Malkin's continual poor discipline didn't take long to rear its head with him committing a weak tripping penalty on JT Miller. The Rangers capitalised quickly and Malkin continued to make poor plays, turning over the puck and not working along the boards. After a poor first period Sullivan must have said something as they came out completely renewed.
There was a bit of puck luck involved but the Penguins continued, four line offense shone through with a constant barrage of shots being directed at Lundqvist and, after he was pulled, Raanta. Scott Wilson scored his first goal in 12 games off a quick reflect shot to the side of Lundqvist before Crosby continued his excellent start to the season with another deflected goal from the right of Lundqvist which completely fooled him.
Phil Kessel hasn't scored as many goal as he or perhaps Penguins fans would hope so far in his time here but he is still such a dangerous player. His shot is out of this world and he needs to have more confidence in shooting. His goal today came on the rush after receiving a pass in the middle before shooting over Lundqvist's shoulder. So far Kessel is a point per game player through 20 games.
Perhaps the best goal of the game came from Conor Sheary who scored after a prolonged shift in the Rangers offensive zone that drained the energy and made them sitting ducks. Crosby's puck luck was evident on his second goal with the puck bouncing off his stick, off of McDonagh and over the goaltender into the net.
The Penguins finished the game off with a deflected goal from Cullen and managed to suppress the Rangers offense for a large part of the game. For over 20 minutes they went without a shot. The Penguins go into the weekend with two games against the Wild and Devils, both on the road.
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