Indeed, the Penguins ended their ugly six-game, post-holiday slide with a 4-1 victory over the Coyotes before a cozy crowd of 4600 at ASU’s Mullett Arena. While it wasn’t exactly a game for the ages, in an effort befitting the setting our boys gave it the old college try and prevailed. Hopefully it will serve as a springboard for better things to come.
For the first 25 minutes or so, we looked like SOP (same old Pens). It appeared at times the Coyotes had bricked over the front of their net in the guise of improving goalie Karel Vejmelka, who turned aside nine black-and-gold shots with comparative ease.