Published 12/2/2008
by Matt Hunter
at Bleacher Report - NHL
The Pittsburgh Penguins are sitting in the fourth spot in the NHL Eastern Conference, and as of today are looking up at the New York Rangers, who are currently five points ahead of them with 36 points.
The Penguins have the opportunity to though to cut into that deficit on Wednesday night at Madison Square Garden, where they will face the Rangers. This should be a very hard-fought contest between two of the top teams in the East.
The Penguins will be coming off some much needed rest as they played back-to-back games last weekend against the Sabres and Devils where they went 1-1.
The biggest aspect of this game is going to be goaltending. It looks that Dany Sabourin will be getting the start again for the Penguins. Sabourin is 5-2-1 with an outstanding 1.84 GAA and a .930 save percentage.
This should not be a problem for the Penguins because Sabourin has been playing great hockey all season long and can be trusted to put in a good hard effort in every game that ...
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