Coming off an extended Covid/holiday break, I wasn’t sure what to expect from our Penguins. After all, we were down starting goalie Tristan Jarry and no fewer than six forwards. Two lines worth. I sure wasn’t expecting yesterday afternoon’s 8-5 goal-fest triumph over San Jose.
Moving like a typhoon over the ocean, our Pens literally blew the visiting Sharks out of the water during an incendiary opening period, the likes of which have only been seen once before during the black-and-gold’s 55-year history. Then we hung on for dear life as the Sharks staged a furious third-period rally to make a game of it.