Weekend round-up: 25th January

The weekend round-up is back and I'm starting, as usual, with the Penguins. The Pens came back from a 2-0 deficit to beat the Vancouver Canucks, mostly through Evgeni Malkin who recorded his 10th hat-trick of his career. The Penguins defensively frailties were highlighted by the speed that the Canucks had. This speed made it easy for them to gain zone entries and keep the puck.

The Penguins do have to thank the Canucks as they really shot themselves in the foot. Miller imploded and went from someone on course to get an easy shut-out to someone who looked as unsure as possible with his movements. Malkin's 2nd goal ricocheted of Linden Vey as well and this was a big moment in the game. It gave the Pens a way back into the game and they used that momentum to turn the game around.

Wilkes-Barre Scranton played three games over the course of the weekend. They play twice against Portland and once against Providence. The Baby Pens split the two games against Portland, losing the first 2-1 but winning the second 5-0. Wilson became the first player over the weekend to score 20 goals in the AHL this season.
Tristan Jarry posted his 3rd shut-out of the season but neither he nor Matt Murray could do do anything to stop Providence running the score up in a 5-2 win.

Lastly, the Wheeling Nailers split two games with the Kalamazoo Wings. The first was a 2-1 OT win with Andrew Cerretani scoring the winner. Casey DeSmith earned his first victory of the season as well. The second game, a day later, when Kalamazoo's way in a 4-1 win. Wydo scored the Nailers only goal as they dropped to a 16-19-2-2 record.