Game Day #8 Predators

Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Nashville Predators
Oct 21, 2010 - 8:00 pm @ Bridgestone Arena
TV: FSN / Radio: Pens HD Radio, 105.9 FM

Pens are in the Music City tonight to play their first game against the West as the meet the Predators. Nashville isn't a great offensive team but they have one of the better defenseman in the league in Shea Weber whom currently sits 8 goals behind the worst defenseman in the league Mike Green since the 06-07 season. The Predators like the Penguins have been battling injuries but unlike the Pens the Preds are starting to get guys back like goal tender Pekka Rinne who was lights out in a 1-0 loss to the Calgary Flames Tuesday night and is boasting a 1.15 GAA and a .969 SV%.

Players not in the lineup tonight:

Penguins
C Jordan Staal, foot (indefinitely)
F Arron Asham, upper body (2 weeks)
D Zbynek Michalek, upper body (1 to 3 weeks)
D Brooks Orpik, groin strain (day-to-day)
   
Predators
D Ryan Suter, lower body (day-to-day)
C Marcel Goc, separated shoulder (2 to 4 weeks)
C Matthew Lombardi, concussion (indefinitely)
F Jamie Lundmark, groin (day-to-day)

The line-ups for tonight's game should look something like this:

Pittsburgh Penguins
Chris Kunitz - Sidney Crosby - Pascal Dupuis
Mike Comrie -Mark Letestu - Evgeni Malkin
Matt Cooke -Maxime Talbot - Tyler Kennedy
Eric Tangradi - Craig Adams - Mike Rupp

Paul Martin - Kris Letang
Alex Goligoski - Ben Lovejoy
Andrew Hutchinson - Deryk Engelland

Nashville Predators
Martin Erat - Colin Wilson - J.P. Dumont
Jordin Tootoo - David Legwand - Joel Ward
Steve Sullivan - Cal O'Reilly - Patric Hornqvist
Sergei Kostitsyn - Nick Spaling - Jerred Smithson

Ryan Suter - Shea Weber
Francis Bouillon - Kevin Klein
Shane O'Brien - Cody Franson

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