Pens 2, Caps 0

The Pens beat the Caps 2-0 in which neither Crosby nor Ovechkin registered a point. This marks the first time the Penguins have won without Crosby getting a point.

The Game itself wasnt very exciting. Some hitting, some decent moves but mostly a defensive game. Petrovicky's goal was a simple shot Kolzig should have stopped but just missed. However, this is the reason that the Pens need to shoot more: sometimes these goals just go in. Even in the post Craig Patrick years, they still seem to have trouble shooting instead of passing.

Kolzing almost pulled a Cloutier by letting a simple dump in bounce off his stick and start rolling past him when he went to play it. Luckily for him, the puck moved very slowly after he touched it.

Armstrong it out with a sprained knee with no definite time frame, though he will not play today against Montreal.

Fleury once agian made multiple good saves, getting his fourth shut out of the year, and second this week. He continues to keep the team in the game even when they dont score.

Malone, who got the third star, was superb on the penalty kill, generating some of the Pens best scoring chances all game short handed. He also killed quite a bit of penalty time by going into the Caps zone and getting himself pinned along the boards. While he got no points, defensively he was the best forward of the game and deserved the third star.

Gonchar's half assed effort to back track almost cost the Pens a few times and I will write an article on that when I get the chance.

Also, take note that there were 5 shutouts in the NHL last night, so Fleury's SO doesnt seem to be getting a whole lot of press.

Three Stars
1) Fleury
2) Petro
3) Malone


-Jordan