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Fly(er) By Night Power Play Costs Penguins Again in 4-3 Shootout Loss

Blow it up.

No, make that BLOW IT UP.

That was my reaction as the Penguins’ power play sank to new levels of ineptitude while contributing in as negative a way as possible to our disappointing 4-3 shootout loss to the blood-rival Flyers last night at PPG Paints Arena.

How bad was it? When Erik Karlsson was whistled off for interference at 12:10 of the third period to abort a nascent power play, I actually cheered. That’s because the unit (0-for-5 on the night) had yielded a game-tying shorthanded breakaway goal to Scott Laughton only minutes earlier.