As I watched from my favored perch at the Pennsbury Pub & Grille yesterday afternoon in muted horror, Philadelphia forward Scott Laughton burst past Penguins defenseman Jamie Oleksiak, gathered in a long stretch pass from Sean Couturier and torched Matt Murray on an eminently stoppable shot from the left faceoff circle.
Not only did the goal help transform an early 2-1 black-and-gold lead into an ugly 4-2 deficit, but Philly had all the momentum to boot.
Stunned by the sudden turn of events, my guts began a slow, agonizing twist.