The Pittsburgh Penguins return home tonight to face-off against the Montreal Canadiens after a 2-1 road trip. Pittsburgh has won two straight and four of five games.
As the Penguins are starting to get somewhat healthier, the injury riddled Canadiens have been without a number of key players this week including forwards Scott Gomez, Brian Gionta and defensemen Andrei Markov (injured reserved), Hall Gill, Jaroslav Spacek.
Markov will be sidelined for atleast two more months and Gionta, Gill will not play tonight. Spacek and Gomez are questionable as the Canadiens cancelled their morning skate in Pittsburgh today.
The Canadiens have also recalled center David Desharnais in anticipation that forward Andrei Kostitsyn will not be able to play tonight as Kostitsyn was injured last night against Columbus.
Goaltender Carey Price is 4-1-1 in his past six games with a .929 save percentage and 2.05 goals-against average. Price will make his seventh consecutive start.
Pittsburgh has won three straight and five of seven games against Montreal. Pittsburgh routed Montreal, 6-1, when the clubs met for the first time this season on October 28 at Mellon Arena and the Penguins will be looking for an encore performance tonight as the team looks to build momentum after their 2-1 road trip.
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