| Buffalo Sabres (12-11-3) | Game # 27 | Pittsburgh Penguins (15-7-4) | |||
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| Date: | December 8, 2008 | Location: | Pittsburgh, PA |
| Time: | 7:35 p.m. ET | Stadium: | Mellon Arena |
| TV: | Versus | Opponent Blogs | Pensburgh, The PensBlog |
| Local Radio: | WGR (550AM) | Season Series | 1-1-0 |
| National Radio: | XM 207 | NHL.com | Game Coverage |
| Previous Games | PIT 5-2, BUF 4-3 | ||
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Likely Starting Goalies
Buffalo Sabres
Pittsburgh Penguins
Lines
The early indications are a shakeup of sorts in the Sabres lines. It also looks like it will be either Peters or Paille that will be sitting this one out. It looks like Paille, Max and Stafford are the three forwards that find their way into Ruff's doghouse more often than others. It will be interesting to follow that development for the rest of the season. The likely lines are as follows...
| Thomas Vanek | Jochen Hecht | Jason Pominville |
| Nathan Gerbe | Derek Roy | Drew Stafford |
| Ales Kotalik | Adam Mair | Clarke MacArthur |
| Paille/Peters | Paul Gaustad | Max Afinogenov |