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UPDATE: Crosby to Play, Penguins/Blues preview - 11/1
by Tony on 11/01/08 at 05:17 PM ET
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Penguins at Blues, 8:30PM EST, Scotttrade Center.
Season records:
Penguins, 5-4-2, 12 pts., 7th in Eastern Conference
Blues, 5-4-0, 10 pts., 9th in Western Conference
Season series: 1st meeting
Last game vs. Coyotes: Dec. 19, 2006, Blues def. Penguins, 4-1.
Last game results: Coyotes def. Penguins, 4-1, Oct. 30 Hurricanes def. Blues, 1-0, Oct. 30.
Special teams rankings:
Powerplay: Penguins 20.8% (10th), Blues 31.7% (1st)
Penalty Kill: Penguins 86.3% (8th), Blues 86.8% (6th)
Probably goaltender rankings:
SV%: Penguins - Marc-Andre Fleury .929 (T-4th), Blues - Chris Mason .919 (n/a)
GAA: Penguins - Marc-Andre Fleury 2.17 (8th), Blues - Chris Mason 2.54 (n/a)
Notes:
- Sidney Crosby will be back in the lineup tonight.
- The Penguins recalled Janne Pesonen from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton last night.
- Marc Eaton will be a healthy scratch tonight, Ruslan Fedotenko is listed as day-to-day.
- Unknown if Pascal Dupuis will return tonight after taking a shot off the foot.
- Hal Gill and Rob Scuderi will serve as alternate captains for November.
- The Blues wrap up a seven game homestand tonight.
- The Penguins haven’t defeated the Blues in St. Louis since the 98-99 season, and have lost four straight games there.
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