It sure was great to see our Penguins trim New Jersey last night before a big holiday crowd at PPG Paints Arena. The black and gold seemed remarkably unfazed by the pasting they received only 24 hours at the hands of red-hot Columbus.
Credit Mike Sullivan and the coaching staff for helping the team turn the page so quickly. The players, too.
Newcomer Chad Ruhwedel scored his first NHL goal and contributed 16-plus minutes of sound defense. Marc-Andre Fleury resembled the “Flower” of old while turning aside 23 shots in arguably his best game of the season.