Two very important events took place last night before 17,068 witnesses at PPG Paints Arena. The Penguins snapped an ugly four-game slide with a 4-2 victory over visiting Arizona. And…drum roll please…we struck for a power-play goal! Two actually, bringing to an end a horrendous, month-long 0-for-37 drought that threatened to sink our season.
Honestly, the way things were going, I thought we might never score with the man advantage again.
Actually, a whole lot of good things happened last night. Thanks in no small part to a three-day break, our guys displayed plenty of zip and intensity while dominating a Coyotes squad that honestly appeared a bit dog-eared from playing the night before.