Or their B-Game. Maybe even their C-Game, for that matter.
In fact, the Pens pretty much reverted to their putrid pre-Thanksgiving form, when they had a record of 7-12-4 and were belly-scraping the bottom of the NHL standings.
They didn’t forecheck. They didn’t backcheck. They didn’t slow the Isles down in the neutral zone. Nor did they battle or play with any discernable physicality or intensity, especially around their own net. Indeed, the blue paint surrounding Tristan Jarry was pretty much a safe haven for Islanders forwards like noted Penguin-killer Anders Lee (pictured), who scored two goals.