Statistically, we dominated, piling up a 44-19 edge in shots on goal and winning nearly 57 percent of our faceoffs. Rickard Rakell scored early in the second period, with assists from Evgeni Malkin and kid defenseman Harrison Brunicke. (More on him in a bit.)
On the negative side of the ledger?
We didn’t finish our myriad chances. We allowed the tying goal 74 seconds after taking the lead. We were 0-for-5 on the power play. And Tristan Jarry yielded the game-winner with less than three minutes remaining, albeit on a breakaway to Grade-A prospect Nate Danielson.