Malkin sets away rally as Penguins best Blue Jackets
This was of people matches that all coaches dread, a letdown efficiency towards a distracted group that the contender figures to beat, particularly offered that Columbus was coming away a 5-0 deprivation at household Friday to Colorado.
Only the Penguins – [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] – wouldn't allow it happen.
Malkin scored a momentum-swinging energy perform target within the last moment on the next period, as properly as the Penguins rode a powerful debut by rookie goalie Brad Thiessen and Pascal Dupuis' go-ahead target to some 4-2 victory more than the last-place Blue Jackets on Sunday.
The Penguins ([You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]) won for that next time in 24 several hours to once more climb into fourth location within the Eastern Conference.
"We kept heading at it, just kept shooting," defenseman [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] Letang stated soon after the Penguins scored 3 instances within the 3rd period. "To be honest, we didn't seem at who had been playing. just about every gaming is important, and we have to get wins."
The [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]' eighth be successful in ten matches was much additional workmanlike and methodical than their 8-1 blowout of Tampa Bay on Saturday. Twice within the 3rd time period they place the puck within the net but weren't awarded goals, and each instances they responded nearly immediately, with Dupuis scoring the primary time and Letang the second.
And Thiessen, up from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton ([You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]) to provide Marc-Andre Fleury only his 3rd gaming away considering that Dec. 3, produced 22 saves for that primary victory with a Penguins goalie other than Fleury or Brent Johnson considering that Mathieu Garon beat the Islanders 6-1 on April 9, 2009. Johnson is presently out with an undisclosed injury.
If it absolutely was his final gaming for Columbus -- also it extremely properly may not be -- at the very least Nash supplied a going-away present.
Nash, the best participant accessible since the make trades Deadline grows near, converted Sullivan's giveaway into his primary short-handed target considering that Oct. 20, 2009. Nash beat Thiessen having a wrist shot through the borders on the crease at 9:49 on the next for his 21st target and his 3rd in 4 games.
After the game, however, the speak rapidly switched back again to Monday.
This was of people matches that all coaches dread, a letdown efficiency towards a distracted group that the contender figures to beat, particularly offered that Columbus was coming away a 5-0 deprivation at household Friday to Colorado.
Only the Penguins – [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] – wouldn't allow it happen.
Malkin scored a momentum-swinging energy perform target within the last moment on the next period, as properly as the Penguins rode a powerful debut by rookie goalie Brad Thiessen and Pascal Dupuis' go-ahead target to some 4-2 victory more than the last-place Blue Jackets on Sunday.
The Penguins ([You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]) won for that next time in 24 several hours to once more climb into fourth location within the Eastern Conference.
"We kept heading at it, just kept shooting," defenseman [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] Letang stated soon after the Penguins scored 3 instances within the 3rd period. "To be honest, we didn't seem at who had been playing. just about every gaming is important, and we have to get wins."
The [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]' eighth be successful in ten matches was much additional workmanlike and methodical than their 8-1 blowout of Tampa Bay on Saturday. Twice within the 3rd time period they place the puck within the net but weren't awarded goals, and each instances they responded nearly immediately, with Dupuis scoring the primary time and Letang the second.
And Thiessen, up from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton ([You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]) to provide Marc-Andre Fleury only his 3rd gaming away considering that Dec. 3, produced 22 saves for that primary victory with a Penguins goalie other than Fleury or Brent Johnson considering that Mathieu Garon beat the Islanders 6-1 on April 9, 2009. Johnson is presently out with an undisclosed injury.
If it absolutely was his final gaming for Columbus -- also it extremely properly may not be -- at the very least Nash supplied a going-away present.
Nash, the best participant accessible since the make trades Deadline grows near, converted Sullivan's giveaway into his primary short-handed target considering that Oct. 20, 2009. Nash beat Thiessen having a wrist shot through the borders on the crease at 9:49 on the next for his 21st target and his 3rd in 4 games.
After the game, however, the speak rapidly switched back again to Monday.