RECAP: The boys are back in town. PENS WIN.
No clue of the source for this.
FIRST PERIOD
Some good hits were being dished out to start. Engelland and some dude fought.
Good fight. If you have hair like that, you better be able to throw bombs.
On the next shift, Crosby fed Mr. Automatic for a one-timer in the high slot. 1-0.
The Bolts looked jammed. Boucher was shuffling lines like nobody's business.
There was some 4-on-4 for a couple minutes. That all cleaned up.
SECOND PERIOD
Crosby drew a penalty 15 seconds into the second, and the Pens jumped on a power play. Tons of chances, but Garon kept the Bolts alive. But he couldn't keep his sac alive. He got hurt making a save on Malkin. He couldn't go anymore, and Lindback came into the game.
Pens were hitting pipes like crack addicts all game, and it surfaced again in the second period. Letang's shot is like a work of art. He hit two posts in the game from downtown.
After killing off the penalty, the Lightining started playing.
Stamkos did some coke and woke up.
He finished up a nice passing play to tie it up 1-1. Orpik turned in his Free Candy to open a Burger King, because he again was out to lunch.
The game hit a lull, and everything started moving Tampa's way. They got some bullshit bounce, and a puck fluttered past Fleury. 2-1.
Rest of the period was as run-of-the-mill as it gets. Fleury kept the Penguins around. Pens couldn't get much going. Crosby drew another penalty toward the end of the period.The PP made some moves but couldn't punch anything in.
THIRD PERIOD
It was a game the Lightning wanted. Although Malkin and Crosby had flashes, they weren't getting great chances shift after shift. The Lighting were in a groove. They were 6-0-1 when leading after two periods.
But one turnover changed all of that.
5:38 of the third period
With ROOT's cameras on Orpik and some guy behind the play in the Pens' zone, the Bolts got the puck. Eric Brewer changed the game. He had a terrible turnover, and Malkin swooped in. He took the puck, and within two seconds he knew what he was going to do. He made Matt Carle look like a tree, splitting him and another defenseman. Lindback had no clue what was even happening.
It was a mesmerizing play. Just an incredible goal.
You shouldn't be able to do that. 2-2.
The goal ignited the crowd and woke up the Pens.
7:29 of the third period
That was all Sidney Crosby needed. When Crosby stepped on the ice right after the Malkin goal, it just looked like he was going to do something.
Crosby took the puck from the Pens' zone, used some unreal move in the neutral zone to gain entry into the Lightning zone, and then dished to Letang behind his back.
Letang made this goal. He carried the puck around the net and waitrf for Crosby to get into position. As soon as Letang made the pass, it was net.
3-2. Just like that.
GAME.
MISCELLANEOUS
