In a most welcome development, Tristan Jarry went the distance between the pipes, stopping 21 of 22 shots in the process. The lone blemish on an otherwise spotless performance, a Dominik Shine tally from the doorstep with 3:40 to play following a failed clearing sequence.
In an intriguing bit of symmetry (or kismet), the Pens opened the scoring 3:40 into the contest on a goal off the rush by top-pick Ben Kindel. The youngster, showing extremely well of late, drove the center of the ice before taking a taking a backhand feed from defenseman Ryan Shea and snapping it past Pittsburgh native John Gibson.