Technical issues recap in the morning

PHT- End of 1st in L.A, Pens lead 1-0

Pretty great patience showed by the Pens at the end of the period right there on the power plays. Didn't see much of any lanes on the 5-3, but they didn't try to force shots that would be blocked or that would cause giveaways. They stayed the course. Fake slapper by Letang, down to the net mouth to Sullivan for his first of the season. Boom. Pens lead 1-0 after one.

PHT- Gameday #15 @ Los Angeles

After a disappointing shootout loss to the Sharks on Thursday night, the Pens travel to the Staples Center to take on Kobe Bryant and the Lakers......wait. I mean Anze Kopitar and on the Kings. The Pens come into this game after blowing two different 2 goal leads against the Sharks on Thursday.

Pittsburgh did get one point out of the game, but they left the Shark Tank with a sour taste in their mouth. The Kings come into this game on a 3 game losing streak going down to the Coyotes in OT, Avalanche in regulation, and most recently being shutout by the surging Oilers at home. Jonathon Quick, goaltender for the Kings, has only allowed 9 goals through his last 3 games, but hasn't gotten much goal support from his offense. This is a Kings team that will be looking to rebound and get a win in their hands before they travel to San Jose on Tuesday night. At the same time, the Penguins will be looking to rebound after a tough loss. The Pens would like to put a win up before they head home, when many people speculate Sidney Crosby will return on Friday night to take on the Stars.

Penguins Projected Lines

Sullivan-Malkin-Neal

Kunitz-Staal-Dupuis

Cooke-Park-Asham

Adams-Letestu-Vitale

Pens 7 Dmen rotated in the morning skate

Fleury in net

Kings Projected Lines

Gagne-Kopitar-Williams

Parse-Richards-Brown

Penner-Stoll-Richardson

Clifford-Lewis-Moreau

Mitchell-Doughty

Scuderi-Johnson

Martinez-Greene

Quick in the net

• Quick Hits
• Hope to see Jordan Staal back in the lineup tonight. Staal and Martin game time decisions.
• First look at Mike Richards in a Kings uniform tonight
• Last Penguins victory in L.A came in 1999

Would love to see Pittsburgh pick up 2 points tonight before all the Crosby speculation begins for Friday night at CEC. That will be all you hear about from after this game over, until the puck drops Friday against Dallas.

Game ends at 1 tonight, and its only actually midnight. Woooooo

LGP