MATCH: Penguins vs. Panthers
TIME: 7:30 p.m. EST
PLACE: BB&T Center
TV: ROOT Sports
RADIO: 105.9 FM, the X
WHAT TO WATCH FOR:
The Pens enter this game with a red-hot offense, as they have won 3 straight and totaled 19 goals over that span. Overall, they've won 5 of their last 7 and are averaging 4.7 goals per game over that stretch. … This is the second of three meetings between the Pens and Panthers this season. Pittsburgh topped Florida 3-2 on Oct. 25 at PPG Paints Arena. … The Pens have a 7-game point streak (5-0-2) against the Panthers. … The Pens are looking to get the penalty kill back on track after they allowed the Sens to convert three opportunities on Saturday. Florida's power play is 29th in the league. … Florida's new GM/interim head coach Tom Rowe is making his home debut behind the bench tonight. … Head coach Mike Sullivan confirmed that Matt Murray will start in goal.
MORNING SKATE REPORT:
\The Pens had full attendance at morning skate.
\The team made one switch to their forward lines, replacing Eric Fehr with Tom Kuhnhackl. The combinations looked like this:
Sheary-Crosby-Hornqvist
Hagelin-Malkin-Kessel
Kunitz-Bonino-Rust
Wilson-Cullen-Kuhnhackl
The D-pairs remained the same:
Dumoulin-Letang
Maatta-Daley
Cole-Schultz
Sullivan declined to say that Fehr would be out tonight, instead saying the lineup would be a game-time decision.
