After playing a pretty flawless game against the Hurricanes, the Penguins and Dany Sabourin lost a physical outing against the Ottawa Senators. Actually, they lost the game to Jason Spezza that recorded his 2nd career hat trick.
As a team, the Penguins played a pretty solid game. Throughout the game, it never felt as if they were being outplayed to a point where they should have lost. The game marked just the 3rd time that Dany Sabourin gave up 3 or more goals this season. Despite playing an overall typical game, Sabou looked sparatically flustered and seemed to not have typical control over his body. While his positioning cost the Pens a goal and nearly another, Maxime Talbot proved that he could assume the role of a last resort goaltender should the situation arise. Talbot made a kick save on a puck that nearly missed the right side of the net and proved that he could shut out beer league players around the world.
Sidney Crosby recorded an assist on the night, and his Two-Headed Monster counterpart Evgeni Malkin tallied a goal and a helper. Malkin's late goal gave him a 5 point lead on teammate Crosby in points and provided some hope for another heart-stopping finish. Unfortunately, Alex Auld stood stellar and the Ottawa Senators hung on to win 3-2.
I think that I am going to start offering the Penguins' three stars from each game so that people will see who was playing their heart out. To start off with this afternoon's game we are going with:
- Jordan Staal
- Evgeni Malkin
- Matt Cooke
For more information on the game and to see the official three stars, be sure to check out the official NHL score sheet.
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