Key trends, stats and observations.
- The Jackets have won 4 of last 5 against the Pens
- The Pens have won 4 of their last 5 games
- Sergei Bobrovsky has been tremendous of late. He's 4-1-0 in his last 5 with a .940 save percentage, including a shutout
- Marc-Andre Fleury has slowed down noticeably and is 3-2 in the last 5 games with a SV% of .906 and a 2.8 GAA
- Happy 24th birthday to Beau Bennett! Get some goals to go with the cake.
Pittsburgh lines and pairings
Pascal Dupuis - Sidney Crosby - Patric Hornqvist
David Perron - Evgeni Malkin - Phil Kessel
Chris Kunitz - Nick Bonino - Beau Bennett
Sergei Plotnikov - Matt Cullen - Eric Fehr
Defensive Pairings
Rob Scuderi - Kris Letang
Brian Dumoulin - Ben Lovejoy
Ian Cole - Adam Clendening
Goalie
Marc-Andre Fleury
Columbus lines and pairings
Columbus lines in practice this morning had captain Nick Foligno swapping places with Brandoon Saad on the top line, and defenseman Justin Falk looks to make his season debut in place of Dalton Prout, so this is what I gather we'll see tonight:
Boone Jenner - Ryan Johansen - Nick Foligno
Scott Hartnell - William Karlsson - Brandon Saad
Matt Calvert - Brandon Dubinsky - Cam Atkinson
Gregory Campbell - Alexander Wennberg - Kerby Rychel
Defensive Pairings
Jack Johnson - David Savard
Ryan Murray - Kevin Connauton
Andrew Bodnarchuk - Justin Falk
Goalie
Sergei Bobrovsky