Maybe it wasn't exactly the same ... Detroit jumped out to the lead earlier and never got that fourth, meaningless, goal. But that game tonight sure looked a lot like Pittsburgh hadn't learned any of those lessons they claimed to be clinging to from game 1.
See if any of this is reminiscent of the first game ...
- Malkin makes a lazy play to cough up the puck leading to goal number 1
- The Pens defense falls apart in their own zone and mishandle the puck leading to a scrambling second Wings goal
- Chris Letang gets out hustled in his own zone by one of Detroit's third-liners leading to a pretty third goal
- Ozzy doesn't face much rubber, but gets a little bit of luck and comes up big when he's needed
The game got a little scrappy in the end once the result was a foregone conclusion, but that's all good. No one should be too upset with Osgood taking a dive when he gets hit behind the net (he has after all had to watch Hasek most of the year) and I don't think anyone can fault the Pens for a few dirty cheap shots at the end either. They did, after all, have to try and take something (anything!) positive from the trip to Detroit.
In other good news, the Pistons also got a big win in the Motor City tonight and take their series back to Boston all even. I'll keep my fingers crossed for big road wins from both Detroit teams on Wednesday!
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