The fan's decision might have been a good omen for Pittsburgh, as the Pens topped the Jackets 3-1 in Game 1.
Tortorella's players appreciate that trust, but don't for one second think he hasn't tried to coach them to get more offense in Game 2 - offense they are going to need to beat the Penguins, the best offensive team in the National Hockey League. He's already missed Game 1 against the Blue Jackets, however, and continues to recover from a reported groin injury. "It's a 2-1 game for a long time there and we just have to find a way". While the Penguins have been using a two goalie system throughout the season with Matt Murray and Marc Andre-Fleury, the Blue Jackets have stuck with their former Vezina Trophy victor all season. The Penguins went 1 for 3 on the power play. Game 2 is Friday night in Pittsburgh. As the game ended, the Blue Jackets forward chased down Penguins forward Tom Kuhnhackl and delivered a pretty dirty play. Columbus, meanwhile, continued its Game 1 habit of settling for shots from the perimeter.
Murray did not practice Thursday, and he did not have a dressing room stall at the Penguins practice facility.
Nothing captured the Penguins' puck-hunting methods better than the way "The Kids" set up Crosby for the game's first goal.
Jake Guentzel added a goal and an assist for the defending Stanley Cup champions. Crosby leads the Penguins in goals with 44 and overall points with 89 which will prove to be troublesome for the Blue Jackets defense. Guentzel crashed the crease to pivot the puck from Sheary over to Crosby for the finish. So, his team had a two-goal lead, and he still wouldn't leave. Calvert got two minutes for cross-checking, which seems light.
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You saw it on display in a big way during the Penguins' 4-1 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets in Game 2 on Friday, just 51 seconds after Columbus' Brandon Saad scored to pull the Blue Jackets even in the second period. He went on to start 7 more games the rest of the season.
It wasn't easy. Yet the goalie with more wins than any other in the history of the Pittsburgh Penguins handled the demotion with grace.
After being outshot 16-3 in the first period of Game 1, the Penguins want to ramp up their possession game. Everyone on this team has faced Fleury a bunch of times. They're going to score some goals. "That's the fine line". I'll play my game. It's not really a chess match. You can see the people they have.
"I don't have one (complaint) about the team".
The Columbus Blue Jackets haven't shown us much in the last couple of weeks that convinces me they're capable of winning a game on the road against a quality team such as the Penguins. "He's going to be a pain in the [butt] for us in the series, but that's what makes it fun".
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