Ducks Down Penguins, 4-3, on Late Power-Play Goal

Since I had no hope of staying up late to watch last night’s Penguins-Ducks matchup in Anaheim, this is going to be a bare-bones recap.Judging by the result, a 4-3 loss in come-from-in-front fashion, maybe I’m glad I didn’t witness it.

The Pens started out just ducky (sorry, couldn’t resist), snagging an early 2-0 lead on redirect goals by Justin Brazeau and Rickard Rakell.

Unfortunately, old nemesis Chris Kreider struck for a power-play goal mid-period. Speaking of old as in bugaboo, as in yielding late goals, Cutter Gauthier beat Tristan Jarry from the right circle to knot the score at 2-all.

Gauthier was uncovered on the play and it was a wicked shot to boot, but Jarry seemed a bit slow…