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— Scoring 15 seconds into the game, the Pittsburgh Penguins (2-0-1, 5 pts) never took the foot off the gas in cruising to a 5-2 win over the Chicago Blackhawks (0-2-1, on Saturday night —
Teddy Blueger – Goal (2), 18:45 TOI
Brock McGinn, Goal (1), Assist
Drew O’Connor, Goal (1), Assist
Danton Heinen, Goal (3), 1 SOG
Jason Zucker, Goal (1, SHG), 4 SOG)
Top Storyline: The Fleury/Blackhawks marriage is off to a rocky start. With a ton of talk about Fleury calling it quits after the season when his contract expires, he might be ready to call it quits by January with the way this might go. Fleury was atrocious in the loss, a nightmarish performance for him in allowing 4 goals on 10 shots in just 11:25 of action. Fleury just never looked right and didn’t give his club a chance on this night when Pittsburgh stormed out of the gates. It’s well noted the Blackhawks give up a ton of chances and was that on display in a big way against an undermanned Penguins club that dominated the neutral zone with speed and were gaining the offensive zone in the first period like the Blackhawks were playing a pick up hockey game on the pond. There is just no defensive system in place with that hockey club.
253: Mike Sullivan became the winningest coach in Penguins history with win No. 253. Last season (The REGULAR SEASON) was Mike Sullivan’s greatest coaching job since the spring of the 2015-2016 season where he completely transformed the way the Penguins play and how the Penguins became a system team. Three games in to the 2021-2022 season and it’s been more of the same of how the next man mentality just keeps things rolling for the Penguins. What we’re seeing already this season is why despite three straight first round exits and some philosophical differences on whether the Penguins need to play a heavier game play zero factor last off-season on the new regime even discussing the need for a coaching change. They believe Sullivan is a top-3 coach in the game and he’s proving it again thus far.
5 vs 5: Pittsburgh outscored Chicago 4-1 during 5 vs 5 Play in the win
24-5: Pittsburgh’s Shot Attempts Advantage in the first period of play, including a 20-4 edge in period one at even strength
3: Danton Heinen scored for the third straight game and is the first player since Evgeni Malkin in Oct 2006 to score in his first three games as a Penguin.
82.4 CF%: Pittsburgh’s 4th line of Drew O’Connor – Brian Boyle – Dominik Simon dominated possession. O’Connor posted an 82.4 CF%, on the ice for 14 shot attempts and 3 against at 5 vs 5, following by Boyle at 75% and Simon at 72%. The line was on the ice for just one shot against.
+4: Marcus Pettersson posted a team high +4 rating in the win. Pettersson had zero games in 2021-2022 above a +2 rating.
12-2-1: Tristan Jarry’s record over his last 15 Regular Season Starts
Where is Ron Klatt
What happened to him
Montreal’s 4 goals in one game matches their total output for the season so far. Lol!!!
Tanger is in Covid Protocol now. Out for tonights game.
This team is cursed i swear…. No Crosby, No Malkin, No Rust, No Letang, No Carter. WTF.. I proposed a Adam Henrique for Jason Zucker trade weeks ago…now might be the time. – A change of scenery trade for both players—- – Both teams have expressed trading these players. – It is almost dollar for dollar / player for player trade which is all we can make now. – Anaheim has a ton of cap space. (they can easily absorb the $400,000 difference is salary) – We need a center especially now that Carters is out too. (he is playoff… Read more »
Hey stan hawks lost tonight again must be Fleury’s fault even tho he didn’t play tonight.
Funny how you pin Point that one play behind the net yet cant see hawks disastrous Defense in other plays
Price = Montreal is an AHL team, Kreider crashed into him. Bad coaching. Fleury = It was Disco Dan’s system. It’s Vegas’ defense. It’s Chicago’s defense…. Excuses… Fleury needs to be a high scoring teams that insulate him in order for him to succeed. He was horrible in Pittsburgh until that happened and now he is providing it again in Chicago. He is an above average goalie who was placed on stacked regular season teams. He was outplayed in the finals in 09 but they won they cup in spite of that, he lost his job to a rookie, twice,… Read more »
Dude hawks D is garbage any goalie you put in net will suckk
Must be a coincidence fleury left Vegas and team is dead last in their division.
Please do us a favor. Stick to making donuts nothing more
He is part of the reason they are dead last. Do us a favor and stop slurping MAF so hard.
Fraud Murray back from his vacation and will play tonight
Scheifele. Covid protocol won’t play. I guess we will have half season hockey again
Carter and Jarry in covid protocol.
Are you serious what the fuck else can happen to this team….jesus !!
Can they play Saturday?
are they close contact or actual cases?
Wow in U.S there is shortage of donuts at dunkin donuts
Hey stan how is Tampax doing this year how many goals have they allowed so far must be the fact they won the cup. Or the lack of donut shops in tampa
SC hangover. It is real. Look it up. AV has let up the same amount of goals as MAF in one more game. He also just backstopped his team to back to back cups. What is MAF’s excuse. I am sure you have a million for him.
MAF is in playoff form early this year. Must be the Vezina they handed him last yr.
You really watching the game or its your box score expertise
The hawks D has been garbage getting caught on changes falling while backwards skating.
Of course you don’t see that
Wow, you really blind. So when he got caught behind the net making a terrible clearing attempt, that was someone else’s fault?
He had been out of position a lot this season.
According to your logic, he only plays good when he has good defense in front of him. That explains a lot.
Didn’t see the Hawks Islander game but he hasn’t looked very good…
That trade from Vegas took his spirit and heart… he doesn’t look the same
Maple Leafs at Penguins Saturday maybe Sid makes his return ??? Good team to do it against..
That means NPL will watch his first game of the season then disappear until playoffs
He is not!
Now Carter / jarry covid protocol ..
Anyone know if they are close contact cases or actual covid?
Black Kane….Sam.
#BlackCocksMatter
This guy gets kicked out of every team he plays for what a miserable child. Matter of time Sharks get rid of him. If he cant play in non hockey market teams like sharks he can never play in real hockey market teams. Just look what happened to him when he played for the Jets.
I really hope penguins never ever take this guy just to make NPL happy
Rust is week to week.
Yikes maybe concussion….??? Rough hit he took !!
Lower body.
Thanks….
The Penguins are off to a really good start I thought they would be 1 – 3 at best. This whole us against the world is working for now but that wont hold up over an 82 game schedule. We need healthy bodies back and maybe a move or two…
Wow feel bad Flower he looked nervous and awful the other night on his return…
Steelers 23-20 OT win they are 3 -3 and getting better…. So all the haters dont bury them just yet. Cleveland is 3 -3 and Cincinnati is 4-2 so we aren’t far off second. We will have to beat the Ravens head to head which wont be easy but who knows…
So they are tied for last in the division? Score!
This is just a thought so please lets not get the roaster out. This is a change of ;scenery and trade proposal To Anaheim 29, LW Jason Zucker, a 5 time 20 goal score 2 years left at $5.5 million. Anaheim is desperate for s To Pittsburgh 31, C Adam Henrique, also a 5 time 20 goal score,3 years left at $5.8, playoff tested, really good on face offs, a terrific two way player, and can shut down other top players. Jeff Carter is fast, skills, has a great shot and has played wing alot can move to wing Anahaeim… Read more »
Sorry was in a hurry to get to class….
Trade Crosby
Nice dream Diego…
Avs asked about Jack, Sabres would not take on any salary.
Hope Petterson plays lights out so they move his ass.
Kind of agree with you…
The better he plays the better chance we can move him and get something else..
I hope so but that will be a hard contract to move.
But but it’s all the defenses fault!!
The saint will be waived by Xmas. 1st time in his career he’s on a garbage team. He will be exposed for the fraud he is. He’s nothing more than a marketing machine.
How is fraud murray doing
Who cares? But he still has two more cups than fraud Price ever will.
So this shows fraud murray was in a better team and got exposed minute he left. Oh wait he was already exposed in a good team that’s why they got rid of him.
If price played for Pittsburgh or a good team trust me price would’ve won more cups then you would think
He took habs AHL team to conference final up until scum bag kreider skated in him
And last year took that AHL team to the final
They had the easiest path to finals. Hands down!!!
Vegas , leafs jets are easier path for habs more like for them habs should’ve been a easier path since habs had no business to be in the playoffs
And trust me if penguins played habs ,Vegas, jets of leafs they wouldn’t won any of those series. Now do what you do best and go make some donuts for your customers
The Canadian division was the weakest of the four. There is not one person who follows hockey that will deny it. Both the leafs and jets both lost key players which made the Habs run even easier. Plus the Leafs choke every year like clockwork. Vegas was beaten down getting out of their division. Jarry was the only reason the Pens did not advance to round two.
So if habs would’ve beat the avs your excuse wouldve been the same
Not an excuse, a fact. I know logic is hard for you to understand.
And if that was the case, why did MAF choke so many times before? Oh right, that was Disco Dan’s fault. And before that it was someone else’s fault. I see a pattern of excuses here. You always have them for anyone who is not French Canadian.
Price is in an alcohol substance personal I’m a mess program…oh dear
ON IR What wrong with him now….LOL
He was horrible his first two seasons before he was insulated.
MAF certainly hasn’t looked good so far but it is a small sample size. He looked so nervous, jittery, and un-composed in the loss to the Penguins. I certainly hope he pulls out of this slump. It looks like his heart isn’t in it like it was with the Penguins and Vegas. Vegas moving him I think took part of that energy, smile an soul he has..