Todays Game Summary

Dont let the score fool you, the Pens owned this game.........Jimmy Howard stood on his head to keep this one close. The play that Goligoski made to assist on Crosby's goal was unbelievable! And Crosby buried it for his 34th goal of the season. I think that the Penguins played almost 3/4 of the game in the offensive zone of the Red Wings, launching 47 shots on goal today, while giving up 24. I thought that Kris Letang played an outstanding game with six shots on goal, Goligoski looked confident moving the puck and making plays, and it seemed like the entire team played with some jump. I did not like the move putting Staal on the same line with Geno though, for what that is worth. I really like the third line of Staal, Kennedy and Cooke staying intact as this line just creates so much energy.........Letestu did not look lost by any means there, but I still prefer Johnson and Fedotenko with Malkin. The Penguins are now 4-2 in the first half of the twelve game run until the Olympics, with games upcoming tomorrow with Buffalo, then games over the weekend with Montreal and Washington, before finishing the stretch against the Islanders, Rangers, and Predators. Every two points matters, but the five conference games, and in particular the Rangers and Capitals games are very large for the Pens. Going 4-2 for the second half of this stretch would be great for the Penguins as we hit the break. I am curious to see how the Pens handle a hot Buffalo team tomorrow night after playing Detroit today. On a final note, the Penguins are now 7-0 in shootouts this season, which is a huge number, adding 14 points to the Penguins in the standings................I think that the daily shootout after practice leading to the losers being named Mustache Boy, or Juice Boy have had an impact. On that note, Bill Guerin no longer looks like Frito Bandito as his month as Mustache Boy came to an end. It is now Ruslan Fedotenko who gets that distinction.