Game 1: Pittsburgh (47-27-8) vs Ottawa (43-31-8)

Lineup

Updated 1:40 p.m. – Senators center Mike Fisher did participate in the morning skate but has been ruled out of today’s game. The Senators second line will now be Chris Kelly -Antoine Vermette – Jesse Winchester.

Updated 1:14 p.m. – A source told me Bissonnette not Thomas will play. At least that’s the way it looked in the morning skate.

Ruslan Fedotenko-Sidney Crosby-Miroslav Satan

Jordan Staal-Evgeni Malkin-Tyler Kennedy

Matt Cooke-Max Talbot-Pascal Dupuis

Paul Bissonnette-Jeff Taffe-Eric Godard

D-Pairs

Orpik – Letang

Gill – Scuderi

Eaton – Sydor

Scratches – Bill Thomas & D Alex Goligoski

Starting Goalie: Marc Andre Fleury

Quick Hits

Petr Sykora will miss today’s game with a sore groin. Tyler Kennedy will replace him on the second line. Not a big fan of Alex Goligoski being a healthy scratch. Goligoski earned a spot in the top 6.

Matchup to Watch

PIT (Cooke – Talbot – Dupuis) vs OTT (Ruutu – Bass/Foligno – Neil)

Live updates throughout the game

Photo courtesy of Dan4thNicholas