Penguins Snowed Under by Avalanche

I confess, my duties at Wright’s Gym kept me hoppin’ last night, so I didn’t get to watch as much of the Penguins-Avalanche game as I would’ve liked.

On second thought, maybe I saw enough. After all, we wound up on the short end of a 6-2 score. Proving among other things, that while Penguins like ice, they don’t do well in extreme snow.

In some ways I liken last night’s affair to our previous game, a 5-2 victory over the Leafs, only the roles were reversed. Despite the lopsided outcome, I didn’t think we played all that badly. The Avs just played really well.

They were fast, aggressive and “on” us, for lack of a better way to describe it. And their superstars shone.

Sidney Crosby’s Nova Scotia pal Nathan MacKinnon (dear Lord is he fast) piled up five points, including a goal and four assists. Mikko Rantanen did even better, notching a hat trick and two helpers.

As for our big guns?

Cue the crickets.

Actually, that’s not entirely true. Evgeni Malkin set up Cody Glass for his first-ever black-and-gold goal with a gorgeous cross-zone pass.

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