Game Day: Penguins vs Canadiens – Pre-season Preview, Lines, Goalies, TV

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Pre-game Notes and Quotes
  • Michel Therrien:  “It’s a new building. I haven’t had the chance to see it yet, but we’ve heard a lot of good things. It will be the first NHL game there, so there’s something special about it. Personally, I always felt a special attachment to Quebec City. I started playing with the Remparts when I was 17 years old, and I coached the Citadelles when they were the Canadiens’ farm team.”
  • Lars Eller:  “I’m sure there’s going to be an even greater buzz now with the expansion process. Things are moving forward for them. They have their new arena and everything. I’m sure people are extra excited now. Rivalries are something that brings an extra dimension to the game for the fans and for the players. [Having a team in Quebec City down the road] could only be good for hockey.”
  • Nikita Scherbak:  “I feel good. It was my first practice with the team. It’s just amazing to be on the ice with the NHL guys. Obviously, you want to be out there all the time, so I was happy to be practicing with the team. I’m ready for preseason games. I’m very excited to play.”
Matchup 
Videotron Centre, Quebec City, QC. | September 28, 7:00 PM ET | TV: RDS

2014-15 statistics
PENGUINS CANADIENS
98 (8th) Points (Eastern Conference Position) 110 (2nd)
43-27-12 Record 50-22-10
23-14-4 Home 26-9-6
20-13-8 Road 24-13-4
n/a Last 10 n/a
2.65 G/G 2.61
2.49 GA/G 2.24
19.3 PP% 16.5
84.8 PK% 83.7
PIM/G
31.6 S/G 28.5
29.3 SA/G 30.1
49.1 FO% 52.1
51.7 CF% 49.1
51.7 FF% 49.5
Projected forward lines, defense pairings and goalltenders
Forwards
Rust – Dea – Sprong
Simon – Bonino – Perron
Wilson – Sundqvist – Bennett
Uhler – Marcantuoni – Biggs		 De la Rose/Pacioretty – Plekanec – Gallagher
Eller – Galchenyuk – Semin
Fleischmann – Desharnais – Weise
Flynn – Mitchell/Hudon – Scherbak
Expected scratches: Pacioretty will not play. One additional player will be scratched – Mitchell.
Defensemen
Pouliot – Letang
Erixon – Gonchar
Scuderi – Warsofsky
McNeill – Goers		 Markov – Subban
Emelin – Petry
Barberio – Gilbert
Beaulieu
Expected scratches: One player will be scratched – Beaulieu.
Goalies
Marc-Andre Fleury (Confirmed) Carey Price (Confirmed)
2014-2015 regular season:
Record: 34-20-9
GAA: 2.32
Sv%: .920
SO: 10
Alternate: Tristan Jarry		 2014-2015 regular season:
Record: 44-16-6
GAA: 1.96
Sv%: .933
SO: 9
Alternate: Mike Condon
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