The Pens built a 5-0 lead on some timely scoring and excellent goaltending. The Oilers fell behind largely due to Garon's inability to keep the puck out of the net. He left with the Oilers trailing 5-0. The Oilers brought in their backup of the night, Drouin-Deslauriers (possibly the longest last name of any goalie), who proceeded to shut the door.
The Oilers got one goal late in the second to make it 5-1 going to the third period. The next three goals in the third were all either great individual efforts (Hemsky), fluky plays (Gilbert), or both (Souray). Other than the Hemsky goal, I'm not sure we can fault Fleury for them.
The good news is that even though the Pens had a big lead in the third, and the Oilers were coming back on them, the Pens still managed to out shoot the Oilers. Of course, when you have 7 minutes of power play time, including two minutes of a two-man advantage, you should register more shots than your opponent.
Most of this game was pretty strange. It's a good thing the Pens will be able to look back and see a "W".
One last thing - make sure you check out the Satan goal in the highlights. If I remember I'll post it here. It was sick.
Next up: A visit to Long Island on Saturday night
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