Great goaltending can negate a lot of sins and the Penguins got some great goaltending from Casey DeSmith last night in a 3 – 1 win over Carolina. It was DeSmith’s first home win season and second overall of the season.
The good news is that our Penguins have DeSmith and he put them back into the play-off picture, rejecting 34 of 35 shots and claiming the last Wild Card spot. Granted, both New York teams have a game in hand and could put themselves back into a tie, but for now, the door is opened again.