Just Like Dale Hunter. PENS WIN

Afternoon games on NBC have been mud for years.  Listening to Doc Emerick yelling about DRIIIIVVVEEEEEESSSSSS and Regis McGuire between the benches basically acting as a PR guy for half of the guys he watched as teenagers in juniors is enough to make you want to vomit.  Combine that with Mike Milbury and his bizarre opinions and you were probably set up for a garbage broadcast and a garbage game.  But the Pens pulled off a big win yesterday, and that's all that matters.

First Period

The Pens came out flying.  Dustin Jeffrey had a chance and then Kunitz drew a penalty.  Caps win the faceoff, Roman Hamrlik tries to clear and Letang keeps it in.  Letang from the Goncharville.  1-0.

About a minute later Malkin wins a faceoff from the left circle.  Neal from the top of the circle.  2-0.

The Pens dominated the rest of the period.  Then Eric Tangradi took a high sticking penalty with 11 seconds left to let everyone know he was actually dressed for the game.

Second Period

You could almost feel that the Pens were destined for a let down in the second if you've watched any game this year.  Mike Knuble jukes out Fleury and hits the post.  

Ovechkin jumps into Michalek's head.  If it was Matt Cooke....

Then Michalek elbows Hendricks.  Caps to PP

Caps go to work.  Ovechkin draws a hold on Orpik.  5-on-3 for the Caps.  Then Paul Martin draws a penalty.  Pens kill off the first penalty to Michalek, but the Caps score on the 4-on-4.  Then the Caps tie it three minutes later.  Vomit.

A scrum breaks out after a Caps penalty and the Pens miss just wide on the delay.  TK fights Troy Brouwer.

Powerplay is garbage .

Third Period

Sum of all fears as Ovechkin scores off the rush.  3-2 Caps.

The game goes back and forth until Neal scores with 13 minutes left to tie it.  Shot through three people.

Pens dominated the last ten minutes of the game.  But Brouwer provides a scare and hits the post with 30 seconds left.  Game goes to overtime.

Overtime

Quick Notes 

How unreal are Malkin and Neal right now?

Roman Hamrlik sucks.  He makes the same as Kris Letang.

Caps are under .500 with Dale Hunter.  Was Boudreau really the problem?

Ovechkin and Michalek have hearings today for their hits.  Ovechkin deserves about 4 games.  Repeat offender, left his feet and hit to the head.  Also the game was on national tv.  Michalek deserves a fine or nothing.  Hendricks body positioning is all over the place.