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2016-2017 Game 25: Red Wings @ Penguins

By Kipper @pghsportsforum
Game Day from PPG Paints Arena.
Game Preview:
"The Pens host the Detroit Red Wings at PPG Paints Arena.
MATCH: Penguins vs. Red Wings
TIME: 7 p.m.
PLACE: PPG Paints Arena
TV: ROOT Sports
RADIO: 105.9 FM, the X
WHAT TO WATCH FOR:
The Pens honor the back-to-back Stanley Cup championship team from 1991 and '92. Players and staff attended the team's morning skate and will take part in a pre-game ceremony. Among those representing the teams are Mario Lemieux, Paul Coffey, Kevin Stevens, Bryan Trottier, Scotty Bowman, Craig Patrick and Martha Johnson, the widow of the late "Badger" Bob Johnson … Forward Chris Kunitz (lower-body, 6 games) will be a game-time decision. He took line rushes and worked with the second power-play unit … Marc-Andre Fleury will start in goal for the Pens. He is 6-2-1 with .927 save percentage in 9 home games this year … Evgeni Malkin has a 4-game point streak (1G-5A-6PTS) and a 9-game home point streak (4G-10A-14PTS) … The Red Wings are a banged up squad. Out for the game due to injury are Justin Abdelkader, Andreas Athanasiou, Darren Helm, Alexey Marchenko, Jimmy Howard, Tyler Bertuzzi and Brendan Smith … Rookie goaltender Jared Coreau will make his first career start.
MORNING SKATE REPORT:
*The Pens had full participation at their morning skate at PPG Paints Arena.
*The Pens used the following workflow…
Sheary-Crosby-Hornqvist
Kunitz-Malkin-Kessel
Hagelin-Bonino-Rust
Wilson-Cullen-Fehr
(Sestito, Kuhnhackl, Guentzel)
Letang-Maatta
Dumoulin-Daley
Cole-Schultz
Oleksy-Pouliot
PP1: Letang, Malkin, Kessel, Crosby, Hornqvist
PP2: Daley, Schultz, Sheary, Bonino, Kunitz"
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2016-2017 Game 25: Red Wings @ Penguins

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