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| NHL Preview: Florida vs. Pittsburgh |
Pittsburgh (2-0-1) returns home after a promising road trip to western Canada. Following wins over Vancouver and Calgary, the Penguins fell 2-1 in a shootout to Edmonton on Sunday. While Dan Bylsma said several players were sore after the opening weekend, none may be as concerning as Malkin. With Pittsburgh already missing Sidney Crosby, who has been sidelined since Jan. 5 with post-concussion symptoms, Malkin was scratched following pregame warmups Sunday due to a lower-body injury. Malkin also missed most of the third period the previous night in Calgary. Bylsma was vague about the injury, other than saying he wasn’t ruling him out for Tuesday and that it wasn’t related to Malkin’s knee surgery to repair two torn ligaments, which helped limit him to 43 games last season. While the Penguins are downplaying concerns about Malkin, they appear to have little to be worried about with the club’s special teams. Pittsburgh had the league’s top-ranked penalty-kill unit in 2010-11 and it hasn’t allowed a goal in 11 opportunities this season. The Penguins also have five power-play goals in 16 chances after ranking 25th last season at 15.8 percent. Pittsburgh lost its first three home games in regulation last season, but finished 25-14-2 on its own ice - not including playoffs, when it dropped its final three at Consol Energy Center while being eliminated by Tampa Bay. The Penguins will try for a better home start against Florida (1-0-0), which opened its season with a 2-0 road victory over the New York Islanders on Saturday in Kevin Dineen’s NHL coaching debut. Stephen Weiss, who had a team-high 49 points last season, and Jason Garrison scored in the first period while Jose Theodore made 27 saves for his 31st career shutout. The Panthers had the worst record in the Eastern Conference last season, but were busy in the offseason, with Theodore and defenseman Brian Campbell among the new additions. Campbell assisted on both goals and led Florida skaters in ice time by more than five minutes Saturday. This game will be an interesting early season battle between two teams hoping to make a run for the Stanley Cup this year. 
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