The Penguins roll out as expected for this one.
1st period
Connor McDavid flashes with a couple of really nice rushes. It’s unreal how fast he is with the puck on his stick. Bryan Rust is forced to take a delay of game penalty for clearing the puck over the glass 47 seconds into the game, so McDavid stays on the ice and starts the game with a casual and Kovalev-esque 1:58 shift.
But it’s the Pens power play that draws first blood. Edmonton’s Ryan Strome takes a really unnecessary interference penalty by trifling with Evgeni Malkin and Pittsburgh strikes.