If you told a Penguins fan who didn’t get to catch Tuesday night’s game vs. the Winnipeg Jets that three of the four goals the team scored were by the bottom-six, they would’ve laughed in your face — and rightfully so.
The third and fourth line did next-to-nothing in Pittsburgh’s prior 20 games. Snake-bitten Bryan Rust has one goal and four assists, Riley Sheahan had a goal and an assist, Derek Grant had two assists, Derick Brassard (who, to be fair, was hurt), the lauded center depth trade acquisition, has just two goals and four assists, Matt Cullen (before he got hurt) has two goals and two assists, and Daniel Sprong has just four assists.