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Penguins vs. Canadiens breakdown: Defensemen

In less than three weeks, the Penguins and Canadiens will face off in Game 1 of their qualifying round series in Toronto.

How do the two teams stack up against each other? We'll take a look at both teams' rosters, position-by-position. Yesterday, we looked at the forwards. We continue today with a look at the defense

PENGUINS

Pairings from Day 1 of camp:

Brian Dumoulin -- Kris Letang
Marcus Pettersson -- John Marino
Jack Johnson -- Justin Schultz
Juuso Riikola -- Chad Ruhwedel

Other defensemen:

Pierre-Olivier Joseph, Kevin Czuczman

Big questions:

I wouldn't expect the pairings to change before Game 1, these combinations are all but set.