The Pittsburgh Penguins and the New Jersey Devils face off today for the second of four meetings between the teams. In the last meeting between the two Atlantic Division opponents, the Penguins took the win 5-1. With first place in the Atlantic Division on the line, this game should not disappoint.
The Penguins are coming in hot, having won five straight games. They have converted on the power play six times in the last three games. The team's confidence is high having scored 23 goals during their five-game win streak. Marc-Andre Fleury is making his third straight start. He was won each of them, only giving up five goals on 75 shots. Forward Evgeni Malkin has at least two points in four of his last five games and James Neal is on a three-game point-scoring streak. The team will be without defenseman Kris Letang. He will miss his second straight game with a lower body injury. He is considered day-to-day and did not make the trip with the team.
The Devils are on a three-game win streak after their loss to Pittsburgh last week, gaining 15 points in that time. The loss might have been the spark the team needed. Since then they have beat the Islanders, Rangers and Lightening in convincing fashions. The Devils' defense is hot having not allowed a power-play goal in the past four games, going 19-19. Martin Broadeur will be playing in his 1,200th NHL game Saturday. The Devils' second line could be the difference maker in the game. They each have three points in the past two games.
This is the first game of a home-and-home weekend series between the two teams. Pittsburgh is currently 7-3-0, while New Jersey comes in with six wins and only one loss.
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