Gameday 29: Have Your (Desert) Dogs Spayed or Neutered

The Penguins tonight play host to the Arizona Coyotes in their first of two meetings this season.  The two teams split their get-togethers last season – Arizona won at home 2-1 in October, Pittsburgh with the 6-0 rout on Leap Year Day this year – but the Penguins have generally had their way with the franchise, with a 42-29-3 record all-time against the Jets/Coyotes. Continue reading

Gameday 28: I Remember Tampa

The Penguins continue their stroll through the redneck land of Florida with a visit to the Amalie Arena tonight, which sounds like an underground code name for a building dedicated to giant ecstasy fueled orgies. This is the first meeting of the season between the two Eastern Conference Finalists from last season, and since they forgot to show up when it mattered most, expect the Lightning to actually try tonight. Like most of that series Steven Stamkos will be out for tonight’s game after suffering another knee injury, and like most of last series it won’t matter. The Lightning have struggled in the first quarter of the season and currently find themselves 5 points out of a wildcard spot, but only 2 points out from the 3rd spot in their division because the Atlantic’s shit is weak.

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