronze statue, featuring the great Lemieux bursting through two defensemen on his way to the goal, is located in the plaza outside the Trib Total Media Gate, near the intersection of Centre Avenue and Washington Place.

The Penguins have posted a 0-3-0 record vs the Islanders since the statue was unveiled. Lets find a way to reverse this curse!!!!!!!
Welome everyone to the official game day thread!!!!!!!
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Potential lineups courtesy of Empty Netters:
NEW YORK ISLANDERS
26 Matt Moulson - 91 John Tavares - 24 Brad Boyes
40 Michael Grabner - 51 Frans Nielsen - 21 Kyle Okposo
41 David Ullstrom - 10 Keith Aucoin - 13 Colin McDonald
17 Matt Martin - 16 Marty Reasoner - 53 Casey Cizikas

2 Mark Streit - 37 Brian Strait
47 Andrew MacDonald - 3 Travis Hamonic
14 Thomas Hickey - 7 Matt Carkner
Evgeni Nabokov (4-2-1, 2.99 GAA, .908 SV%)


PITTSBURGH PENGUINS
14 Chris Kunitz - 87 Sidney Crosby - 9 Pascal Dupuis
17 Zach Boychuk - 71 Evgeni Malkin - 18 James Neal
24 Matt Cooke - 16 Brandon Sutter - 48 Tyler Kennedy
10 Tanner Glass - 46 Joe Vitale - 27 Craig Adams

47 Simon Despres - 58 Kris Letang
44 Brooks Orpik - 7 Paul Martin
41 Robert Bortuzzo - 5 Deryk Engelland
Marc-Andre Fleury (3-2-0, 2.53 GAA, .897 SV%)

LET'S GO PENS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Fire0nice228]

LETS GO PENS!

Big W tonight!

[Ad@m]

Go Pens?

[Gaucho]

LET'S GO PENS!!!

[DocEmrick]

WE'LL GO BACK TO BEFORE THE STATUE WAS UNVEILED

[penny lane]

butch goring and howie rose... seemingly a bit overconfident!
Love a blow out with lots of goals, but that doesn't happen with the isles. I'll be happy with a victory.

[Ad@m]

Despres will play, Lovejoy scratched

[Fire0nice228]

I expect a great start from the Pens tonight. They got the crap kicked out of them on home ice by an inferior team last time they met.

[canaan]

PENS EYEING NABOKOV

[CERV96]

WE'LL GO BACK TO BEFORE THE STATUE WAS UNVEILED

Ah! Memories!

[DelPen]

Despres will play, Lovejoy scratched

Was that even a question?

[nocera]

Despres will play, Lovejoy scratched

Was that even a question?

Yup

[CERV96]

Powerplay!

Let's do this!

[Froggy]

is it just me, or does the isles rink lool like a 3/4 scale rink? it looks really small

[BurghThing]

JAMES NEAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Rocco]

Oh God, the PP gets to set the tone early.

[canaan]

J. NEAL

[SoupOrSam]

BAM!

[DMcGrew]

Well that was quick

[CERV96]

[Fire0nice228]

Thats what I'm talkin about!

[penny lane]

RDJN!!!!

[skullman80]

I was gonna say decline there power play but thank you Neal.

[nocera]

Neal makes it look so easy.

[Rocco]

That was unexpected.