RECAP. Wednesday Night Runaway. Pens WIN

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Buffalo is.  There really isn't a word for how bad Buffalo is.  The Pens were Brooks Orpik standing around looking like he was trying to catch a lightning bug instead of playing defense away from shutting out Buffalo again.  Minus the 1st 5-10 minutes of the game it was a pretty easy night for MAF.  Sidney Crosby finally scored a goal for the 1st time since the Nixon administration.  Ryan Miller probably had wet nightmares last night.

Buffalo looked like their lives were on the line for the first 10 minutes of the game and if they didn't win then Ted Nolan was going to line them up and mow them down 1 by 1.  They were in the Pens mouths constantly.  They eventually took the early lead.  MAF got the puck behind the net.  Everyone held their breath.  And shit hit the fan.  MAF tried to send to to Scuderi but Scuds couldn't handle it.  It was Chinese Fire drill time.  Buffalo threw a harmless shot to the goal that Fleury saved but after he saved it he couldn't find it.  Brooks Orpik looked so lost on the play.  Drew Stafford picked up the puck and out it home to make it 1-nil Sabres.  Brooks Orpik still doesn't know where Drew Stafford is.  But the Pens answered not before it looked like things may get worse.  Rob Scuderi pinched.  Bad idea.  He got beat and the Sabres were in 2 on 1.  Robert Bortuzzo was the only man back and he made an elite play to poke the puck away and break up the 2 on 1.  Such an under rated play.  Soon after that the Pens answered.  They looked like they were about to ice the puck but Crosby and someone else out hustled the Buffalo player and got the puck.  Crosby fed Adams who fed Harry Keysmash.  Keysmash put it in Millers mouth.  1-1.  Big time 1st period for Harry Keysmash.  The Pens had what seemed like unlimited chances at the end of the period.  After killing a penalty 71-87-18 were on the ice.  They were buzzing but Miller said no.

Brandon Sutter had a breakaway early in the period but Miller was still saying no.  Sutter didn't really have much time to do anything though.  Pens got a power play. Jamie McBain tripped Sutter in the corner and the Pens went to the power play.  This started the period of doom for Mike Weber.  The Pens had the puck in their own end and started up ice.  The puck went to Crosby in the neutral zone and well:

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Best In The World from that spot is Ryan Millers worst nightmare.  Kind of surprised there wasn't a yellow puddle on the ice after that goal.  Mike Weber's period of doom rolled on.  First he held Brandon Sutters stick so the the Pens were going to the power play.  Then Chris Kunitz ripped a one timer right into Weber's chest.  Pens power play couldn't do anything though.  Then the Evgeni Malkin show made an appearance.  He said "I see you Sid.  Watch this".  And Malkin did this:

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Jamie McBain still doesn't know where his jock strap went to.  3-1 Pens.

The Pens were just toying with the Sabres at this point.  They could have scored 10 goals this game if they wanted to.  They did add 2 more though.  Brian Gibbons picked up the puck off the face off and ripped a wrist shot by Miller to make it 4-1 Pens.  Pretty sure Emo Miller stopped caring after that goal.. If not then after James Neal made it 5-1 he probably did.  Pens put the Sabres in the Jacques Martin Scorpian Death Lock and that was that.  Game.

1. Best In The World

2. Evgeni Malkin

3. Paul Martin

Stuff:

• 2 point night for both Crosby and Malkin
• Another goal for James Neal.  If he catches fire down the stretch watch out
• The Pens have reach 40 wins in just 57 games.  They are 40-15-2.  This team is the fastest to 40 wins in team history.
• 31 wins for MAF.
• No clue how Buffalo beat anyone this year.
• John Scott is a waste.

Pens next game is tomorrow night against the Rangers.  It will be the last game before the Olympic break and will be the Penguins Sochi send off game.

Go Pens