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Brooks Orpik #44 of the Pittsburgh Penguins skates on the ice against the Anaheim Ducks during the game on November 3, 2009 at Honda Center in Anaheim, California.

The Bruins [ team stats ] are not using tonight's game with the defending Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins at the Garden as a barometer of their season.

The Pittsburgh Penguins suffered a blow to their blue line on Monday night when it was announced that defenseman Kris Letang will be sidelined for two weeks after suffering a shoulder contusion against the San Jose Sharks last Saturday.

Penguins Vs. Sharks Preview Share + Nov 7, 2009 3:36 pm US/Eastern Penguins Vs. Sharks Preview READ MORE: Jory's & Casey's Penguins Blog By: Sergei J. Feldman SAN JOSE, Calif.

The confetti from the victory parade was swept up long ago. The Pittsburgh Penguins got their quality time with the Stanley Cup.

What a concept. An athlete wins a championship, disagrees with his team about what he's worth and leaves as a free agent but carries no grudges.

Tonight, the Pittsburgh Penguins begin a four-game road trip. The first three games will be a tour through sunny California, the home of hockey.

Defending Stanley Cup champions, who have a league-high 11 victories, continue working at getting even better.

Radio: WBNS-AM ; WWCD-FM The series The Blue Jackets are 4-4-0-2 all-time against Pittsburgh, including 3-0-2 in Nationwide Arena.

Maxime Talbot #25 of the Pittsburgh Penguins celebrates with the Stanley Cup after defeating the Detroit Red Wings by a score of 2-1 to win Game Seven and the 2009 NHL Stanley Cup Finals at Joe Louis Arena on June 12, 2009 in Detroit, Michigan.

Ex-NHLer Bob Sirois is not absolutely wrong when he claims in a just-published book that bias, stereotype and discrimination contribute to the number of Quebec francophones drafted into the NHL.

None. Penguins - RW Maxime Talbot , out. NEED TO KNOW: Lightning entered Friday tied for fourth most power-play opportunities .

Penguins Vs. Hurricanes Preview Share + Oct 14, 2009 9:21 am US/Eastern Penguins Vs.

PENGUINS VS. LEAFS AIR CANADA CENTRE FACEOFF: 7 p.m. TV: CBC RADIO: AM 640 LEAF INJURIES LW Viktor Stalberg , out D Mike Van Ryn , indefinite PENGUINS INJURIES D Kris Letang , questionable C Maxime Talbot , out RW Pascal Dupuis , questionable NOTES a The Leafs shuffled lines in practice yesterday.

Sidney Crosby broke out of his early season scoring slump with two goals including the game winner to help the Pittsburgh Penguins rally past the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-4 on Saturday.

Rookie Kris Letang's shootout goal lifted the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 3-2 victory over the Atlanta Thrashers on Sunday and into a tie for the points lead in the Eastern Conference.

Game Information Arena: Mellon Arena Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania PHO PIT 9:07 1 0 PHO PIT 10:47 2 0 PHO PIT 19:06 Radim Vrbata Assists: Martin Hanzal 3 0 PITTSBURGH -- The Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins ' first bad game of the season was more than that.

There may be no end to the hockey season anymore. But thank goodness, there is still a start.

Will the Detroit Red Wings and Pittsburgh Penguins meet in the Stanley Cup finals for a third straight spring, or will the San Jose Sharks find the gumption to match their talent? There's no consensus winner in either conference, mostly because even the elite teams have issues after the summer's free-agent scramble.

Picking the defending Stanley Cup champion to repeat is akin to putting all of your chips on 30 red and spinning the roulette wheel.