Aside from the first ten minutes I thought the Pens played great. They were clearing rebounds, keeping shots to the outside, and generating chances left and right. Marino was a beast tonight too.
- j.boyd919

Yup. Rags came out flying and might have blew their load in the first period.

Took a toll though. Losing Rikki sucks

They've already exceeded my expectations. After that first I thought we were gonna finish with 5 healthy skaters.

Sully should sub in some youth for the old guys next game.
- Thorny87

Was thinking this too

I thought the Pens were dominate in the 2nd OT and the early part of the 3rd OT. First OT seemed rather even to me.
- j.boyd919

Agree with this. Sid's line was amazing. Almost every time they hit the ice they were getting chances.

I'm not sure what the graphs will say, but the Pens seemed sluggish all 3 OTs. Rags looked like the younger team. Happy with the win, wondering how theyll be for Game 2.
- jmatchett383

happy with the win. it is worrisome though. its not even a want/effort thing. there were years that seemed to be apparent. problem right now is there just are a lot of players right now who simply arent very good at creating actual shots. i know they attempted however many tonight, but other than the crosby line how many actual opportunities were consistently generated?

zucker has had a brutal year but he would really help. rakkell down is a killer.

kapanen is beyond useless. erod, mcginn, boyle, heinen. these guys bust their ass but they arent going to generate their own opportunities. carter is cooked.

desmith/louie deserve all the credit in the world tonight.

Jesse Marshall
@jmarshfof
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8m
John Marino was on another level tonight, perhaps his best professional performance ever. Per
@NatStatTrick


28:01 at 5v5
51 shot attempts for, 17 against
82% control of the expected goals
Assisted on the game winner

And survived a couple massive runs from Reaves

Was thinking this too
- MattStrat

He got a win with this lineup so he'll probably stick to it

He got a win with this lineup so he'll probably stick to it
- Thorny87

That's unfortunate. And short sighted.

Zucker sounds like he'll be back. I'd sub out Boyle or Kap for O'Conner.

Yup. Rags came out flying and blew their load in the first period.

Took a toll though. Losing Rikki sucks
- Thorny87

happy with the win. it is worrisome though. its not even a want/effort thing. there were years that seemed to be apparent. problem right now is there just are a lot of players right now who simply arent very good at creating actual shots. i know they attempted however many tonight, but other than the crosby line how many actual opportunities were consistently generated?

zucker has had a brutal year but he would really help. rakkell down is a killer.

kapanen is beyond useless. erod, mcginn, boyle, heinen. these guys bust their ass but they arent going to generate their own opportunities. carter is cooked.

desmith/louie deserve all the credit in the world tonight.
- stayinthefnnet

Kap was about 75% useless but I actually thought he could have put in a few goals there. Heinen looked really good to me. Carter got better as the game went on but he wasn't looking good.

If Rackell and Zucker get back that will be a huge boost

The 5 on 5 HDCF were 29-14 for the Pens that's nuts... 43 HDCs in a game is nuts... What a crazy game 1

That's unfortunate. And short sighted.

Zucker sounds like he'll be back. I'd sub out Boyle or Kap for O'Conner.
- madmike71

zucker back could be really helpful right now.

agreed on giving OConner a look too.

Was thinking this too
- MattStrat

Sully ain’t changing a god damn thing. That would disrupt a room that just won a triple OT game 1 on the road at MSG agains the Vezina winning goalie. The (frank) would you try to (frank) with that?

He got a win with this lineup so he'll probably stick to it
- Thorny87

Also thought that as well hahah

That's unfortunate. And short sighted.

Zucker sounds like he'll be back. I'd sub out Boyle or Kap for O'Conner.
- madmike71

Same thought. Kap had an assist on the winner so he'll probably be promoted

Sully ain’t changing a god damn thing. That would disrupt a room that just won a triple OT game 1 on the road at MSG agains the Vezina winning goalie. The (frank) would you try to (frank) with that?
- j.boyd919

I just accidentally flagged you bro, sorry Hahaha it's late.

Yeah Stubbon Sulls prob won't do anything

Jesse Marshall
@jmarshfof
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8m
John Marino was on another level tonight, perhaps his best professional performance ever. Per
@NatStatTrick


28:01 at 5v5
51 shot attempts for, 17 against
82% control of the expected goals
Assisted on the game winner

And survived a couple massive runs from Reaves
- Thorny87

I actually thought he looked pretty bad for a lot of the game. Seemed to settle down in overtime. Really nice play to load up and fire that shot quickly on the winner.

Whaaaaaaat a game! I feel for shesterkin a bit. Played maybe one of the greatest playoff performances in recent memory. 1-0 Baby!

happy with the win. it is worrisome though. its not even a want/effort thing. there were years that seemed to be apparent. problem right now is there just are a lot of players right now who simply arent very good at creating actual shots. i know they attempted however many tonight, but other than the crosby line how many actual opportunities were consistently generated?

zucker has had a brutal year but he would really help. rakkell down is a killer.

kapanen is beyond useless. erod, mcginn, boyle, heinen. these guys bust their ass but they arent going to generate their own opportunities. carter is cooked.

desmith/louie deserve all the credit in the world tonight.
- stayinthefnnet

I thought Kap had a pretty good game tonight not to mention his forecheck behind the net turned the puck over and he fed Marino for the shot to the point in the GWG.

Kap was about 75% useless but I actually thought he could have put in a few goals there. Heinen looked really good to me. Carter got better as the game went on but he wasn't looking good.

If Rackell and Zucker get back that will be a huge boost
- MacPatty

i think heinen has underrated finishing ability but he isnt going to create a ton on his own. glad malkin bulled his way down there for the tip, but this wasnt one of his best games at dictating play. carter might be able to finish too, but he trails the play entirely too much as a center at this point.

ill admit to having blinders on about kap at this point. I want him jettisoned into the sun.

zucker back would be a boost. I have a feeling if healthy he is going to be flying. Rack looked majorly (frank)ed up. who knows when hes cleared.

Same thought. Kap had an assist on the winner so he'll probably be promoted
- Thorny87

Aside from that assist I thought Kap was alright in this game.

Also thought that as well hahah
- MattStrat

I hope Gallant takes Reaves is out next game. We can't lose anyone else

The 5 on 5 HDCF were 29-14 for the Pens that's nuts... 43 HDCs in a game is nuts... What a crazy game 1
- MattStrat

So is 151 combined shots. Pens had 83, only 9 from the all time record and 2nd most in modern days.

Same thought. Kap had an assist on the winner so he'll probably be promoted
- Thorny87

I thought he was brutal at times, but he also had some good moments as the game moved on. He had a bunch of shots and an assist on the GWG. Kind of hard to take him out.

I hope Gallant takes Reaves is out next game. We can't lose anyone else
- Thorny87

I don't see that happening. Reaves was a factor in this game. He had extra pep in his step on a few shifts, couldn't believe his speed. Scary dude to be having closing in on ya hahaha

Whaaaaaaat a game! I feel for shesterkin a bit. Played maybe one of the greatest playoff performances in recent memory. 1-0 Baby!
- Brownsoldier

Meh.... fuk him.