The Pen(guin) is Mightier, Prevails over Preds in OT

On Tuesday night, I thought our Penguins played perhaps their best game of the season, resulting in a crisp overtime triumph over the Kings.As for last night’s pulsating victory over the Predators in Music City? Well…

…to borrow a phrase from The Wizard of Oz, that’s a horse of another color. In short, a weird, wild affair, albeit one with a happy ending.

While our Pens skated as if they were wearing snowshoes at the outset, the Preds pounced to a 1-0 lead on their second shot of the game. And, yes, Tristan Jarry was between the pipes.

We didn’t get our first shot on goal until the 13:15 mark. Our first goal, a far post punch-in by Bryan Rust on a feed from Sidney Crosby, soon followed. Each…