Penguins Double Their Pleasure, Skewer Sabres

For some reason, last night’s 4-2 victory over Buffalo reminded me of the old Doublemint gum commercials from the 1980s. “A double pleasure’s waiting for you…”

It was, indeed, good to see our Penguins double-up in the win column following an extended slide, especially against a prickly foe like Buffalo. The Sabres had beaten us five out of six and made us look silly in the process.

We still appeared a bit shaky at times, like a young colt gamboling on wobbly legs. Especially during a forgettable second period when the speedy Sabres skated over, around and through us while piling up a 10-3 edge in shots on goal. But goalie Matt Murray came up big with a series of huge stops, none larger than a…