Rowney is a late bloomer at 27 and has helped with key production for the Wilkes-Barre Penguins this season with 21 points through 26 games so far for them. Putting him 8th on the team although he has missed over 20 games this season. Without those he would be joint top with Guentzel.
Rowney had a decent game despite not scoring a point or notching a goal in his first game like Guentzel did. He finished the game with a 63.16CF% along with 2 Hits in just over 9 minutes Ice-Time which gives the impression the Penguins eased him in last night. He will learn a lot in his time in the NHL which will be a huge help going forward.
The Penguins win last night continues their dominance at home this season and was a key win without Evgeni Malkin who is likely to miss this weekends game against the Blue Jackets and the Blues. In his absence the lines have been juggled and they seemed to be effective last night. It was good to see Hornqvist scoring again and continuing to do the dirty work.
The Penguins have a stretch of games coming up that look winnable and could give them a good chance of finishing as a high seed in this years standings. I would be disappointed not to see the Penguins get at least 6 points from their next five games.
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