Penguins Nip Flyers, 7-6, in Must-Win Goalfest
A couple of weeks ago I opined that our Penguins were done like dinner. And for all intents and purposes we are…sorta kinda. We trail yesterday’s foe, the Flyers, by seven points in the race for third place in the Metro and the Lightning by a whopping nine points in the wild-card chase. Those are huge gaps to close at this stage of the season.
To top it off, it sounds as though POHO/GM Kyle Dubas has tentative plans to sell, sell, sell at the trade deadline that looms just ahead.
Yet to their everlasting credit, this proud group of champions refuses to throw in the towel. With our season on the very brink and staring an absolute must-win situation squarely in the face, our guys channeled those Stanley Cup winners past and put a seven-spot on the board en route to a pulsating 7-6 triumph over the dogged Flyers. A contest that wasn’t for the faint of heart…or goalies.
Indeed, while our Pens made mincemeat of Philly retread Calvin Petersen, the visitors beat Tristan Jarry like Mike Lange’s rented mule on six of 21 shots, good for a crispy .714 save percentage.