[UPDATE] Pre-Game Notes: Pittsburgh VS Montreal (Neal AND Orpik IN!!)
TONIGHT’S GAME WILL BE BROADCAST ON ROOT SPORTS (PITTSBURGH)
FACE-OFF IS SET FOR 7:00 PM (EST)
CHECK BACK OFTEN AS I WILL BE UPDATING THIS POST UP THROUGH GAMETIME
[UPDATE] ORPIK IN, SO IS NEAL / MALKIN OUT
Orpik was practicing with the rest of the team this morning and it’s been confirmed that he’ll be in the lineup tonight for his first game back against the Canadiens; according to Dan Bylsma, today was a maintenance day for Neal, so he’ll play tonight as well and Malkin will still not be in the lineup
[UPDATE] INJURIES
Strait has a hyper-extended elbow (suffered in the game against Minnesota), TK has been diagnosed with a concussion, Malkin is still day-to-day, Crosby is “progressing” and Jeffrey is “close”
James Neal and Brian Strait are not on the ice to participate in practice with the rest of the team; the Penguins webpage is to have updates later (Crosby and Malkin were on the ice prior to the team working with Mike Kadar, stength and conditioning coach)
Brooks Orpik, Dustin Jeffrey, and Sidney Crosby were all on the ice with the rest of the team for practice
Craig Adams took a puck to the face earlier this morning in practice; he left the ice bent over in pain and headed to the locker room with a towel over his face; he has since returned to practice and appears to be OK
LINE COMBINATIONS (projected from this morning’s practice)
FORWARDS:
Kunitz-Staal-Dupuis
Cooke-Vitale-Asham
Sullivan-Crosby-Park
MacIntyre-Letestu-Adams
(Jeffrey)
STUDENT RUSH
the Penguins normally set aside 200 tickets to designated games for students in their “Student Rush” program; tonight is the first in several games that they have “extended” meaning that there will be 500 tickets instead of just 200 (they are $25 each); FOR MORE INFORMATION, CLICK HERE
Pittsburgh Penguins webpage
TONIGHT’S PROMOTION
all fans in attendance for tonight’s game will receive a special ATI Zamboni Bank cutout (which area also available at First Niagara banks while supplies last) to help support “Support Our Heroes.”
Fans are encouraged to fill their ATI Zamboni Bank with money and stop by a local First Niagara Branch or CONSOL Energy Center to make their donation. Individual donations may also be made on-site. Donations will be collected from Oct. 20 through Veterans Day on Nov. 11, 2011.
MONTREAL INJURY / LINE INFO
Michael Cammalleri (F), cut on his leg from skate – day-to-day IT’S BEEN REPORTED THAT CAMMALLERI WILL BE IN TONIGHT’S LINEUP AGAINST THE PENS
Andrei Markov (D), knee surgery – out indefinitely
Chris Campoli (D), torn hamstring – out indefinitely
Jaroslav Spacek (D), bruised ribs – out indefinitely
This will be former Penguin Hal Gill’s 1,000th NHL career game
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