Went to the game. It was a huge crowd, as you'd expect, but it was a fairly calm crowd, like a quiet confidence that the Pens were going to handle them.
The Pens played very smart hockey. Tight checking, kept the puck on the edges, spent a ton of time in Carolina's zone. Play like that, and they'll win out even without Letang and Malkin.
Murray was very solid and comfortable in the net. The one he let in he had no chance at. Screened and it was a blistering shot to the top left corner.
Carolina is a very fast team, but they might have been a bit fatigued from playing back to back. Good break for the Pens!
Just keep winning stay healthy and see what happens. Matta showing some rust, but Simon played a nice game, imagine that?
#44 is a solid defenseman. Great pickup! He really makes a difference in his own end. Just what the doctor ordered!
Funny, there was still stray confetti filtering down occasionally from the KISS concert! Even the players were laughing about that.
BTW, Crosby is amazing! Didn't factor in the scoring, but dominated the faceoffs and was incredible when handling the puck. Lost his stick, but batted a puck down with his bare hands and thwarted a breakaway! He is the BEST!!