It’s official.
The Penguins’ playoff push has begun.
Last night the locals, suddenly hot, turned back the Blues, 4-2, before a happy throng of 18,321 partisans at PPG Paints Arena. In the process running their record since December 12 to 6-1-1, good for an impressive points percentage of .813.
Best of all, it was a team effort. Indeed, everyone seemed to contribute, from our stars to our depth guys to goalie Tristan Jarry, who made a number of big stops to keep the Blues at bay.
Although they’d played the night before in St.