RECAP. Price is Right. Pens LOSE

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The Pens made a trip to one of out favorite places to play last night.  Favorite because it's what a hockey crowd should be like minus the booing for everything that doesn't go Montreal's way.  The first period was pretty even.  Malkin looked like he did acid before the game.  He was everywhere last night.  The teams traded chances but no dice.  Crosby embarrassed someone on a rush into the zone but instead of shooting he passed.  Its really frustrating when this team passes up shots to try and make a pretty play.  The Habs would get on the board first.  Olli Maatta made pretty much his first huge mistake of the season.  He had the puck on the left wing side of his zone.  No Penguin went to him for a pass son instead of going D to D or backing up, going behind the goal and setting something up he tried forcing a cross ice pass.  Max Pacioretty picked it off and sniped Fleury to make it 1-nil Montreal.  The game went 1-nil to the 3rd period when Max Pacioretty showed up again.  He darted down the right wing and sniped Fleury again to make it 2-nil Montreal.  Pacioretty obviously was trying to show off for Dan Bylsma who will be coaching Team USA in the Olympics.  Someone should have told Pacioretty that if he wanted to show off for Dan Bylsma he would have grinded all game and not try to score.  Not long after that Tomas Pleckanek's turtle neck made it 3-nil Montreal.  Ole Ole Ole.  The Pens would fight back though.  James Neal launched a laser beam past Fisher Price to make it 3-1.  Neal would make it 3-2 after he deked Price after Malkin went coast to coast.  Like we said.  Malkin was on acid because when Neal scored that goal Geno went crashing back first into the boards.  He didn't even miss a shift.  The Pens comeback attempt would fall short though as the couldn't beat Price with the extra attacker.  Add to that James Neal took a penalty with about 20 or so second left.

 

Pens next game is in Boston on Monday night. 

 

Go Pens