Pens win in shootout 3-2

What a game tonight in Los Angeles.  A very physical game, with end to end rushes, odd man breaks, and great goaltending for both teams.  The Penguins got a flurry of power plays in the first period, and finally Steve Sullivan who has been an asset to this team beyond his numbers got on the board with his first goal.  It was a power play goal from a wicked angle set up by Neal and Letang at 18:45 of the first period.  Neal and Letang continue to battle for the top spot in scoring for the Penguins, Neal with 14 points and Tanger now with 13.  The Kings tied the game on a bad turnover by Richard Park, who made a bad pass to Kris Letang, picked off by Matt Greene who turned a possible Pens 4 on 2, to a 2 on 1 for the Kings.  And Anze Kopitar cashed in with a wicked move to tie the game.  The game had everything, including a penalty shot, where Fleury stopped Mike Richards on a shot that at first appeared that Richards had missed the net.  The Penguins made a mistake in the third period when Asham came from across the ice, leaving Kopitar open in front of the net.  Kopitar found noted Penguin killer Simon Gagne, who made no mistake, giving the Kings a 2-1 lead.  The way Quick was playing, it looked kind of bad for the Penguins.  Enter Chris Kunitz, who tied the game on a feed from Jordan Staal.  This Penguins team does not quit!  Neither team scored in the overtime, though both had some glorious chances.  In the shootout, Kopitar made a nice move to beat Fleury to give the Kings a 1-0 lead in the shootout.  However, Kris Letang, who had gone cold in the shootout, missing 12 of his last 13, returned the favor with a nice move to beat Quick, tying the shootout.  After two big saves by Fleury, Chris Kunitz faked a shot, and put it through the five hole on Jonathan Quick to earn the Penguins two points tonight.  The Penguins are now 9-3-3 despite already being into their 10 defenseman, and having the third most man game missed.  And I assure the two teams with more man games lost, are not missing the type of players the Pens are.  The Penguins come back with 3 of 4 possible points from this west coast trip.  The Penguins are now 4-0-2 against the Western Conference.   The Penguins Power Play was iffy tonight given the amount of PP time they had, but they did get one goal.  The penalty kill was strong as usual, and I thought that both Alexandre Picard and Robert Bortuzzo played very well, Bortuzzo making his NHL regular season debut.  We had to hold our collective breath 3 times tonight as Moreau hit Kunitz into the boards, Neal got slewfooted, and Sullivan took a high hit away from the puck. All three players appeared to be shaken up, but Kunitz and Neal stayed in the action.  Sullivan appeared fine as well.  The Penguins now have 6 days off, and let's hope in that time we get 87 back, along with Niskanen and Kennedy.  It will also give Letang, Staal, and Martin some time to lick their wounds and get healthy I hope.  Lets Go Pens!