GameDay Game #4: Home Opener Pens v. Panthers

Finally, It's a Hockey Night in Pittsburgh. After taking 5 of 6 possible points from a season opening Western Canada road-trip, the Pens return home to the friendly confines of the CONSOL Energy Center to take on the Florida Panthers. 


The Panthers have basically a completely new team after free agency this summer. Jose Theodore has somewhat owned the pens in the past and will get the start for the Panthers this evening. The Penguins swept the four game season series last year.

Pittsburgh Penguins (2-0-1) vs. Florida Panthers (1-0-0)

7:30 PM CONSOL Energy Center

Watch: ROOT Sports

Listen: Penguins 24/7 Radio, 105.9 FM

Panthers' Potential Lines

Forwards

Kris Versteeg-Stephen Weiss-David Booth

Scottie Upshall-Tomas Kopecky-Tomas Fleischmann

Jack Skille-Marcel Goc-Sean Bergenheim

Matt Bradley-Ryan Carter-Shawn Mattias

Defensemen

Brian Campbell-Ed Jovanovski

Dmitry Kulikov-Jason Garrison

Erik Gudbranson-Mike Weaver

Goaltender

Jose Theodore

Pens' Potential Lines

Kunitz-Staal-Kennedy

Sullivan-Letestu-Neal

Cooke-Vitale-Dupuis

Asham-Park-Adams

Defensemen

Letang-Engelland

Lovejoy-Niskanen

Martin-Michalek

Goalie

Fleury

POFA's Notes

Evgeni Malkin will miss his second straight game with a lower body injury/soreness. Whatever it is the Pens have been pretty quiet about it. 

Brooks Orpik will also miss tonight's game as he is still recovering from surgery to repair a sports hernia.  

The two teams met on April 2, 2011 and the Penguins won the game 4-2.