It's about time.
The Penguins exploded for 6 goals to defeat the St. Louis Blues on the road last night, ending their 3 game losing streak and giving them something positive to go home with at the conclusion of their road trip.
Among the Penguins 28 shots last night, Miroslav Satan, Max Talbot, Alex Goligoski, Evgeni Malkin, Tyler Kennedy and (finally) Jordan Staal found the twine. Satan, playing again with Crosby, added 2 helpers.
Staal's goal wasn't anything to brag about, since all he had to do was deposit the puck into an empty net to seal the outcome, but boy was he happy about it -- pumping his fist -- and he should have been. It's been a long time since Staal scored.
It's hard to see how an empty netter will give him confidence, but we can only hope.
Goligoski's goal, on the other hand, was the by-product of a slick fake at the point as he threw off a Blues forward by getting him to think he was going to pass, only to pivot on his blade back into shooting position between the top of the circles before wiring a laser past Mason.
Go-Go has the tools .. there's no question about it.
Marc-Andre Fleury stoped 19 of 22 shots in the win.
Fleury's counterpart with the Blues, Chris Mason, didn't have a good outing. He waved at at least 3 of the Penguin goals as they went by him.
Regardless, the Penguins will take it, and so will I. They needed to get a win before the end of their road trip and did so in style.
Hopefully they'll keep it going in their next home game, Thursday against Edmonton.
More this week ....
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