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Sidney Crosby hits Kapanen on the rush for a 2-on-1. The Pens kill it off and turn the momentum by scoring the game’s first goal. It’s Guentzel going off for tripping, giving NYI the night’s first power play. Evan Rodrigues dances and darts all around the offensive zone and makes a great pass to Jake Guentzel, but an Islander breaks it up at the last moment.įinally with 6:18 left in the second, the game has a first penalty. Kasperi Kapanen gets a chance to score for the Pens, but can’t. Nothing overwhelming but they keep coming in slow, steady waves. Second periodĪs is their habit, the Islanders just kinda hang around and slowly even out the shots on goal. Tristan Jarry is tested with a few tricky high shots late that require nice saves (hmm, wonder why this Islander team might be shooting there.) and the period ends with no scores and no power plays. In flashbacks to May, Ilya Sorokin was standing on his head again in an opening 11 minutes that only saw two faceoffs and just a ton of continuous play.
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They get 10 of the first 11 shots on goal, including reaaaally good looks for Marcus Pettersson, Zach Aston-Reese and Crosby. Much like many recent games, it’s a very good start for Pittsburgh. That means a new lineup for the Penguins, with Brian Boyle getting back into the lineup and the red hot Evan Rodrigues getting a well-deserved look on the right side of the top line with Sidney Crosby and Jake Guentzel.
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There’s an unhappy surprise in pre-game warmup, when Bryan Rust tries to skate but quickly leaves the ice and becomes a late scratch with an unknown ailment/injury.