Penguins Produce Incredible Team Performance To Defeat Tampa Bay

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Penguins Produce Incredible Team Performance To Defeat Tampa Bay

There was a lot of discussion about the difficulties Pittsburgh would face in their regular season opener at Amalie Arena on Tuesday in 2021-22.

Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, Jake Guentzel, Zach Aston-Reese, and Mike Matheson were all missing from the Pittsburgh Penguins’ lineup for tonight’s game against the reigning Stanley Cup winners, the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Penguins Produce Incredible Team Performance To Defeat Tampa Bay

The Penguins Accepted The Situation Rather Than Being Frightened By It.

The Penguins, on the other hand, accepted the situation rather than being frightened by it. “I think it’s a terrific test for us to show what we’re able to achieve, and it’s also a big time for a lot of guys to stand up and fill big shoes,” Letang said prior to the game.

“This is going to be a fun night. I think they see it as a challenge, and we’ve done well when we’ve faced adversity before.” ESPN broadcast its first hockey game since 2004 live, and the Penguins came out on top, skating to a convincing 6-2 victory.

All of the players on the rink were on the same page and working together to achieve the goal. Tristan Jarry made 26 saves while allowing goals to go to Danton Heinen, Brian Boyle, Dominik Simon, Teddy Blueger, Evan Rodrigues, and Bryan Rust.

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Letang The Best Defenseman In The League.

However, even before Daley went down, the Penguins had some troubles on defence. Unfortunately, the Penguins will be without their star centre Kris Letang for the remainder of the season. On average, Letang has played almost 29 minutes each game during the playoffs, including nearly 28 minutes per game against the Tampa Bay Lightning.

His postseason ice time ranks among the league’s best, and he’s now the best defenseman in the league. That Letang is getting a lot of ice time at even strength and on both special teams is a measure to his worth.

According to the Penguins’ current right-handed defenders, he’s the most important one. Just like Letang, Ben Lovejoy and Justin Schultz are all over the place when it comes to a game’s time spent on the ice (13:03).

Saturday’s Game At Buffalo Is Critical No Margin For Mistake

Jon Cooper, the Lightning’s head coach, remarked, “This is aggravating.” We’ve had a good run here, though,” he said. “Saturday’s game at Buffalo is critical because we have no margin for mistake,” head coach Sean McDermott said.

After being traded from Los Angeles on Sunday, goaltender Peter Budaj (27-21-3) made 30 saves in his Tampa Bay debut. He tied Gary Inness (1974-1975) for the most wins by a Pittsburgh rookie goaltender with 27 saves.

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Final Words

In the seventh game of his NHL career, Adam Erne gave Tampa Bay the lead with his first NHL goal. Two goals by Evgeni Malkin, both set up by Phil Kessel, put Pittsburgh up 2-1 after two periods.