"Team Players" Beat "One Man Band"

The Pens have extended their winning streak to ten games now with a 2-1 win over the Capitals. It was a great showing by the Pens without two of their key players in Geno and Tanger. Sid assisted on both goals and had an empty net chance, but he was robbed by the goal post. Flower stood strong in the net and the Pens PK came up big after giving up the first goal to Ovechkin. Interesting enough NBC announcers said they were tried of this Sid and Ovechkin debate. Milbury said there is none and Sid was the better of the two. As the title above they said Sid was a team player and Ovechkin was a one man band making Sid the better hockey player. There you have it and said by Milbury himselft, shocker isn't it. It feels good to be a Pens fan and hopefully they keep this streak going. Geno and Tanger getting healthy is the next step and would put the Pens in even better position.

Game Summary 

Pens 2 Capitals 1

Scoring 

1st Period
None

2nd Period
Alex Ovechkin (snap shot) from Brouwer and Ribeiro - PPG
Martin (slap shot) from Sid and Bennett - PPG

3rd Period
Niskanen (snap shot) from Cooke and Sid

Penalties 

1st Period
Jack Hilen - interference - 2 minutes
Bennett - tripping - 2 minutes

2nd Period
Kuni - tripping - 2 minutes
Jason Chimera - hooking - 2 minutes
Vitale - tripping - 2 minutes

3rd Period
Cooke - boarding - 2 minutes
Cooke - unsportsmanlike conduct - 2 minutes
Brooks Laich - interference - 2 minutes

Shots were 36-29 in favor of the Pens!