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Pittsburgh takes on Montreal following Robertson's 2-goal performance
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By The Associated Press
Montreal Canadiens (1-0, in the Atlantic Division) vs. Pittsburgh Penguins (1-0, in the Metropolitan Division)
Pittsburgh; Saturday, 7 p.m. EDT
LINE: Penguins -110, Canadiens -109; over/under is 6
BOTTOM LINE: The Pittsburgh Penguins host the Montreal Canadiens after Nicholas Robertson's two-goal game against the Philadelphia Flyers in the Penguins' 7-0 win.
Pittsburgh went 41-25-16 overall and 21-15-8 at home a season ago. Goalies for the Penguins averaged 24.2 saves per game last season while allowing 3.2 goals per game.
Montreal went 48-24-10 overall and 31-11-10 on the road a season ago. The Canadiens had a +28 goal differential last season, scoring 279 goals while giving up 251.
INJURIES: Penguins: Ben Kindel: out (lower-body), Melvin Fernstrom: out (undisclosed), Justin Brazeau: out (lower-body), Oliver Okuliar: out (lower-body), Ryan Graves: out (lower-body), Blake Lizotte: day to day (lower-body), Gabriel D'Aigle: out (undisclosed), Andrei Kuzmenko: out (personal), Tristan Broz: out (lower-body), Bryan Rust: out (upper-body).
Canadiens: Oliver Kapanen: day to day (lower-body), Kaiden Guhle: out (groin).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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