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Forever the greatest logo in NHL history in our opinion. Really wish the Ducks could go back to those. Anyways the Ducks made their one trip to Pittsburgh last night and unless the Pens and Ducks meet in the Stanley Cup finals this was Teemu Selanne's last trip to Pittsburgh. :(
This was pretty much the Pens in the 1st Period:
Pens didn't get their first shot on goal til under 2 minutes left in the 1st. Ducks had 12. MAF kept the Pens in it.
This may or may not have happened during the 2nd Period:
Pens woke up and showed some life in the 2nd. Still couldn't beat Fasth though. They had a couple power plays. The first one the first unit got a lot of good chances but couldn't score. The controlled the puck in the Ducks zone for the most part too. Then the puck went out of play and for some reason OCDB took the 1st unit off and put the 2nd unit on. Then everything went to hell. Pens got another power play late in the period that carried over to the 3rd.
Pens couldn't cash in on the power play that carried over. Fasth was in their mouth most of the night. We say most because everything went to hell for the Ducks soon after. First Malkin was on the ice with Tanner Glass and Brian Gibbons. Malking corralled that puck in the corner and went to work. He circled the zone and threw a pass in front to who else, Brian Gibbons playing in his first NHL game. Gibbons deflected the pass by Fasth to make it 1-nil Pens. Soon after that Olli Maatta threw a shot towards the goal and Suttertron got his stick on the puck that was airborne and deflected it over Fasth's shoulder to make it 2-nil Pens. Absoutely sick deflection by Sutter. Then the Ducks answered. Ryan Getzlaf forced his way to the front of the net got position and banged home a reboud to make it 2-1 Pens. Then Joe Vitale gave the Ducks more life when he took a penalty. All this action had Ryan Mill so far behind. He was still announcing the Sutter goal when Vitale took the penalty. For as much talent as the Ducks have, and that his a lot, their power play is horrendous. Pens were in their mouth. Killed. Ducks got more chances after the penalty was over than the did during the power play. Fleury was coming up huge though. The Pens would ice it though. Best in the World came down the left wing and ripped a shot by Fasth to make it 3-1 Pens.
Game
1. Brian Gibbons
2. Marc Andre Fleury
3. Ryan Getzlaf
Stuff:
- Take away the 1st period and the Pens played a pretty good game.
- Kris Letang had a solid game especially in his own zone.
- Olli Maatta was great.
- Speaking of Olli Maatta, Teemu Sleanne said Maatta should make Finland's Olympic team.
- MAF was locked in last night.
- Congrats to Brian Gibbons on his first NHL goal. Vintage Malkin on that goal.
- #TeemuForever
- For what its worth. This was Brooks Orpik during a timeout last night while OCDB was drawing up a play:
Yikes
Pens next game is Wednesday against Ovi and the Caps. ROCK DA REDZ!!!!@*E&E*E@^
Go Pens
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