Hopefully everyone has recovered from Tuesday night because it’s time to gear up for another late one this evening as the Pittsburgh Penguins remain on the west coast for game two of their three game road
trip through California. After dropping a tight contest to the Anaheim Ducks, the Penguins now head to the City of Angels to face-off against the Los Angeles Kings. Thankfully, this will be the last weeknight late game until January so load up on the coffee and enjoy the game.
Puck drop is scheduled for 10:00 PM EST and will be broadcast on Sportsnet Pittsburgh.
Pens Points…
There will be plenty of times this season that we are reminded that the Penguins are a rebuilding franchise, and Tuesday night in Anaheim was one of those times where a rebuilding team fumbles away a game they perhaps should have won. [Pensburgh]
Many Penguins fans raised their eyebrows when Justin Brazeau opened the season on the second line, but perhaps Dan Muse was on to something when he penciled in the big man alongside Evgeni Malkin to start the season. [Trib Live]
A second straight game of subpar penalty killing cost the Penguins dearly against the Ducks on Tuesday night. Like the Rangers game on Saturday, the Penguins surrendered a pair of goals down a man, including the eventual game winner late in the third period, to the Ducks. [Trib Live]
In a scary off-ice situation on Tuesday night in Anaheim, television play-by-play announcer Josh Getzoff was taken to a local hospital after fainting during the second intermission. Color analyst Phil Bourque passed along that Getzoff was fine after the incident. [Barrett Media]
NHL News and Notes…
Chicago Blackhawks captain Nick Foligno will be taking a leave of absence from the team to be with his daughter as she undergoes surgery for her congenital heart disease. Foligno’s daughter, now 12, underwent her first heart surgery for the condition at just three weeks old. [NHL]
Construction delays could cause issues for the arena set to host the ice hockey competition at the upcoming Winter Olympics in Italy. Depending on when the arena reaches completion, there may not be enough time to fully test the playing surface before play begins. [Sportsnet]
Injuries just keep stacking up for the Florida Panthers in the early going this season as they try for three consecutive Stanley Cup titles. The latest victim is defenseman Dmitry Kuliov who will be sidelines five months after undergoing surgery. [USA Today]
