As in any sport, there are games during the course of a hockey season that define a team’s heart and character. It’s destiny as well.
I call them statement games.
The Penguins played one last night at Madison Square Garden. In the wake of an ugly 8-4 shelling at the hands of the Rangers two night earlier, our guys drew a line in the sand (ice) and showed what they’re made of.
The result? A thoroughly convincing 5-2 drubbing of the Blueshirts. In the process snapping a two-game skid and opening up an 11-point bulge over the sixth-place New Yorkers.