In an upside down, left-is-right-and-vice-versa type of season where nothing seems to have quite gone according to plan, the Penguins pulled yet another surprise from their bag of tricks yesterday afternoon at American Airlines Arena.
Their victims? The Dallas Stars, winners of seven in a row and solid Stanley Cup contenders. In hindsight, they didn’t stand a chance.
After spotting the Stars a 2-1 lead after two periods, our Pens came roaring back on the strength of a 17-shot, four-goal, third-period onslaught to whup our hosts, 5-3.
That makes three remarkably strong games in a row against tough opponents since the decision was made to summon top forward prospects Rutger McGroarty and Ville Koivunen from the Baby Pens.