Crosby's first goal of the season came on the power play and was also incidentally the Penguins first power play goal of the season. The power play came about from a Nick Bjugstad trip on Olli Maataa at 10:07 in the first period. The power play was different with Crosby and others being noticeable in their movement around the zone rather than having a solitary position. Crosby worked the puck around the net and moved to the blue line before rifling a shot in straight past Luongo.
The Penguins dominated in the first period finishing with 16 shots to Florida's 5. Florida came into the game more in the second period and it was a more even period with only one penalty kill by the Penguins being the only real incident of note. The Penguins returned to their old problems however in the third period and allowed Florida to take control of the game. The Penguins failed to yet again make their early chances count and were forced to overtime thanks to two quick fire, well worked goals by the Panthers. The Penguins ended overtime early after 1:21 with Malkin's goal, as mentioned.
The Penguins are looking to carry on their winning streak and use Fleury's good start to their benefit when they rematch the Stars tonight. The Stars won the first game 3-0 with Niemi getting on the assists sheet. He still has more points than Chris Kunitz. The Stars are a team in form and are so far 5-1-0 with Benn and Seguin at the top of the NHL points board. This will be a bigger test than the last few games and if the Penguins can come out with 2 points it will be a great win.
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