Pens vs. Sens Tonight

The Penguins are in Ottawa to take on the Senators in what could be the most important game of the season. The Sens are 2 points up on the Pens in the Eastern Conference Playoff seedings. A win for Ottawa would wrap up at least a fourth place finish for themselves, thereby relegating the Pens to fifth place, out of home ice advanatage for the upcoming playoffs.

Ryan Whitney returns to the lineup tonight. He sat out the game against Buffalo on Tueday night with a sore groin. He was badly missed on the power play unit. Pittsburgh was not able to convert a power play in 8 attempts.

There was some extra-curricular activites going on the last time these two teams faced each other on March 18th. Sidney Crosby was accused of cursing at Senators head coach Bryan Murray. Much was said in the media about how Sid should not act in that sort of manner since he is an elite NHL player. Sid thinks that the matter is closed. We shall see tonight...

Crosby still leads the NHL in scoring with 117 points. San Jose's Joe Thornton is 8 behind with 109. Looks like Sid will wrap up the scoring title even if he has sub par games for the remaining 2. Advance congrats to Sid for this huge accomplishment!