Oct 7th NHL lineups and line combos

For those of you who lament hockey betting because you never really know each team's complete lineup, this info is for you. I'm a huge hockey fan but have never got serious into betting it like I do football and baseball because of the great unknown of lineups and line combos. Depth charts don't often tell you what you want to know as they include injured players, healthy scratches and aren't typically up-to-date. I'll mostly stay away from starting goalies unless I stumble across it... there are a lot of other posts that cover this already (Weeble, etc.).

All of this info is researched by pouring through previous game logs/play-by-play's and updating as necessary with game day updates from beat reporter and radio sources. If you have something to add/correct, feel free to do so. The goal of this post is to eliminate "the unknown"...

Phoenix (@ Pittsburgh)
Boedker-Lang-Doan
Upshall-Lombardi-Mueller
Prucha-Hanzal-Vrbata
Fiddler Winnick-Korpikoski

Jovanovski-Michalek
Vandermeer-Aucoin
Yandle-Sauer

scratches: Bissonnette*, Lepisto

Bissonnette was thought to maybe draw into the lineup tonight as he returned to Pittsburgh to face his own team. Coach Tippett decided against it after last game's solid 6-3 win @ LA.

PP:
Upshall-Lombardi-Doan-Jovanovski-Aucoin
Lang-Hanzal-Mueller-Vrbata-Yandle

Pittsburgh (vs Phoenix)
Kunitz-Crosby-Guerin
Bourque*-Malkin-Dupuis
Cooke-Staal-Dupuis
Godard-Rupp-Adams

Gonchar-Orpik
McKee-Goligoski
Letang-Eaton

G: Johnson (confirmed)

Scratches: Fedotenko, Skoula

Chris Bourque is expected to draw in tonight and replace Fedotenko on the 2nd line. Apparently Fedotenko is nursing a day-to-day injury suffered @ NYI and the Pens hope to give him a day off to recover and then be back tomorrow vs Philly.

PP:
Crosby-Malkin-Guerin-Gonchar-Goligoski
2nd unit uses combinations of Kunitz/Kennedy/Dupuis and the 1st unit

Montreal (@ Vancouver)

Cammalleri-Gomez-Gionta
Pacioretty-Plekanec-A. Kostitsyn
Latendresse-Lapierre-Moen
Stewart-Chipchura-Laraque

Hamrlik-Spacek
Gorges-Gill
Weber-Mara

G: Price (confirmed)

Scratches: D'Agostini, Metropolit

D'Agostini could find his way into the lineup tonight but coach Martin called that a "game time decision". He could replace Latendresse on the 3rd line if he gets the call.

PP:
Cammalleri-Gomez-Gionta-Hamrlik-Spacek

These guys play a huge % of PP minutes (wonder why) with the 2nd line picking up the leftovers time.

Vancouver (vs Montreal)

D.Sedin-H.Sedin-Burrows
Raymond-Kesler-Samuelsson
Glass-Wellwood-Bernier
Rypien-Johnson-Hordichuk

Bieksa-Edler
Mitchell-Salo
Erhoff-O'Brien

G: Luongo (confirmed)

Scratches: Shirokov, Rome

Bieksa didn't skate this morning after his wife gave birth early this morning. He's expected to go tonight "if he's ready" according to Vigneault. If not, look for Rome to get the nod and Erhoff to pick up the minutes. Shirokov was demoted from the 1st line, to the 4th, to a healthy scratch in the last couple days. Glass gets his chance on the 3rd line, with Raymond promoted to the 2nd where he finished the game vs Columbus on Monday.

PP:
D.Sedin-H.Sedin-Burrows-Edler-Salo
Wellwood-Kesler-Samuelsson-Bieksa-Erhoff

A few unknowns here with Shirokov not dressing. Burrows should get the first chance to play with the Sedins on the #1 PP unit but look for Samuelsson or Wellwood to take his place if the Canucks start slow. Vigneault likes to mix up the combos if things aren't clicking.

good job! bol tonight!

thanks Vasko... my Pens/'Yotes O6 isn't looking so hot... especially when they wave off goals

turns out the Pens dressed Fedotenko after all, sat Godard, and put Bourque in on the 4th line

UPDATE: Bieksa will play tonight....

...was questionable due to the birth of his baby girl last night... apparently only slept 3 hours but is going to give it a go.