Morning Skate: Sunday, 2/22

Tonight’s Slate:
Penguins @ Capitals, 12:30 ET
Avalanche @ Hurricanes, 3:00
Bruins @ Lightning, 5:00
Wild @ Blackhawks, 7:00
Maple Leafs @ Rangers, 8:00

Game of the Night:
Pittsburgh Penguins @ Washington Capitals
12:30 ET… TV: NBC

Records:
Overall: Penguins (29-25-6) … Capitals (37-17-5)
Last Ten: Penguins (5-4-1) … Capitals (7-2-1)
Away/Home: Penguins (13-13-4) … Capitals (23-5-1)
Season Series: 2-0 Capitals

Players to watch:
PIT- Sidney Crosby
Sid was awesome yesterday in Eastern PA with 4 points and the GWG.
WSH- Mike Green
Green has gone 3 games without a goal… I have a hunch that will change today.

Projected Goaltenders:
PIT- Marc-Andre Fleury (Yesterday @ PHI: 23 Saves, 4 GA)
WSH- Jose Theodore (08-09 stats: 22-11-3, 2.81 GAA)

Injury Report:
PIT- Mike Zigomanis (undisclosed, out)
WSH- Viktor Kozlov (groin, questionable), Brent Johnson (hip, out), Chris Clark (wrist, out), Brian Pothier (concussion, out)

Game Thoughts:
I am anxiously awaiting this one! The Pens won a thriller yesterday in Philly, 5-4… thanks to Biron’s gaffe with 2+ minutes to go. Washington lost at home on Friday, so I expect them to play much better today. The stars usually shine when these two meet. I don’t think the Pens will be able to pull off back-to-back wins this weekend, but they’ll force the game to overtime. Enjoy this game, everyone!!

Prediction: Capitals 4, Penguins 3 (SO)
The rest of tonight’s predictions:
Avalanche over Hurricanes
Bruins over Lightning
Blackhawks over Wild
Rangers over Maple Leafs