Quick thoughts on the first official game in the arena branded as the PPG Paints Arena.
- Jake Guentzel with a beautiful saucer pass to the net right on time for Phil Kessel to get a great shot on goal from point blank. Didn't score but easily could have, great play by Guentzel.
- Detroit strikes first, capitalizing on a mistake a piece by the Derrick Pouliot / Justin Schultz pair - a confirmation of the wide-spread belief that neither are reliable enough NHL defenders to successfully help out.