Sometimes a weekend matinee NHL game can be a bit sluggish. The Penguins and Jets didn’t get that memo as they exchanged chances, big hits and goals in Pittsburgh on Sunday, including a heart-pounding overtime that saw action and near-misses on both sides of the ice.
The game started rough for the Penguins, who already announced forward Zach Aston-Reese was placed on the IR. Unfortunately, it was a sign for things to come in the first period with forwards going down. Without Aston-Reese, Brian Boyle dressed and the Pens started the game with Evan Rodrigues — not Kasperi Kapanen — on Evgeni Malkin’s right wing.