Capitals at Penguins - Pregame - 01-01-11

-This:

-Is:

-Amazing:

-Adam Oates:

-Pete Peters:

-Ryan Miller Sabres:

-Zenon Konopka Islanders and Patrice Bergeron Bruins:

-Petr Sykora:

-Clark Gillies Islanders:

-Rick Tocchet No. 22:

-Rick Tocchet No. 92:

-A Hossa Blackhawks fan??!?!

-Larry Murphy:

-A Kris Letang fan looking out to downtown:

-Mark Letestu:

-Jean Pronovost:

-Dino Ciccarelli:

-Eddie Shack:

-This guy's head is warm:

-Andy Bathgate:

-Warm ups:

-The teams take the ice:

-We're ignoring the "No Jimerson  = No photo" rule for this. "O Canada:"

-And the "Star Spangled Banner:"

-Mario Lemieux, Franco Harris and Jerome Bettis drop the puck along with an army seargant from New Castle for a ceremonial faceoff.

-The Penguins' starters are Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, Chris Kunitz, Kris Letang, Brooks Orpik, Marc-Andre Fleury.

-Their scratches are Chris Conner, Eric Godard and Ben Lovejoy.

-Conner? Wow. We never would've thought they would break up that line.

-The Capitals' starters are Matt Hendricks, David Steckel, Jay Beagle, Karl Alzner, John Carlson and Semyon Varlamov.

-Their scratches are Tom Poti and Tyler Sloan.