"The Neutral Zone" Staff Report
TAMPA, FL - The Pittsburgh Penguins held a pre-game practice session at Amile Arena in Tampa on Tuesday before game six of the team's Eastern Conference Final against the Tampa Bay Lightning.
The main story from the practice was Matt Murray was the first goaltender to go on to the ice in the practice, which means that he may get the start in net for the Penguins on Tuesday.
"There are a lot of things we plan to do tonight," Penguins forward Eric Fehr told the media during the practice. "I don't think I can tell you any of them."
Penguins forward Patric Hornqvist said "We aren't done yet," referring to how the Penguins plan on staying alive in the series against the Lightning that they currently trail 3-2 in.
Forward Matt Cullen commented on forward Evgeni Malkin's recent bold claim that the Penguins would win game six.
"We all feel that confidence," Cullen said. "We are all onboard and excited to get going."
Practice your Lines: The Penguins used the following forward lines at the practice:
Sheary-Crosby-Hornqvist
Kunitz-Malkin-Rust
Hagelin-Bonino-Kessel
Kuhnhackl-Cullen-Fehr
They also used these defensive lines:
Dumoulin-Letang
Maatta-Lovejoy
Cole-Schultz
Pouliot-Oleksy
And finallu, they also used the following power play units:
1st group: Crosby-Hornqvist-Kessel-Letang-Malkin
2nd group: Bonino-Dumoulin-Kunitz-Schultz-Sheary
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