When Jujhar Khaira scored for the Blackhawks midway through the second period on Sunday night, Pittsburgh fans knew what was coming.
Yes, the Penguins were still up 3-1. But the writing was on the wall: the team was going to blow this lead.
Sure enough, with under five minutes remaining in the third, Philipp Kurashev tied it at 3-3 for Chicago.
Sidney Crosby’s determination to make Evgeni Malkin’s 1,000th game a win meant two points, and that this blown lead doesn’t really matter— except for how often this exact same thing has happened to the Penguins over the past month.