New Faces, Same Result: Penguins Crowned by Kings
It was a beautiful play. The kind Penguins fans dream of.
With time ticking down in the first period and the Pens trailing 1-0, Justin Schultz approached the right faceoff circle with speed. Anticipating a shot, a Kings defenseman dropped to the ice.
Head up, Schultz coolly skated around the prone defender and carried the puck behind the net. Spotting Jason Zucker to the left of the cage, Schultz fed him a picture-perfect pass. Zucker quickly moved it to Sidney Crosby in the slot, who roofed it over Kings netminder Calvin Peterson as only Sid can do.
Another game-changing goal by No. 87, right?
Wrong.
To borrow from the old Johnny Cash tune I Walk the Line, Sid’s shot hit the crossbar and tightroped the goal line but never crossed it. Instead of entering the dressing room on an upswing, our guys still trailed by a goal.
So it goes for our Penguins these days. The faces may have changed but the results are the same. Another regulation loss, our season-high fourth in a row.