Sharks 3, Penguins 2

This was as hard hitting a game as there is in hockey. It pretty much all started when Cheechoo boarded Eaton only 1:03 in to the game. Cheechoo was ejected from the game for the hit and the tempers that flared from that never seemed to die down. The Pens were never able to get their first two line on track as both goals came from their third line. While normally it would be good news that the 3rd line had some scoring, it doesn't help when it is their only scoring. Malkin's goal scoring streak came to an end as he was unable to get off a clean shot or get his shot on net when he did. The Pens as a team were unable to get anything going as they either passed when they should have shot or when they did shot they hit a Shark.

The Pens also had a couple of team streaks snapped. The Pens 5 game overall winning streak and 4 game road winning steaks were snapped. The Pens are now 2 - 1 on their longest road trip of the season and the only one in the Pacific Time Zone. They finish with the game against the Ducks and while a 2 - 2 road trip would be respectable a 3 - 1 would do wonders for this young team.

Monday they have the no longer "Mighty" but still very good Ducks...