Finally. The Penguins finally dropped the puck on the pre-season last night. After one of the worst off season's in NHL history and a longer one than Penguins fans are use too the puck finally dropped. Even if it was a meaningless pre-season game, it meant hockey was back.
ROOT Sports started the season off with a Malkin interview before the game. But then ROOT Sports reminded you why they are such a joke. Steigy was talking about all off the players who had passed away during the off-season and mentioned there was going to be a tribute in the arena. Well instead of showing the tribute ROOT Sports cut away from tribute and went right to a commercial for....EDGAR SNYDER! Come on.Anyway....
1st Period
The Detroit Red Wings presented by Amway were in town for the first pre-season game of the season and were getting the better chances early. Dupuis broke up a chance the Wings had early. Then the Wings got a power play after Geoff Walker boarded someone. The Pens killed off the Wings power play. Richard Park had his balls in everyone's mouth. The Pens almost had a 3 on 1 break going into the Wings zone but Malkin went off sides. Later Dan Cleary blew past Matt Niskanen and had a good scoring chance but Fleury made a pad save to keep the score tied at 0. Malkin then forced a turnover in the Wings zone and fed Kunitz with a pass and he buried it to make it 1-0 Pens. On the ensuing face off Ryan Craig was almost in on a breakaway but it was broken up. Hudler it the post a little late but the Datsyuk found Kronwall and he ripped a shot top shelf passed Fleury to tie it at one. After the goal this happened :
Whatever. After the goal the Pens controlled play for the rest of the period. Howard had to make a big save on Colin McDonald, Dupuis missed the goal on a backhand after a nice pass from Asham, and Letang hit a post after Malkin danced trough everyone. Malkin was on PCP last night.
2nd Period
Dan Cleary starts off the period by getting a chance early but he whiffed on it because he sucks. Matt Niskanen even had a shot on goal early in the period believe it or not. A little later Fleury made a sweet kick save on Drew Miller. The more impressive part was that Drew Miller was in a position to almost score. For some reason Steigy started talking about 2 lions eating a hippopotamus. Geoff Walker had a chance in close later in the period after he tried to center the puck but the puck bounced off someones body but Walkers shot hit off the side of the net. Then Letang and Gibbons had a few chance in front but Howard kept them out. Then Chirs Conner came in to the Pens zone but Joe Morrow stuffed him and the Pens went the other way. Morrow hit Asham with a sweet pass and Asham was in on a breakaway but Howard robbed him. After his first goal Kronwall thought he was some kind of sniper but Fleury flashed the glove on him. Then half way through the 2nd Malkin stuck his Conn Smythe ball in Howards mouth when he got the puck and powered down the right wing, faked like he was gonna go behind Howard, the flipped the puck over Howard's shoulder and into the goal to make it 2-1 Pens.
Long time Red Wings fan Perry Cox had no clue what to do.
A little over 3 minutes later the Pens had a power play. Howard robbed Kunitz early in the power play. Then Matt Niskanen shot a one timer from the point and the puck found its way through to make it 3-1 Pens. Read that again. Matt Niskanen scored, and it was on the power play. Yep. Pens had a 2 on 1 late in the period but Howard made a save. Pens had another power play but couldn't get anything going. Cleary tried a wrap around on Fleury late in the period but Fleury kept it out.
3rd Period
Brad Thiessen came into the game to replace Fleury in the 3rd. Joey McDonlolololod came into play the 3rd for Detroit. Sneep went off early in the period for high sticking. Joe Vitale had a chance short handed but McDonlololod saved it. Thiessen then had to make 3 or 4 save on the Wings after Niskanen was interfered with in front. The Pens killed off the rest of the penalty. A few second later though a shot came in from the point and found its way past Thiessen and hit the post then bounced off of Thiessen and into the net to make it 3-2 Pens. Apparently Jiri Hudler tipped it in because he got credit for the goal. Later in the period a shot trickled through Thiessen but the puck bounced wide of the goal. Later in the period the Penguins got a 5 minute power play after Dan Cleary checked Phillip Sammuelsson from behind into the boards. Dan Cleary is a dick. The Pens couldn't get much going on the power play. Then near the end of the power play James Neal took a penalty to cancel out the rest of the Pens power play. On the Wings power play Fabian Brunstrom whiffed on a breakaway after he tried the Forsberg move but then he remembered he was Fabian Brunstrom and missed. Martin took a penalty to give the Wings a 5 on 3 power play. Dupuis was flying around every where killing the penalty. The Wings then pulled McDonolololod to try to tie the game but they couldn't and the Pens held on to grab a 3-2 win.
3 Stars
1. Evgeni Malkin
2. Joe Morrow
3. Pavel Datsyuk
Pens play the Blackhawks in like 3 minutes.
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