Penguins Staaled by Storm Surge, Lose to Carolina
In the battle of exes yesterday afternoon at PNC Arena, our Penguins came up short. Minutes after former Hurricane Brock McGinn struck in the third period to give the black and gold a 2-1 lead, former Pens Cup hero Jordan Staal set up a goal and scored the game winner to pace the ‘Canes to a 3-2 victory. The game itself was typical hard farming. The ‘Canes are disciplined, diligent, exceedingly well-coached by Rod Brind’Amour and just plain difficult to play against. They literally force you to earn every inch of ice and they never let up. Such was the case yesterday. Our guys fought back from an early deficit to grab that 2-1 lead. Coach Mike Sullivan wisely employed a 1-2-2 to clog the neutral zone and limit the ‘Canes chances. Yet they found a way. The Pens had the better of the play in the opening period, thanks in no small part to the fact that our hosts had played less than 24 hours earlier against Dallas. (Yet another stroke of genius by the NHL schedule-makers.) But ‘Canes goalie and rookie sensation Pyotr Kochetkov stoned Ryan Poehling from the doorstep to set the tone. Continue reading Penguins Staaled by Storm Surge, Lose to Carolina at Pittsburgh Penguins - PenguinPoop Blog.
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In the battle of exes yesterday afternoon at PNC Arena, our Penguins came up short. Minutes after former Hurricane Brock McGinn struck in the third period to give the black and gold a 2-1 lead, former Pens Cup hero Jordan Staal set up a goal and scored the game winner to pace the ‘Canes to a 3-2 victory.
The game itself was typical hard farming. The ‘Canes are disciplined, diligent, exceedingly well-coached by Rod Brind’Amour and just plain difficult to play against. They literally force you to earn every inch of ice and they never let up.
Such was the case yesterday. Our guys fought back from an early deficit to grab that 2-1 lead. Coach Mike Sullivan wisely employed a 1-2-2 to clog the neutral zone and limit the ‘Canes chances. Yet they found a way.
The Pens had the better of the play in the opening period, thanks in no small part to the fact that our hosts had played less than 24 hours earlier against Dallas. (Yet another stroke of genius by the NHL schedule-makers.) But ‘Canes goalie and rookie sensation Pyotr Kochetkov stoned Ryan Poehling from the doorstep to set the tone.
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