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Blackhawks face Penguins in Pittsburgh
By Rob Gerein | December 4, 2009
Two of the hottest teams in the NHL clash Saturday night when the Chicago Blackhawks visit the Pittsburgh Penguins (7:30 pm ET, WGN, FS-P).
Pittsburgh is a -130 favorite in NHL Odds at Bodog.
This is the first meeting between the teams this season. The Penguins have dominated the past 10 meetings, going 8-2. The Blackhawks and Penguins last squared off on Feb. 27 last season, when the Penguins edged the Blackhawks 5-4 in Chicago. The Blackhawks had been a -230 favorite in that game.
It was also a 5-4 Penguins win the last time the teams met in Pittsburgh, on Feb. 14, 2007.
In their last game, the Blackhawks got past division rival 4-3 on Tuesday, as a -230 home favorite.
Pittsburgh picked up its third-straight win on Thursday, beating the Colorado Avalanche 4-1 as a -290 home favorite.
Chicago is 17-6-3 this season. Pittsburgh is 20-9-0.
Penguins’ forward Matt Cooke is due back from a suspension on Saturday, while defenseman Alex Goligoski is listed as day-to-day with a groin injury.
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