Rangers 2, Pens 1 OT
The Penguins have really looked like a different team without Crosby. They just don't have the scoring touch without him. Malkin has done a wonderful job in Crosby's absence but the other players just seem lost without him. This game however was the Pens for most of the game. They took a 1 - 0 lead on a goal by Malkin on a just expired 5 on 3 by take a puck on the goal line and lifting it over Lundqvist.
The Rangers then finally got on the board late in the 3rd period on a lucky bounce for Jagr. Jagr got the puck off a great bounce of Gonchar's skates and buried it into an open net. The game was pretty up and down from then on out with neither team able to get that winning goal.
Overtime was all Penguins. They had many chances to win the game with the best two coming by their two young stars. Malkin was entering the zone when he lost the puck and got tangled up with a Ranger. He was able to free himself just in time to beat Lundqvist to the puck and Malkin poked it past him and off the goal post. With about a minute to go Staal blocked a Shanahan shot from the point and broke in on Lundqvist. Shanahan hooked him from behind and Staal was given a Penalty Shot. The bad ice didn't allow Staal to get the shot off he wanted and the game continued. With under 10 seconds to play Straka made some nice stick handling moves to gain the line. He was then able to get behind the Pens D to direct home a Jagr pass.
The Pens are now 0 - 1 - 2 when Crosby is not in the lineup. While the 2 points are OK without him they really need him back with 2 Islander games and a game with the Devils this week.
Next up is the first of the Islanders games this week on Tue...
The Rangers then finally got on the board late in the 3rd period on a lucky bounce for Jagr. Jagr got the puck off a great bounce of Gonchar's skates and buried it into an open net. The game was pretty up and down from then on out with neither team able to get that winning goal.
Overtime was all Penguins. They had many chances to win the game with the best two coming by their two young stars. Malkin was entering the zone when he lost the puck and got tangled up with a Ranger. He was able to free himself just in time to beat Lundqvist to the puck and Malkin poked it past him and off the goal post. With about a minute to go Staal blocked a Shanahan shot from the point and broke in on Lundqvist. Shanahan hooked him from behind and Staal was given a Penalty Shot. The bad ice didn't allow Staal to get the shot off he wanted and the game continued. With under 10 seconds to play Straka made some nice stick handling moves to gain the line. He was then able to get behind the Pens D to direct home a Jagr pass.
The Pens are now 0 - 1 - 2 when Crosby is not in the lineup. While the 2 points are OK without him they really need him back with 2 Islander games and a game with the Devils this week.
Next up is the first of the Islanders games this week on Tue...
Labels: 2006 Game Review
posted by Penguins Blog at 12:11 AM
2 Comments:
Nice write up, looks like you are doing the same style blogging as I am about the penguins but it is so fun to do.
Too bad the pens have lost three straight at least they got points in two of the games even if they did end up losing them. It would be awesome if we could go on a win streak for a few games and take back first place, we are sooo close.
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Thanks for the comment. It nice to find fellow bloggers.
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