Ducks 3, Pens 2 OT

All three of the Penguins overtime games have been decided by a Power Play goal with the Penguins getting the first 2 but the Ducks got the last one. The Pens finished the 4 game, longest of the year, road trip 2-1-1 for 5 points. This should be considered a success this early in the season as the Pens were never really out of any game. Something else to be happy about in this road trip was that when the Pens would give up a goal they came right back with the next shift and either got it back or help swing the momentum back.

This game for the most part was controlled by the Ducks as they had 40 to the Penguins 17 but it was the Penguins who had a 2 - 1 lead for the first half of the game until the Ducks finally cashed in on their 7th Power Play to tie the score at 2. Thibault, making his first start of the year, made some nice saves down the stretch to get the Pens into OT. Selanne, however, finished the game in OT on a backdoor feed from Scott Niedermayer.

Moore and Thorburn scored the Penguins goals in the first period. Malkin and Crosby each had an assist but were mostly held in check by a really good defensive team.

The Pens did also receive some bad news when it was announced that Mark Eaton will have surgery on his wrist and will be out for awhile. Orpik played his first game of the year in place of the injured Eaton.

Next up the Lightning on Wed...