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
Headlines
Marc Andre Fleury’s return to Pittsburgh didn’t just not go well, it was a downright disaster for the 2021 Vezina Trophy Winner. Pittsburgh scored 15 seconds into the game and the route was on as Fleury was pulled 11:25 into the first period after allowing 4 goals on 10 ...