Morning Skate: Wednesday, 12/3

Tonight’s Slate:
Thrashers @ Senators, 7:00 ET
Penguins @ Rangers, 7:00
Blues @ Wild, 8:00
Ducks @ Blackhawks, 8:30
Stars @ Oilers, 9:30

Game of the Night:
Pittsburgh Penguins (14-6-3) @ New York Rangers (17-8-2)
7:00 ET… TV: Local Networks

Players to watch:
PIT- Sidney Crosby
Sid is playing like the best player in the league lately, 21 points in the last 12 games.
NYR- Nikolai Zherdev
‘Zherdev Mania’ has slowed down at MSG, and he needs to turn it around tonight.

Projected Goaltenders:
PIT- Dany Sabourin (08-09 stats: 5-2-1, 1.85 GAA)
NYR- Henrik Lundqvist (08-09 stats: 15-6-2, 2.19 GAA)

Injury Report:
PIT- Marc-Andre Fleury (undisclosed, doubtful), Philippe Boucher (undisclosed, questionable), Sergei Gonchar (shoulder, out), Ryan Whitney (heel, out)
NYR- None

Last Ten Games:
Penguins (7-2-1) … Rangers (6-3-1)

Season Series:
1-0 Rangers

Prediction: Penguins 3, Rangers 2
The rest of tonight’s predictions:
Thrashers over Senators
Wild over Blues
Blackhawks over Ducks
Oilers over Stars