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Fleury rests, Johnson gets start for Penguins

Tuesday, 04.03.2012 / 1:38 PM

By Matt Kalman - NHL.com Correspondent / At the Rink blog

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Fleury rests, Johnson gets start for Penguins
BOSTON -- Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Brent Johnson has been limited to just one game played since Feb. 19 due to injury.

So when he gets the start against the Boston Bruins tonight at TD Garden, he'll be looking to shake off some more rust before the postseason. However, coach Dan Bylsma stressed that Johnson's start is more about Marc-Andre Fleury's well-being.

"[It's about] giving Marc-Andre Fleury a rest here going into the last week," Bylsma said after his team's morning skate. "And Brent has obviously played only one game in a long time, to get him back in the net and to play in a game ... but really it's about Marc-Andre Fleury getting some rest going into the playoffs in the last week."

Fleury has played in 13 of the Penguins' last 17 games.

Bylsma said the rest of the lineup will be a game-time decision. Both Sidney Crosby and Kris Letang came off the ice much later than the rest of their teammates.

Here is the projected lineup:

Chris Kunitz - Evgeni Malkin - James Neal
Steve Sullivan - Sidney Crosby - Pascal Dupuis
Matt Cooke - Jordan Staal - Tyler Kennedy
Arron Asham - Joe Vitale - Craig Adams

Paul Martin - Kris Letang
Brooks Orpik - Zbynek Michalek
Matt Niskanen - Deryk Engelland

Brent Johnson
Marc-Andre Fleury



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