Penguins End Skid, Clip Canadiens, 4-3, in Shootout (!)
I have a confession to make. Life, in particular, doggy-sitting duties coupled with an unfamiliar TV setup, prevented me from watching last night’s Penguins-Canadiens tilt at PPG Paints Arena.
Instead, I occasionally checked the score on NHL.com. I was pleased to see us carry a 3-2 lead into the third period, then understandably discouraged when the Canadiens knotted the score on a Noah Dobson backhander early in the frame.
Here we go again, I thought. We’re either going to lose in regulation, overtime or the shootout.
Pick your poison.
I was especially aggrieved when the game went to a shootout. After all, Arturs Silovs was in net and had yielded a staggering eight shootout tallies on nine attempts. Talk about a loss waiting to happen!
To say nothing of our top guns, who repeatedly fire blanks in what amounts to a game-ending skills competition.
You can only imagine my surprise and sense of relief when the final result flashed on my phone…4-3 Penguins!
Hallelujah, the losing streak is dead! For this old Pens fan, Christmas came a few days early.