Miracle at the Rock: Penguins Singe Devils, 6-3
They say confession is good for the soul.
I confess here and now for public consumption, I fully expected our Penguins to lose their crucial Metro Division matchup with the Devils last night at the Prudential Center. Especially following our inspired but emotionally draining victory over the Rangers the night before. So when our hosts throttled us with their superior speed and grabbed a 3-1 lead after two periods, I wasn’t the least bit surprised.
Too, they’d beaten us seven straight times going back to the 2021-22 season. Young legs versus old ones.
Then our captain, Sidney Crosby, did something he’s done all season long…dragged us into the fight. On a power-play goal, no less, 6:48 into the final period. It was truly a team effort as every black-and-gold skater on the ice had a hand in the goal, including Michael Bunting, who took full advantage of open space to move the puck to Bryan Rust, who in turn sent a cross-crease pass to Sid for the finish. In the process, igniting the fuse on our competitive fire.
Sixty-seven seconds later we knotted the score at 3-all.