About the Coyotes - 11-06-10
A preview of the Coyotes.
When and where: 9 p.m., Jobing.com Arena.
TV: FSN Pittsburgh, FSN Arizona.
Record: 4-5-3, 11 points. The Coyotes are in 14th place in the Western Conference and last place in the Pacific Division.
Leading Scorer: Ed Jovanovski, 9 points (3 goals, 6 assists).
Last Game: 6-3 road loss to the Stars, last night. Lauri Korpikoski had a goal and an assist for the Coyotes.
Last Game against the Penguins: 3-0 road win, Oct. 7, 2009. Brent Johnson made 22 saves for the Penguins.
Coyotes Player We Would Bet Money On Scoring: The parade of traditional Penguins killers continues as the Penguins face Ray Whitney (right). He has 46 points in 41 career games against the Penguins.
Ex-Penguins on the Coyotes: Paul Bissonnette, LW; Ulf Samuelsson, assistant coach; Dave Tippett, head coach.
Ex-Coyotes on the Penguins: Mike Comrie, C; Brent Johnson, G; Zbynek Michalek, D; Todd Reirden, assistant coach; Mike Rupp, C.
Useless Jets/Coyotes Trivia Vaguely Related to the Penguins: Former Penguins forward Willy "The Wisp" Lindstrom, led the Jets in game-winning goal (4) during their first NHL season, 1979-80.
Best Coyotes Video We Could Find: This might blow your mind. Two of the toughest former Penguins - Rick Tocchet, then of the Coyotes, and Gary Roberts, then of the Hurricanes - going toe to toe:
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Probable goaltenders: This is a heck of a question given that both teams played last night. Since Marc-Andre Fleury (1-6-0, 3.32 GAA, .861 SV%) started last night, we'll guess Brent Johnson (5-1-1, 1.71 GAA, .941 GAA) for the Penguins. Since, Ilya Bryzgalov (4-2-3, 2.83 GAA, .916 SV%) started last night but was pulled in favor of Jason LaBarbera (0-3-0, 4.74 GAA, .868 SV%) early in the second period, all signs point towards Bryzgalov for the Coyotes.
Injuries: For the Penguins, forward Jordan Staal (hand) and defenseman Alex Grant (wrist) are on injured reserve. For the Coyotes, they are reporting no injuries.
Potential lines and defensive pairings:
-The Penguins' primary lines and defensive pairings in last night's game in Anaheim were:
Chris Kunitz - Sidney Crosby - Pascal Dupuis
Matt Cooke - Evgeni Malkin - Tyler Kennedy
Arron Asham - Mark Letestu - Maxime Talbot
Mike Rupp - Craig Adams - Mike Comrie
Deryk Engelland - Brooks Orpik
Paul Martin - Kris Letang
Alex Goligoski - Zbynek Michalek
-The Coyotes' primary lines and defensive pairings in last night's game against the Stars were:
Ray Whitney - Martin Hanzal - Radim Vrbata
Scottie Upshall - Eric Belanger - Shane Doan
Taylor Pyatt - Vernon Fiddler - Lee Stempniak
Wojtek Wolski - Lauri Korpikoski - Paul Bissonnette
Ed Jovanovski - Sami Lepisto
Keith Yandle - Derek Morris
Adrian Aucoin - David Schlemko
Notes:
-If they can't score a power play goal against Phoenix, the Penguins should just fold the franchise. The Coyotes gave up four power play goals to the Stars last night.
-Paul Bissonnette, Taco Bell pitchman:
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