Penguins 2 – Anaheim 1 (F/OT)

It was just Anaheim but………….

The Pittsburgh Penguins (4-7-1, 9 pts) put together their most dominant performance of the season in how they controlled the ice in all three phases of the rink. There were a couple miscues, puck watching of course on the Alex Killorn goal and breakdowns late that almost sunk them in typical Penguins fashion. Yet, there was improvement in a number of areas, especially with Pittsburgh’s play away from the puck.

  • Shots on Goal | PIT 46 – ANA 23
  • Shot Attempts | PIT 98 – ANA 51
  • Scoring Chances | PIT 48 – ANA 18
  • High Dance Chances | PIT 23 – ANA 9

Sidney Crosby’s Night | 2 Goals (OT Winner)

Crosby had 2 goals on the night and netted the OT winner @ 2:35 of OT with a beautiful breakaway goal. Coincidence he has suddenly found his game? He’s having fun again with the switch of putting Evgeni Malkin on his line. 5 Points in his last two games, Crosby’s 200 ft game has returned. “You look at his offensive production at this point, he has a two-goal game tonight,” said Mike Sullivan. “He’s right back in the hunt, over a point-per game….But I just liked his overall 200-foot game on both sides of the puck. I thought he was just playing the game the right way. When he does, he inspires our group.”

Malkin-Crosby-Rakell Possession Monsters:

  • On the ice together for (5 vs 5):
  • 21 Shots For (78 SF%)
  • 35 Shot Attempts (67 CF%)
  • 17 Scoring Chances (68 SCF%)

Malkin-Crosby-Rakell combined for 15 even strength shots on goal among them and I get some saying the rest of the lines are too bare and against good teams it’s a valid argument, but both players need each other, and this is just fun hockey to watch with the skill and how all three read each other so well. Most importantly Crosby’s game has been jumpstarted and in a big way.

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Who is this Erik Karlsson Guy?

Erik Karlsson vs Anaheim:

  • Assist
  • 6 Shots on Goal | 21 Shot Attempts
  • On the ice for 49 Shot Attempts (78 CF%)
  • On the ice for 25 Scoring Chances (81 SCF%
  • On the ice for 13 High Danger Chances & Just 3 Against

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MORE BUZZ

— Alex Nedeljkovic late flurry of saves has certainly earned him a consecutive start Saturday night vs the Montreal Canadiens, a homestand the Penguins have to come out of with two of three games…….Blake Lizotte played just 8 shifts (5:39 in his season debut). Hard to evaluate him in that one….. Cody Glass who assisted on Sidney Crosby’s Game Winner saw 21 shifts in the game, sixth most among forwards To read this insider news, subscribe to get “Inside Access”!……..

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