Bryan Rust had a brief analysis of the way the Penguins' opened the second and third periods following Sunday's 4-3 loss to the Hurricanes at PPG Paints Arena.
"Just got to be more ready."
The Penguins trailed by just one goal at the start of the second period when Jordan Staal scored a goal off of a fluky-looking bounce just nine seconds into the middle frame to put the Hurricanes up by two. The Penguins clawed back after the midway point of the period with goals from Rust and Sidney Crosby to tie the game.