In terms of pure hockey entertainment, last night’s wild-and-woolly affair between the NHL’s two black-and-gold teams was the pinnacle, featuring goal-scoring in bunches, wild momentum swings and a dramatic finish.
Tough on the ol’ ticker, too.
In the end the big-game hunting Penguins bagged the Bruins, 6-5, at TD Garden, to keep pace in the Eastern Conference playoff scramble.
The contest opened with a bang as Bruins nemesis Brad Marchand slammed the puck past Pens goalie Alex Nedeljkovic from the doorstep just 41 seconds in. The conflagration escalated from dumpster fire to four-alarm blaze in a hurry, with most of the damage fortunately being inflicted by the good guys.