Penguins Fleury May Be Ready For Opener

Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury practiced for the second straight day as he recovers from a concussion that has sidelined him since March 31, but it's not clear if he will be ready for Wednesday's playoff opener.

"I think you can practice as much as you want, and it's never the same feel as a game, how quick it is, how much traffic there is, how many guys around you've got to deal with," Fleury said, according to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. "It's something you can't really duplicate in practice. I'm trying everything I can do in practice to get back to the best I can be."

By his own admission, Fleury was not as sharp as he'd like to be. If he can't go against the Rangers, the Penguins have a dilemma. Backup Matt Murray has been sidelined since taking a hit to the head Saturday against the Flyers. Jeff Zatkoff, the 28-year-old who played in 14 games this season and 35 in his career, would have to make his Stanley Cup playoff debut.

"In a perfect world, we'd love to get (Fleury) in a game prior to this, but it didn't work out that way, and so we'll do the best job we can making the appropriate decision," coach Mike Sullivan said, according to the newspaper.

Wednesday, April 13 Schedule (All Times Central)

Detroit at Tampa Bay
Game 1 - Series tied 0-0, 6 p.m.

NY Rangers at Pittsburgh
Game 1 - Series tied 0-0, 7 p.m.

Chicago at St. Louis
Game 1 - Series tied 0-0, 8:30 p.m.

Thursday, April 14 Schedule (All Times Central)

Philadelphia at Washington
Game 1 - Series tied 0-0, 6 p.m.

NY Islanders at Florida
Game 1 - Series tied 0-0, 7 p.m.

Minnesota at Dallas
Game 1 - Series tied 0-0, 8:30 p.m.

San Jose at Los Angeles
Game 1 - Series tied 0-0, 9:30 p.m.

Friday, April 15 Schedule (All Times Central)

Detroit at Tampa Bay
Game 2 - Series tied 0-0, 6 p.m.

NY Islanders at Florida
Game 2 - Series tied 0-0, 6:30 p.m.

Chicago at St. Louis
Game 2 - Series tied 0-0, 7 p.m.

Nashville at Anaheim
Game 1 - Series tied 0-0, 9:30 p.m.

Saturday, April 16 Schedule (All Times Central)

NY Rangers at Pittsburgh
Game 2 - Series tied 0-0, 2 p.m.

Philadelphia at Washington
Game 2 - Series tied 0-0, 6 p.m.

Minnesota at Dallas
Game 2 - Series tied 0-0, 7 p.m.

San Jose at Los Angeles
Game 2 - Series tied 0-0, 9:30 p.m.