You know the dance. Win one to go a game above .500. Lose one to fall back to .500.
Aside from the fact that we were blitzed out of our skates at the outset by the quick-starting Red Wings, the Pens didn’t play a bad game. However, we didn’t generate a ton of shots (55 attempted, 25 on net) or scoring chances (23) and couldn’t get a leg up on our foe.
The good news? Drew O’Connor snapped a confidence-sapping 32-game drought with a pair of goals!
His first came on a slapper from the right circle at 18:29 of the first period, courtesy of an absolutely gorgeous play and pass from Cody Glass.