Pens make it four in a row beating the Isles

Not too much positive to say about anything related to the Islanders or their fans.   They actually cheered the puck to the face Crosby took, though it should not have been surprising given the way they still LOVE the classless acts that took place on their ice two winters ago.  Add to the fact that these idiots have beaten the Pens in their past three meetings, and this win was SWEET.  I am not going to do the goal calls, but I would rather do more in relation to game observations.  First,  I was utterly unimpressed with Malkin again, his lack of focus is getting more than mildly annoying.  He is a turnover machine and leads the team in penalties, miles ahead of all but Despres.  The penalty kill was so impressive tonight it was amazing to watch.  They killed seven penalties without giving up a goal, and at times they made it look EASY.  They won the battles to the loose pucks, they collapsed to the net and they blocked shots.  Orpik and Martin were particularly impressive in these situations, as was the entire unit.  James Neal continued his power play mastery netting his sixth goal of the season to open the scoring for the Pens, and Crosby notched his 10th assist of the season and has quietly moved into a third place tie in scoring in the NHL.  Tanner Glass stepped up to defend the captain and avenge the Lovejoy play of last week,  by challenging Colin McDonald, who deftly allowed Martin to take some solid shots in the face from Glass.  I really like the addition of Glass to this team, as he adds true grit and sandpaper to the team outside of the fighting so many people think of.   He is a smart, versatile player.   Simon Despres had a game in which he took two more bad penalties, but he also showed why he is so highly regarded.  On one shift in the second period, he made a bone rattling check at one end of the ice and joined the rush late to drill a lazer past Nabokov to give the Penguins a 2-0 lead.  Robert Bortuzzo had yet another solid game on the blue line, and I continue to love the physicality he brings to the team as well.  Brandon Sutter was a beast all over the ice and netted his second goal as a Penguin to give them what seemed like an insurmountable 3-0 lead.  The Pens had a close call in the third giving up 2 goals in 35 seconds to get back to within a goal with lots of time left in the game. Fleury had some rebound control issues on those plays, and the defense was caught looking around for a bit.   They stood tall after that, and Dupuis netted his third goal to seal the deal.  Fleury had a great game in the net tonight, and Paul Martin had another great game for the Pens in his comeback campaign.  The Flyers helped the Pens out in the conference standings by knocking off the Lightning, and as of tonight the Pens sit atop the Eastern Conference.  Thursday the Captards are in town.  A big heartfelt FOAD to all of Long Island!