Chris Kunitz has one goal and two assists in Pittsburgh's opening eight games. His lack of production likely has a lot to do with injuries to Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin and not just because they are great players that he typically lines up with. "You want to contribute so bad and help your team, especially with a few guys out of the lineup," assistant coach Tony Granato said. "You take more responsibility on yourself, thinking you have to produce, and that's probably when things don't go as well for you." Kunitz scored his first goal of the year on Tuesday against Minnesota and he'll look to build on that in Thursday's matchup against Montreal.