Back-to-Back in Pittsburgh

PITTSBURGH, PA - The B’s will be back at it tonight against Pittsburgh at the CONSOL Energy Center, following their 3-2 come-from-behind shootout win over the Senators. They did not skate this morning and will head to the arena later today before the second game of their back-to-back.

Pittsburgh is on a five-game winning streak and hold an 18-8-0 record this season. During the run, the Penguins have scored an NHL-best 26 goals (tied with Montreal), putting up a 5.2 goals-per-game average in March. The B’s will have their hands full with Pittsburgh’s steady offense, that sees Sidney Crosby (3-11=14), Chris Kunitz (8-4=12) and Kris Letang (0-11=11) as the top three leading scorers in March among all NHL players.

The Pens lines during morning skate rushes are listed below, in the absence of Malkin (who is out 1-2 weeks with an upper-body injury), though Evgeni did skate on his own today.

Projected lineup for Pens:
Kunitz-Crosby-Dupuis
Bennett-Jeffrey-Neal
Cooke-Sutter-Kennedy
Glass-Vitale-Adams

Orpik-Martin
Letang-Eaton
Despres-Niskanen
Bortuzzo-Engelland

Pens Head Coach Dan Bylsma said his lineup will be a game-time decision, but confirmed that Marc-Andre Fleury will be in goal against Boston.

Stay tuned to BostonBruins.com and follow my updates on Twitter @NHLBruins for more news as we head into tonight….

-Caryn Switaj ^CS