Story by
Penguins Game 4, Quackery; Lines, Notes, & How to Watch vs. Ducks
- Story by
- Penguins Game 4, Quackery; Lines, Notes, & How to Watch vs. Ducks
Penguins Game 4, Quackery; Lines, Notes, & How to Watch vs. Ducks
ANAHEIM, Calif. —They have gone west. The Pittsburgh Penguins (2-1-0), young and old men, are in the duck pond, hoping to erase the quackery of their 6-1 loss to the New York Rangers on Saturday. They face the Anaheim Ducks (1-1-0) tonight at the Honda Center.
Grab some coffee with dinner because puck drop is late. Expect the first action around 10:44 p.m. ET.
Advertisement
The Penguins started well on Thursday, but a shorthanded goal against in the first period and a few mistakes in the second period unraveled the effort, and the Rangers converted opportunities.
Penguins goalie Arturs Silovs had a rough night, too. He stopped 24 of 30 shots, and a couple of long-range shots by Rangers' defenseman Adam Fox slipped past while the game was still competitive.
Anaheim beat the San Jose Sharks in a wild affair Saturday, 7-6 in OT. Chris Kreider and Cutter Gauthier had a pair of goals, and Leo Carlsson had three points (1-2-3) in the win.
Silovs took the bulk of the work at practice, so we expect Tristan Jarry to start, keeping the rotation intact. Kris Letang 's status will be determined closer to the game, but the Penguins are not having a morning skate, so there will not be an update.
Advertisement
How to Watch
TV: SportsNet Pittsburgh
Radio: 105.9 The X
Expected Penguins Lines
Rickard Rakell- Sidney Crosby -Bryan Rust
Anthony Mantha-Evgen Malkin-Justin Brazeau
Tommy Novak-Ben Kindel-Philip Tomasino
Filip Hallander-Blake Lizotte-Noel Acciari
Defense
Parker Wotherspoon-Erik Karlsson
Ryan Shea-Kris Letang
Caleb Jones-Harrison Brunicke
Goalie: Tristan Jarry
Ducks Lines
Chris Kreider-Leo Carlsson-Alex Killorn
Cutter Gauthier-Mason McTavish-Beckkett Sennecke
Frank Vatrano-Mikael Granlund-Troy Terry
Ross Johnston-Ryan Poehling-Nikita Nesterenko
Defense
Jackson Lacombe-Radko Gudas
Olen Zellweger-Jacob Trouba
Pavel Mintyukov-Drew Helleson
Advertisement
Goalie: Lukas Dostal
Special Teams
Penguins power play: 20%, 12th. Penalty kill: 77.8%, 21st.
Ducks power play: 40%, 2nd. Penalty kill: 66.7%, 27th.
Penguins Game Notes
The Penguins are 8-3-0 in their last 11 games against the Ducks and have won three of their last four in Anaheim.
Sidney Crosby has multiple points in six of his last 19 games against the
Ducks. Evgeni Malkin
has multiple points in five of his last nine games against the Ducks (5-8-13).
A Penguins rookie has scored his first NHL goal in each of the last two games. Harrison Brunicke scored his first in Game 2, and Ben Kindel scored the only Penguins goal in Game 3.
Advertisement
Crosby needs one assist to pass Steve Yzerman for the ninth most assists all-time.
The post Penguins Game 4, Quackery; Lines, Notes, & How to Watch vs. Ducks appeared first on Pittsburgh Hockey Now .
Related Headlines
