Avalanche Crush Floundering Penguins, 6-2
A funny (or not-so-funny) thing happened during the first period of last night’s Penguins-Avalanche tilt at PPG Paints Arena. With the score knotted at 1-apiece, I decided to check on my boss’s super sweet German Shorthaired Pointer, Zelig, who was relaxing in the gym office, or so I thought.
As soon as I opened the door, it was obvious Zelig had to GO, so I hurriedly hustled him outside to do his business. We couldn’t have been gone for more than five minutes.
Upon our return to the gym, I casually glanced at the score of the game on my phone.
Four-one, Avs? What the…???
Much to my dismay, I learned the visitors had pumped three goals past Pens netminder Arturs Šilovs in a span of less than two minutes.
Ugh.
The outcome from that point on was sadly academic. Oh, the Pens did what they could, unleashing 68 shot attempts and 32 shots on goal before all was said and done. A whopping 13 shots on goal by our top line, including a game-high six by Sidney Crosby.