Devils 2, Penguins 1

Lets see what is there to say about last nights game?

Oh yeah...

Evgeni Malkin scored a goal in his first NHL game. He also showed why once he gets his timing back he is going to be a force. He regularly put on some highlight reel stick handling just to lose it or have no one around to help him out. He also deftly deflected a point shot he setup only to have it go off the goal post. Lastly, he displayed a wicked slapshot the would have put a dent in any goalie but instead only broke a pane of glass. You could also see that he was nervous and really trying hard to impress rather then just playing his game. There was also some good news that LeClair was allowed on the ice with Malkin and didn't fall into him.

The New Jersey Devils however play usual Devil hockey. Boring. Their "system" while effective basically sucks all the life out of the game of hockey until you want to pull your hair out and then pounce after you have passed out. They got two garbage goals when the Pens defense men decided to stand in watch the Devils fire shots from in close.

The Pens seem to have hit an early season scoring slump as some of the Pens needing to step up have not. Malone, Recchi, LeClair, Gonchar, and Ekman have yet to really do anything other then eat up ice time. While they have not been defensive liabilities and have worked pretty hard they have not found away to put the puck in the back of the net.

Next up the Islanders tonight...