Repeating a pattern that led to Thursday’s overtime loss to Vancouver, the Pens started abysmally, dramatically rallied to tie the game in the last minute of regulation and fell short in overtime. Once again forfeiting an all-important second point.
Actually abysmal doesn’t do the Pens’ start justice in terms of sheer awfulness. Pathetic is more like it. We crawled out of the starting blocks, forcing Tristan Jarry to make three 10-bell saves in the first 83 seconds, including a breakaway chance by Sebastien Aho 16 seconds in.
As our guys continued to lurch about like so many drunken sailors on shore leave, the Hurricanes proceeded to pound pucks on net.