The Pittsburgh Penguins cruised to a 5-1 victory over the outclassed, slumping Florida Panthers last night at PPG Paints Arena.
Once again, the Cats were unprepared to start the game and a couple of mistakes in the neutral zone quickly had them down by two goals.
After denying Patric Hornqvist entry into the Panthers zone, friend of the opposition Mike Matheson stepped up and lost a bid for the puck to Marcus Pettersson. The defenseman absorbed a hit and sent Tanner Pearson in with a nifty little backhand pass and the former King beat Roberto Luongo through the five hole at the 1:29 mark.