Lightning 4, Ekman (Pens) 3 OT

Well this game was quite similar to the Ducks game in that the Pens really only played about 4:10 of the second period and were able to get a point. The lost their second straight OT game after winning the first two. The story of the game was Ekman's natural hat-trick in a quick 4 minutes and 10 seconds. His last goal game the Pens the 3 - 2 with 13 seconds left in the second period. The Pens however wouldn't be able to hold on to the lead in the third period on goal by Perrin. Lecavalier cherry picked a breakaway on a pass from St. Louis and was able to put a backhand in the net for the winner.

The Pens really haven't be able to get a consistent offensive effort since the Philly game. They seem to either not have the same confidence they had a few games ago or are getting to cute with the puck when they should be shooting. They have played well in spurts but were very flat for the rest of it. This is the one bad thing about a young team, inconsistency. On the other hand when the Pens were flat the last few years they lost games like this 5-1 or 6-0 not getting any points. This yeah they are either losing by a single goal or in OT and getting one point out of it which will help them come the end of the season when they are fighting for a Playoff spot.

The games don't get any easier as the Senators come to town on Friday...