The Penguins March to the playoffs continued on Friday with a 4-1 win over the Los Angeles Kings. Pittsburgh is now 10-0-2 in their last 12 games and the Penguins have scored 16 goals in their last three games.
The Penguins have a divisional showdown with the Philadelphia Flyers on Sunday at Mellon Arena. The Flyers and Penguins are tied with 86 points but the Flyers currently have three games in hand. For now they have a hold on the #4 seed in the Eastern Conference.
Forward Craig Adams was very noticeable in Friday’s 4-1 win over the LA Kings. Adams was a scratch for the previous three games and with him in the lineup the Penguins are a much more balanced team. Having an enforcer in the lineup this late in the season is the most over-rated thing in hockey. Adams gives the Penguins the opportunity to play the 4th line in situations that interim coach Dan Bylsma can’t do when Godard is in the lineup. Adams is another asset on the penalty kill as he had 3:35 minutes of ice time on the PK against the Kings. The Detroit Red Wings survive without an enforcer, so will the Penguins.
Per a team source, Miroslav Satan
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