Ryan Graves stayed back in Pittsburgh for the best of reasons to be on new dad duty, which opens up a spot for John St. Ivany to make his NHL debut! Jeff Carter still injured, which brings Jesse Puljujarvi back into the lineup.
Lined up and ready for hockey.
Welcome to the show, Jack St. Ivany! pic.twitter.com/imSv5R55Rv— Pittsburgh Penguins (@penguins) March 22, 2024First period
It’s a great start for the Pens. Evgeni Malkin has a magnet on his stick like the good old days to control the puck in the o-zone, he skates around the Dallas top pair in Miro Heiskanen and Thomas Harley and uses a clever little back pass to Michael Bunting that fools Jake Oettinger.