Tuesday, January 16, 2007

Pens 5, Isles 2; Determination pays off...

Another game that could've swung either way after two periods.

Another game that had you pulling your hair out, as the Pens refused to shoot the puck, again and again.

But the Pens really turned the switch on in the 3rd period, and pulled away for a 5-2 win.

Super-sniper Erik Christensen and Sid both scored two goals each, while Ouellet added a goal for the first time in a long time.

The Isles did their best to play physical, as Witt nailed Sid with a massive but clean hit, in which I was glad to see both Whitney and Malone go after Witt, with Malone and Witt dropping the gloves.

Jason Blake topped off the night by spearing Sid in the last minute of the game, and of course, Sid gets the penalties out of it. Look for a suspension for that one.

MAF played another solid game, and had some key saves in the 3rd period as the Isles started to get desparate.

The Pens travel to Boston for their next game Thursday.

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