Monday night, the Pittsburgh Penguins traveled north of the border to face off against the Toronto Maple Leafs. Starting the 1st period, both teams looked strong. Fast-paced hockey led to a momentum swing in favor of the Penguins. Evgeni Malkin collected the puck and Toronto swarmed him. Malkin dished the puck to Ricard Rakell in the slot. Collecting the pass with his feet as he drifted towards the dot, Rakell did a 360 and launched a rocket on the net to score his 200th career goal. Penguins held a 1-0 lead until mid-way through the 2nd period. Matthew Knies tied the game tipping a shot in the net. Auston Matthews broke the tie in the 3rd with a huge slap shot from the point three seconds into the Penguin’s penalty kill. More determined now, Pittsburgh started to buzz Toronto and generate quality chances. Sidney Crosby passed the puck to P.O Joseph at the point. Walking the blueline, Joseph ripped a shot on net. The puck trickled loose behind the goaltender where Drew O’Connor was waiting to slam it home, tying the game with seven minutes remaining. Overtime was needed to determine the winner. Jake McCabe scored for the Maple Leafs near the end of overtime to give them the 3-2 victory.
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7 апр 2024
