Friday, October 11, 2013

Pens are in Florida!

The Penguins have traveled to Florida to take on the Panthers! Jeff Zakoff will make his NHL debut tonight in the net and the Penguins will look to go add another win, making them 4-0 to start the season. The Penguins are coming off a great game against the Carolina Hurricanes, in which Jokinen scored a hat trick. The Penguins have showed a great offensive start to their games and been able to collapse around the net, protecting the netminder. In this game that will be key with a inexperience (NHL games) goalie, but the Penguins have a strong defensive and one of the most lethal offenses in the league. The Penguins should be able to handle the Panthers, who played last night against the Lightning resulting in a 7-2 loss to the Bolts. Time for the Penguins to get to work!

The Pens lineup is as follows:

Forwards
Kuni, Sid, Duper
Jokinen, Geno, Bennett
Jeffrey, Sutter, Kobasew
Glass, Vitale, Adams


Defense
Orpik, Martin
Niskanen, Scuderi
Matta, Bortuzzo

NHL newbie Zatkoff in the cage!

Play By Play

3rd Period
0:00- The Panthers deal the Pens their first loss of the season with a 6-3 victory. The Pens played a sloppy defensive game, but I think they will bring it in Tampa!

0:33- BOYES SCORES ON THE PP! Boyes puts one in the wide open net. 6-3 Panthers

2:26- Duper gets leveled by Weaver and Sid lets Weaver know he is not happy. Sid gets an interference penalty. Panthers PP.

4:10- Panthers get a breakaway chance, but Martin with some great speed to get back and break up the play.

7:36- Defense pairs are being shaken up. Martin is now with Maatta, Orpik with Bortuzzo, and Niskanen with Scuderi.

10:36- Martin jumps up into the slot and lets go of a hard shot. Markstrom makes the save.

13:33- FLEISCHMANN SCORES! Fleischmann lets go of a high shot that hits Zatkoff in this mask. Before he can compose himself, Fleischmann puts in his own rebound chance. 5-3 Panthers

16:45- Duper with a chance right in front of the Panthers net, but he can't get to the loose puck.

20:00- Third period is underway! Come on Pens, lets step it up and get the win! Lets Go Pens!


2nd Period
0:00- Second period ends and the Pens are down by one goal as the Panthers have the lead 4-3.

3:11- The Pens not making the greatest decisions with the puck in their own zone. Need to tighten things up.

6:17- Panthers call a timeout.

7:47- DUPER SCORES!!! Sid drops a pass to Duper at the side of the net. Duper fires a shot right through the armpit of Markstrom! The Pens shorten the Panthers lead by one.

10:00- Jokinen is back on the ice. Looks to be ok.

11:46- BARKOV SCORES ON THE PP! Barkov shoots from a sharp angle and it goes off the leg of Martin into the net. 4-2 Panthers

12:52- VERSTEEG SCORES ON THE PP! Panthers capitalize on the PP. Versteeg puts one over the shoulder of Zatkoff. 3-2 Panthers take the lead once again.

13:26- Vitale will join Martin in the box and the Panthers will get a 5 on 3 PP for 1:34!

13:48- The Panthers will get a PP as Martin takes a seat in the sin bin.

14:11- Zatkoff makes a save, but the puck trickles behind him in the blue paint. Martin gets to the puck and saves the day getting the puck out of harms way!

16:30- Jokinen heads to the locker room after catching a puck to the face.

17:10- The Panthers get some zone time and Zatkoff is able to glove one out of the air for a faceoff.

20:00- Second period time! The Pens need to take the momentum from their 4th line in the first period and put some more pucks behind Markstrom! Lets Go Pens!


1st Period
0:00- First period ends and this one is tied up 2-2!

0:30- The line of Glass, Adams, and Vitale has been doing work on their last two shifts. Really working hard and getting pucks on net. They are in beast mode.

3:11- ADAMS SCORES!! Glass puts the puck on net. Vitale and Adams crash the net and Adams pokes in his own rebound try! The Pens tie this back up 2-2!

5:07- The Pens PP comes to an end. The Pens had some amazing scoring chances, but Markstrom was equally amazing in the net.

7:07- Gilbert will now take a seat for the Panthers. The Pens will have a 4 on 3 PP!

7:45- Orpik and Huberdeau will take a seat and we will have some more 4 on 4 hockey.

8:39- The Pens PP comes to an end, just as Jeffrey's shot rings off the goal post! Close one for the Pens.

10:39- The Pens will get a PP chance!

10:49- VERSTEEG SCORES! The Panthers win the battle behind the net and Sutter doesn't cover his man. Versteeg gets the puck and rips one pass the blocker of Zatkoff. 2-1 Panthers regain the lead.

11:24- Both teams are back to full strength.

13:24-The Pens get a PP chance, but Kuni gets a high sticking penalty off the faceoff. Some 4 on 4 hockey time.

16:40- GENO SCORES! HIS FIRST OF THE SEASON AND HE LIGHTS THE LAMP! Bennett and Geno get a two-on-one chance and Bennett passes to Geno. Geno rifles one right pass Markstrom! This game is tied 1-1!

17:26- Markstrom makes a glove save and will hold for an faceoff

18:05- BOYES SCORES! Boyes lets go of a laser shot that goes right over the glove of Zatkoff into the corner of the net. Amazing shot by Boyes. 1-0 Panthers

20:00- The puck drops in Florida! The Pens are ready to dispatch the Panthers! Lets Go Pens! 

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