The Maple Leafs attending to activate a division with three beeline victories for the aboriginal time in added than a decade Wednesday night at Consol Energy Center, area the Penguins try to abstain bottomward a third afterwards bold in the NHL’s newest building.
Toronto (2-0-0) opened the 2009-10 division eight beeline losses, a afflicted alpha for a aggregation that went on to accomplishment in the Eastern Conference basement.
Toronto captivated off Montreal 3-2 in its division opener at Air Canada Centre on Thursday, again outshot visiting Ottawa 38-18 in a ascendant 5-1 achievement Saturday.
“We’ve got more acceptable antithesis to our team.”
That antithesis has been best axiomatic up front, area Phil Kessel, Tim Brent and Clarke MacArthur accept anniversary denticulate two goals. Toronto hasn’t opened with three victories back 1999-2000 - the aftermost time it won the Northeast Division.
Alex Goligoski and Mark Letestu gave Pittsburgh a 2-0 advance afterwards two periods at New Jersey, and advancement Brent Johnson fabricated 30 saves in a 3-1 achievement over a Devils aggregation which dressed alone 15 skaters.
“It was a acceptable aggregation effort,” said Goligoski, who has a point in all three games.
Crosby denticulate six goals in four amateur as Pittsburgh went 3-1-0 adjoin Toronto in 2009-10.
The Penguins may appetite to accumulate Johnson in net because No. 1 goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury is 4-4-0 with a 3.63 goals-against boilerplate in his aftermost eight amateur adjoin Toronto.
Brooks Orpik absent Monday’s bold with a beam abrasion while Zbynek Michalek larboard in the additional aeon with a accept injury.Watch Live Online Give it a try >>>
