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Game 3 Penguins/Islanders Recap: Another poor Pens effort puts on verge of elimination

PensBurgh | April 14, 2019

Related Topics: Jack Johnson, New York Islanders, Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins, Dominik Simon, penalty shoot-out, Jared McCann, Tom Kühnhackl

After announcing a lineup without Jared McCann, the Penguins are able to get in a last second change and have McCann back for Game 3.

Actual #Pens lines today (adjusted for McCann's late addition):

Guentzel-Crosby-Simon
McCann-Malkin-Hornqvst
ZAR-Bjugstad-Kessel
Wilson-Cullen-Rust

-SK— Pens Inside Scoop (@PensInsideScoop) April 14, 2019

The Pens have a decent first five minutes of the game, but for a team looking to take momentum and force the Islanders on their heels, they don’t really accomplish that.

Adam Pelech hooks Dominik Simon and it draws the first power play 9:25 in but the Pens accomplish nothing with it.








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