Penguins Blow 2-Goal Lead, Lose In OT (3-2)
Matt Bodenschatz | Pittsburgh Penguins
Oct 25, 10:52 PM | Hype this story!
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| Summary |
| The Pittsburgh Penguins took a 2-0 lead into the third
period, but the New York Rangers never gave up, scoring two goals on 18
third period shots to take the game to overtime and, eventually,
shootout. The game was put away when the Rangers’ third shooter, Frederik Sjostrom, snuck one by Marc-Andre Fleury in what appeared to be a fanned attempt at lofting the puck. The Penguins opened the scoring midway through the first period when Darryl Sydor shot the puck toward the goal. His shot deflected off two Rangers defenders and eventually found its way into the net. Sidney Crosby added to the lead with a second period goal, but Marcus Naslund and Alexei Zherdev evened things up with a two-goal third period rally. Henrik Lundqvist got the win for the Rangers, stopping 27 shots and blocking all 3 shooters in the shootout. Marc-Andre Fleury, the game’s number three star, stopped 42 shots in the losing effort. |
| Three Stars | ||||
| # | Player | Team | Pos. | Stats |
| 1 | Lundqvist | NYR | G | 27 saves, .932 sv% |
| 2 | Sjostrom | NYR | RW | GWG (shootout) |
| 3 | Fleury | Pit | G | 42 saves .955 sv% |
| Stat Line | |||||||||
| Shots | Faceoffs | Power Plays | |||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | Total | Won | Lost | Convert | Total | |
| Penguins | 10 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 24 | 23 | 0 | 2 |
| Rangers | 8 | 16 | 18 | 2 | 44 | 23 | 24 | 1 | 5 |
| Scoring Summary | |||||
| Per. | Time | Team | Goal | Assist 1 | Assist 2 |
| 1 | 9:04 | Pit | Sydor, 1 | Kennedy | Letang |
| 2 | 15:59 | Pit | Crosby, 3 | Malkin | Goligoski |
| 3 | 5:09 19:51 |
NYR NYR |
Naslund, 3 (PP) Zherdev, 4 |
Gomez Naslund |
Drury Dubinsky |
| OT | none | ||||
| Shootout Summary | ||
| Penguins | Rangers | |
| 1 | Letang – Save | Zherdev – Save |
| 2 | Sykora – Save | Dawes – Save |
| 3 | Crosby – Save | Sjostrom – Goal |
| Penalty Summary | ||||
| Per. | Time | Team | Player | Penalty |
| 1 | 7:01 | NYR | Redden | Cross check – 2:00 |
| 2 | 7:32 10:10 16:36 16:36 |
NYR Pit Pit Pit |
Zherdev Cooke Orpik Zigomanis |
Slashing – 2:00 Holding – 2:00 Slashing – 2:00 Interference – 2:00 |
| 3 | 5:02 10:48 |
Pit Pit |
Staal Fleury (Kennedy) |
Hooking – 2:00 Illegal Play – 2:00 |
| OT | none | |||
Comments
Alex Kirshner
Oct 25, 10:55 PM
That was just a sad effort.
You’d think this bunch would have learned from the Capitals and Devils games.
Chad
Oct 25, 10:58 PM
Wrong, Alex. The effort was outstanding for 40 minutes. But once again, they stopped playing in the third period.
Alex Kirshner
Oct 26, 01:39 AM
It was a sad effort in the third period.
That cost them the game.
Playing only 40 minutes out of 60 is unacceptable, and therefore a sad effort.
ryan
Oct 26, 02:26 PM
i was there and all i can say is disgusting, there is no way it shouldve gone into ot
Surge
Oct 26, 06:16 PM
Actually they fell because they failed to continue to play any kind of offense. They played nothing but get it out of our zone. No team can win by playing that kind of hockey. Last year the Rangers played a defensive came but still attempted to generate offense, they did alright. The Pens are trying to win games solely on defense, it can’t be done and in the futrue it will result in more losses and in regulation that we don’t get a point. I like the fact that the team is becoming more deffensivly sound but play offense too.
KG
Oct 26, 07:58 PM
Pens had more shots on goal in the OT then they did in the 3rd period….They have to stop sitting on these leads, especially against quality teams…
Losing their #1 defenseman hurts majorly, they have to go on the offensive more to compensate…
TheOneandOnlySurge
Oct 26, 09:06 PM
Tom the system is not a system of no offense. It is a defensive minded system but not no offense. The current system with the trap does allow for an attack, and if performed correctly, one hell of an attack. The system we saw in the second half of the game was one of dump it out of our zone and change lines. That is not how our system is suppose to be played. The way we are playing is as if we are afraid of our opponents. MT stated after the Washington game that this type of play is not what he was telling the players to do but with three games of similiar result one can only guess that unless a coach is stating then all players would not be doing this as they are.
Bill
Oct 26, 09:42 PM
The Pens have the fire power to generate more offense. Similar to the Caps, they can play with any team in the league. However, when they get a lead they go into a shell. I would rather see more 6-5 games, than the get a goal or two and play tight defense. I guess will be seeing a lot of 2-1 and 3-2 type games, unless the Pens get behind and open up.
ryan
Oct 27, 02:24 AM
At least they are getting this out of their system early in the season like they did last year. I remember two games in a row early on last year, vs colorado and NYI i think, they blew 2-0 leads after the second period. I think they will learn from these terrible losses to the rangers and caps and be stronger in the long run.
Pens1967
Oct 27, 04:49 AM
IMHO, the major problem is the truly awful forward line combinations Therrien deploys. None of the players look comfortable with each other. The forwards might as well just be scrambled up on the bench and the next 3 guys just go out. Yeah, I know, Therrien wants to generate offense so he plays Crosby and Malkin together, but he’s got two guys who both need the puck to be effective and, unfortunately, the game is only played with one. Now your second line is centered by Staal, who is the Pens best defensive forward, and lessened Sykora’s effectiveness. The Pens would be much better off going back to two top lines with Crosby centering one and Malkin the other.
Dupuis-Crosby-Satan
Fedotenko-Malkin-Sykora
Talbot-Staal-Kennedy
Cooke-Zigomanis-Bissonnette/Godard
Getting some continuity at forward plus developing a reliable checking line would do wonders helping the defensemen and playing the system the way it’s intended.
DaBich
Oct 27, 05:18 AM
Pens1967, I’m in agreement with you. Would someone please send MT the memo?
THEONEANDONLYSURGE
Oct 27, 09:15 AM
The problem with that is Staal won’t be happy on the third line.
Pens1967
Oct 27, 03:47 PM
Staal would have a well-defined role. He would have competent linemates. He would get only slightly less ice time than Crosby and Malkin, but he would play on the first PP unit. He would have his own niche. Shero can pay him like a top 6 forward; Staal would be worth it. Staal’s line would not be a traditional “3rd line”. It would be more like a second line behind 1A and 1B.
Pens1967
Oct 28, 06:46 AM
The problem isn’t the system. It’s a good one and can generate a lot of offense as we saw last year. The problem, IMHO, is that the forwards have no chemistry or cohesion and that is a large contributing factor to being unable to play the system to perfection.
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