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Kunitz likely, Morrow unlikely (Update: correction, he’s in) for Pens in Game 5 vs. Sens

Brenden Morrow

Pittsburgh Penguins’ Brenden Morrow (10) skates in the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Montreal Canadiens in Pittsburgh Tuesday, March 26, 2013. The Penguins won 1-0. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

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Tonight, it looks as though Pittsburgh head coach Dan Bylsma will stick with the same lineup that scored a 7-3 victory over Ottawa on Wednesday.

Forward Chris Kunitz, who barely played in the third period of Game 4, will be back on a line with Sidney Crosby and Pascal Dupuis while Brenden Morrow, who missed last game with an undisclosed injury, appears to be out again -- though he did classify himself as a gametime decision.

The Penguins lead the series three games to one and are looking to advance to the Eastern Conference finals for the first time since 2009 -- the same year they won their last Stanley Cup.

But to do it, they’ll need to top an Ottawa team that’s hoping to rekindle some old magic.

At Friday’s morning skate, head coach Paul MacLean reunited the SAM line -- Jason Spezza, Daniel Alfredsson, Milan Michalek -- in the hopes of staving off elimination.

“That’s a line we can always go back to,” MacLean said. “Obviously they’re a veteran threesome that’s played a number of games in the league. We’ve always felt we could go to that, just because they’re veteran players.”

Update: Morrow is back in, replacing Beau Bennett on the fourth line.