Let's Go Pens! Ru

Penguins 4 – Predators 0

Tonight showed why the Pittsburgh Penguins are back-to-back champions.

A quick turnaround from the debacle in Chicago was probably the best thing for this club and it was only Game 3 of 82, but what the Penguins did tonight was get emotion back in their game that was lacking Wednesday and Thursday night to open the season.

A rematch of the Stanley Cup Final saw a physical and nasty game play out.

With a complete game performance in all three zones, the Penguins got outstanding play in goal from Matt Murray who shutout the Predators again, the third straight time with a 26-save performance, and there was one particular player that set the tone for a great response game from the Penguins.

It was Evgeni Malkin.

Malkin who netted the opening goal with a blistering slap shot just inside blueline, was a beast in the 4-0 shutout win.

His play away from the puck was phenomenal. He created a turnover at his own blueline that led to his goal and the determination to play a dominant 200 foot game was there all night.

An A+ game from Malkin in how he took this game over in all three zones. It doesn’t happen enough but when Malkin is focused like this and using his size to his advantage to impact a game in a number of areas, there are few better.

Чот начало не заебись. Всех с началом сезона. Ниеме не впечатляет пока вместо Цветка, так наблюдение.

А Мюррей в том матче впечатлил?

Ниеми пока видели только в матче, в котором команда забыла, как защищаться, и то только полпериода. Не показательно. Посмотрим ещё.