Canadiens Whup Penguins, 4-2
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Last night’s tilt between the Penguins and Canadiens at PPG Paints Arena was a lot like a gun fight from the old Wild West. The visitors drew first and fastest, pretty much leaving us for buzzard meat.
As for the Pens? To my eye, it was a classic case of old home week. In fact, the contest reminded me of any number of games from the last couple seasons under Mike Sullivan.
- Slow, mistake-pocked start. Check.
- Ineffective power play that featured little net-front presence and plenty of perimeter passing. Check.
- So-so goaltending from Tristan Jarry (not that I’m trying to pin the loss on him). Check.
- Plenty of vanilla play from guys who didn’t appear to be too enthusiastic about their jobs. Check.
Oh, and can’t forget making a rookie goalie (Jacob Fowler) look like a Vezina winner in his NHL debut.
Add it all up? You have a blah 4-2 loss to a Canadiens squad that was routed by the Lightning two nights prior.
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