Hot Penguins Snuff Out Flames, 6-2

In hockey, as in life, what a difference a week can make.

Seven short days ago, our Penguins were reeling from the effects of a disastrous loss to Utah on home ice. Frankly, I was ready to shovel dirt over the team…and the season as well.

Can you say, “Hello lottery pick?”

Now our Pens have won three games in a row. Just as important, they seem to have figured out how they need to play in order to be successful.

It sure doesn’t hurt that we received stellar goaltending the past two games. Last night it was Alex Nedeljkovic’s turn to shine. Ned made 30 saves, including a number of the ten-bell variety. None more spectacular than his unconscious glove save on Flames d-man Rasmus Andersson near the 17-minute mark of the first period.

Grand larceny.

As is so often is the case following a big save, the Pens promptly countered, with Anthony Beauvillier scoring on the backhand off a nifty setup by Blake Lizotte.

Once our boys got a whiff of blood in the water it was pretty much all she wrote.

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