One of Mike Sullivan's favorite qualities in his teams is “pushback” — the ability to answer an opponent’s punch with a counterpunch of your own, and respond to adversity within each game on a nightly basis.
The Penguins have lacked it for most of this season, but seem to have finally found some Wednesday night.
They beat Columbus, 5-4 in a shootout, coming back from three separate two-goal deficits to pick up a crucial two points in the standings.
For much of the night, the game seemed like it would go the way many of the Penguins’ have this season: Fall behind early, show some flashes, but ultimately come up short.