Injuries to forwards like Jansen Harkins and Noel Acciari and a lack of cap space for a recall forces the Penguins to skate with 11F and seven defenders.
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First period
Quiet first period, shots are only 4-3 in favor of Pittsburgh. The Penguins had two cracks at the power play and shots during those four minutes were regrettably 1-1.
Not much happening early on and that wasn’t a good sign for the home club.
Second period
Evgeni Malkin and Oliver Ekman-Larsson got into extra-circulars so the teams open up the period playing 4v4 for two minutes.