Penguins establishing a "different look" on the power play

Focus turns to the power play

The Pittsburgh Penguins put extensive work into their power play during Tuesday's workout. The Penguins top unit featured Mike Comrie in the middle, Chris Kunitz down low and Sidney Crosby at the half boards with Evgeni Malkin at the left point and Alex Goligoski at the right point.

After years of under-achieving on the power play, Pittsburgh is establishing a "different look" with more of a focus on being aggressive and getting pucks to the net.

Defenseman Alex Goligoski talked to Inside Pittsburgh Sports about the Penguins new look power play.

"Every one's getting comfortable with what we're trying to do out there, " Goligoski told Inside Pittsburgh Sports. "Trying to be more aggressive with our attacking, " Goligoski added.

The Penguins spent about 15 minutes today working on the man-advantage and what stood out to me was the quick puck movement they had and the multiple formations they used.

Sidney Crosby for one was very active working set plays from the right and left half boards, while Evgeni Malkin and Alex Goligoski were often rotating from the left and right points on set plays for Malkin to unleash a one-timer.

With Sergei Gonchar no longer around, the Penguins are trying to be less predictable.

"We're kind of switching everything with our power play, " Goligoski said. "We have a different look and we want to be aggressive, shoot the puck and establish guys for a front net presence."