Drive to the Net: First line comes together

You asked, we listened: More Dominik Simon analysis stories.

Okay, not really. But that's where this one begins.

The Penguins' game-winning goal on Thursday night was a thing of beauty, and a great example of what the top line of Jake Guentzel, Sidney Crosby, and Simon is capable of when they put their strengths together.

Let's break it down.

The play begins in the Penguins' defensive zone after the Ducks dumped the puck in. Matt Murray sends the puck into the corner, where it bounces off Nick Ritchie's skate and Crosby's leg to Ondrej Kase:

Kase gets tied up with Crosby and Simon, and Simon recovers the loose puck:

"We were breaking the puck out from our zone and there was a battle," Simon told…