May 24 07:10AM PLAYOFF GAMEDAY - ROUND TWO, GAME FOUR - CANADIENS

Written by Rick

7:00 PM

Pens lead series 2-1

Bell Centre

Listen to the game at [WXDX]

When a series is 2-1, the fourth game is possibly the most important game.

If the Pens win tonight they lead 3-1 and they're coming back home.

Obviously that situation didn't help the Washington Capitals, but usually it's a pretty good one to be in.

If Montreal wins they tie the series and have momentum heading back to Pittsburgh.

It becomes a best-of-three at that point and anything can happen.

You know how you know it's a big game?

Jordan Staal is a game-time decision.

We avoid any sort of physical activity whenever we have a slight stomach ache or have stubbed a toe.

Jordan Staal lacerated a tendon on Friday night, had surgery and he wants to play today.

Apparently when RDS said that he was out for the season, they meant he's inhuman and not capable of feeling pain.

Bill Guerin is a game-time decision as well but according to the Globe & Mail it's his goal to return for game five.

For the Habs, Sergei Kostitsyn was kept out of practice today.

Apparently his attitude was a distraction to the rest of the team.

Jaroslav Spacek skated today, but will not play.

Proposed Canadiens line combinations:

Mike Cammalleri - Tomas Plekanec - Andrei Kostitsyn
Benoit Pouliot - Scott Gomez - Brian Gionta
Mathieu Darche - Dominic Moore - Maxim Lapierre
Tom Pyatt - Glen Metropolit - Travis Moen

Hal Gill - Josh Gorges

Marc-Andre Bergeron - Ryan O'Byrne

Roman Hamrlik - P.K. Subban

Jaroslav Halak

Proposed Penguins line combinations:

Chris Kunitz - Sidney Crosby - Pascal Dupuis
Alexei Ponikarovsky - Evgeni Malkin - Max Talbot
Matt Cooke - Mark Letestu/Jordan Staal - Tyler Kennedy
Ruslan Fedotenko - Craig Adams - Mike Rupp

Brooks Orpik - Sergei Gonchar
Mark Eaton - Kris Letang
Jordan Leopold - Alex Goligoski

Marc-Andre Fleury

Sidney Crosby, Alex Ovechkin and Henrik Sedin are your nominees for the Lester B. Pearson Ted Lindsay Trophy.