Penguins 5, Capitals 4 SO
This seemed to work last time so I am going to do it again...
1st Period
Capitals 2, Pens 0
Well for everything that the Pens did correctly in the last few games, there was no mistake about this one. It could very easily be much worse then the 2 - 0 score. The Capitals scored 50 seconds apart, one on the Power Play and the second on a rebound on a Ovechkin fanned shot. The Pens finally started to play even up with the Caps the last half of the period but have their work cut out for them.
2nd Period
Capitals 4, Pens 3
The Capitals continued the onslaught to begin the second period. They scored 2 more goals in the first 6 mins with the last one coming shorthanded. It is the third straight game that the Pens have given up a shorthanded goal after not doing so in the first 20 game that doesn't include empty-net shorthanders. The only good news out of all of this was that the Pens didn't give up. Talbot was finally able to give them some life less then a min after the shorthander to cut the lead back to 3. The Pens then started to physical and in doing so lost Orpik to a game misconduct. Oprik started it by laying a vicious hit on a Capital and during the ensuing scramble fought Bryan Muir who was also given a game misconduct. It took the Pens however 12 more mins to really get back in the game when Christensen was able to beat Kolzig from the same spot and same way Talbot did. Crosby then scored 35 seconds later on a feed from Malkin to give the Pens the momentum going into the break.
3rd Period
Pens 4, Capitals 4
Malkin gave the Pens just what they needed to start the 3rd period. Malkin was able to get the equalizer by picking up a puck in the crease and putting the puck around Kolzig. The game then kinda went into a shell on both sides. The Pens didn't want to give up all the work they put in to get that point back and the Caps just wanted to stop the bleeding and get the point. The Pens did have to kill a penalty with about 5 mins to go. Malkin then took a penalty for elbowing with 2 seconds left that carried over to overtime.
Overtime
Pens 4, Capitals 4
The Pens were able to out work the Capitals on the 4 on 3 Power Play to start overtime. Fleury was able to make about 3 good saves to help the Penalty kill. The team traded shots for the rest of the period, none of which really threatened the goaltenders.
Shootout
Pens 5, Capitals 4
The Pens were able to complete the comeback by finally showing the fire power they had in the shootout. Christensen started things off right by beating Kolzig on a wrist shot after getting Kolzig cheating to the near post. Fleury then made a easy save on Mike Green in which he didn't even have to go to the butterfly. Crosby then didn't put up much of a fight with his shot after he got in too close to Kolzig and threw it wide. Ovechkin then was able to tie it back up by breaking a 0 for 9 drought in the Shootout by putting the puck under Fleury. Malkin however would not be denied after faking Kolzig out of his pads before roofing it over him. Fleury then stopped Chris Clark cold and the Pens had their first Shootout victory of the year and flatout robbed 2 points.
The Pens look to keep rolling against their favorite opponent this year in the Flyers on Wed...
1st Period
Capitals 2, Pens 0
Well for everything that the Pens did correctly in the last few games, there was no mistake about this one. It could very easily be much worse then the 2 - 0 score. The Capitals scored 50 seconds apart, one on the Power Play and the second on a rebound on a Ovechkin fanned shot. The Pens finally started to play even up with the Caps the last half of the period but have their work cut out for them.
2nd Period
Capitals 4, Pens 3
The Capitals continued the onslaught to begin the second period. They scored 2 more goals in the first 6 mins with the last one coming shorthanded. It is the third straight game that the Pens have given up a shorthanded goal after not doing so in the first 20 game that doesn't include empty-net shorthanders. The only good news out of all of this was that the Pens didn't give up. Talbot was finally able to give them some life less then a min after the shorthander to cut the lead back to 3. The Pens then started to physical and in doing so lost Orpik to a game misconduct. Oprik started it by laying a vicious hit on a Capital and during the ensuing scramble fought Bryan Muir who was also given a game misconduct. It took the Pens however 12 more mins to really get back in the game when Christensen was able to beat Kolzig from the same spot and same way Talbot did. Crosby then scored 35 seconds later on a feed from Malkin to give the Pens the momentum going into the break.
3rd Period
Pens 4, Capitals 4
Malkin gave the Pens just what they needed to start the 3rd period. Malkin was able to get the equalizer by picking up a puck in the crease and putting the puck around Kolzig. The game then kinda went into a shell on both sides. The Pens didn't want to give up all the work they put in to get that point back and the Caps just wanted to stop the bleeding and get the point. The Pens did have to kill a penalty with about 5 mins to go. Malkin then took a penalty for elbowing with 2 seconds left that carried over to overtime.
Overtime
Pens 4, Capitals 4
The Pens were able to out work the Capitals on the 4 on 3 Power Play to start overtime. Fleury was able to make about 3 good saves to help the Penalty kill. The team traded shots for the rest of the period, none of which really threatened the goaltenders.
Shootout
Pens 5, Capitals 4
The Pens were able to complete the comeback by finally showing the fire power they had in the shootout. Christensen started things off right by beating Kolzig on a wrist shot after getting Kolzig cheating to the near post. Fleury then made a easy save on Mike Green in which he didn't even have to go to the butterfly. Crosby then didn't put up much of a fight with his shot after he got in too close to Kolzig and threw it wide. Ovechkin then was able to tie it back up by breaking a 0 for 9 drought in the Shootout by putting the puck under Fleury. Malkin however would not be denied after faking Kolzig out of his pads before roofing it over him. Fleury then stopped Chris Clark cold and the Pens had their first Shootout victory of the year and flatout robbed 2 points.
The Pens look to keep rolling against their favorite opponent this year in the Flyers on Wed...
Labels: 2006 Game Review
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