Panthers @ Penguins Notebook: Pre-game Buzz

Florida (2-5-0) @ Pittsburgh (8-1-0)

The Florida Panthers are off to a slow start for two reasons; They struggle to score goals (16) and they have given up 27 goals in 7 games. Michael Frolik leads the Panthers with 5 points while top forwards Nathan Horton (2pts, -6 +/- rating) and David Booth (2pts, -5 +/- rating) are off to slow starts.

Panthers number 1 goaltender Tomas Vokoun is 1-5 with a 3.68 goals against average on the year. The Panthers are coming off a disappointing 5-2 loss at home to the Buffalo Sabres Wednesday night.

*As expected Jay McKee (family reasons) accompanied the team this morning and participated in the Penguins morning skate. McKee is expected to be paired with defenseman Martin Skoula who will make his season debut tonight but the Penguins used a number of different pairings this morning.

Skoula and goaltender Brent Johnson will be two lineup changes Dan Bylsma will make but is he sticking to his winning lineup at forward?