Weekend Preview
The Pittsburgh Penguins come into their two game road trip through Florida trying to build upon the momentum they generated Tuesday night; a 5-4 win against the Washington Capitals and Alexander Ovechkin.
They will face off against the Florida Panthers tonight, the same Panthers that have lost their previous 12 games. However the match-up will not be as easy as it appears, the Penguins have not beaten the Panthers since Alex Kovalev's overtime wrist shot hit the twine on 03/05/02, a span of 10 straight games. Not to mention that the teams sensational goaltender, Roberto Luongo, does some of his best work against Pittsburgh. The Panthers are also trying to avoid tying the franchise record for futility. Losing 13 straight games.
It doesn't get any easier as the Penguins head into Tampa Bay for a clash with the Lightning on Sunday. Tampa Bay has been streaking and have won their past 4 games, raising their record to 12-9-3. They have also turned the tables on the Penguins, who had made easy work of them during their early years. They now find ways to regularly beat Pittsburgh. Vincent Lecavalier has played some of his best hockey against the team and tends to score goals, lots of them. The Pens suspect defense will have to step up their game against the entire Tampa Line-up, even the defensemen. Dan Boyle has posted 9 points ( 4 G 5 A) in his last 6 games.
They will face off against the Florida Panthers tonight, the same Panthers that have lost their previous 12 games. However the match-up will not be as easy as it appears, the Penguins have not beaten the Panthers since Alex Kovalev's overtime wrist shot hit the twine on 03/05/02, a span of 10 straight games. Not to mention that the teams sensational goaltender, Roberto Luongo, does some of his best work against Pittsburgh. The Panthers are also trying to avoid tying the franchise record for futility. Losing 13 straight games.
It doesn't get any easier as the Penguins head into Tampa Bay for a clash with the Lightning on Sunday. Tampa Bay has been streaking and have won their past 4 games, raising their record to 12-9-3. They have also turned the tables on the Penguins, who had made easy work of them during their early years. They now find ways to regularly beat Pittsburgh. Vincent Lecavalier has played some of his best hockey against the team and tends to score goals, lots of them. The Pens suspect defense will have to step up their game against the entire Tampa Line-up, even the defensemen. Dan Boyle has posted 9 points ( 4 G 5 A) in his last 6 games.
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