Vinny Wins it for the Lightning....
Well, I don't claim be a fortuneteller, but I will take credit for calling the Lecavalier goal. He scores every time he is in Pittsburgh, and it is always a big goal. Tonight was no different. He scored the OT winner after being held scoreless through regulation. Penguins lose their 3rd game in a row, 2nd in OT and Vinny extends his pts streak to 11 games.
The Penguins looked like a team coming off of a three game western road trip throughout the first half of the game. They didn't seem to have their legs and were being out hustled. That was until Nils Ekman set a new team record for fastest 3 goals. He scored his hat trick in 4 minutes 10 seconds, breaking Lowell McDonald's 33-year-old record. Two of the goals came off of great feeds from Sidney Crosby; the second was especially great. Crosby put a pass from the right wing corner between two sets of legs and onto Ekman's stick for his third marker of the game.
Michel Therrien broke up Crosby and Evgeni Malkin early in the game with positive results, at least for Crosby. Malkin didn't have a bad game, but it wasn't an Evgeni Malkin game. It speaks to his talent that he has already spoiled us to that extent, but he has been held off of the score sheet for 2 of the last 3 games and that isn't good. He looked a bit tired tonight, aside from a couple nice opportunities that he had.
Most people were expecting some kind of heated exchange between Malkin and Lecavalier tonight. It was the first time the two have met since the "incident" in Torino. It ended up being a non-issue, aside from one early pow wow that they had after a first period whistle.
The Penguins have picked up 6 out of a possible 10 point in their last 5 games, and though they have technically lost 3 in a row, that isn't half-bad. To get back in the "W" column the Penguins will need a strong effort against an Ottawa team who has now lost 4 straight.
Can also be read on www.hockeybuzz.com
The Penguins looked like a team coming off of a three game western road trip throughout the first half of the game. They didn't seem to have their legs and were being out hustled. That was until Nils Ekman set a new team record for fastest 3 goals. He scored his hat trick in 4 minutes 10 seconds, breaking Lowell McDonald's 33-year-old record. Two of the goals came off of great feeds from Sidney Crosby; the second was especially great. Crosby put a pass from the right wing corner between two sets of legs and onto Ekman's stick for his third marker of the game.
Michel Therrien broke up Crosby and Evgeni Malkin early in the game with positive results, at least for Crosby. Malkin didn't have a bad game, but it wasn't an Evgeni Malkin game. It speaks to his talent that he has already spoiled us to that extent, but he has been held off of the score sheet for 2 of the last 3 games and that isn't good. He looked a bit tired tonight, aside from a couple nice opportunities that he had.
Most people were expecting some kind of heated exchange between Malkin and Lecavalier tonight. It was the first time the two have met since the "incident" in Torino. It ended up being a non-issue, aside from one early pow wow that they had after a first period whistle.
The Penguins have picked up 6 out of a possible 10 point in their last 5 games, and though they have technically lost 3 in a row, that isn't half-bad. To get back in the "W" column the Penguins will need a strong effort against an Ottawa team who has now lost 4 straight.
Can also be read on www.hockeybuzz.com
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