hockey: Pens beat the Flames in shootout

Holy fake on the shootout. . .



Thank you, Kris Letang. May you now be promoted to one of our top three shootout shooters permanently.

In Calgary last night against the Flames, the Pittsburgh Penguins once again had to come from behind for the victory, but this time they had to do it twice, scoring goals while losing 1-0 and 2-1. They also needed more than regulation to do it, but were victorious in the shootout thanks to goals by Petr Sykora and Letang.

On a more disappointing note, Marc-Andre Fleury was injured early in the first period after a bad fall on the ice. His goaltending had been much more solid lately, even though that's partly because the Pens defense had been playing much better in front of him. Luckily, Dany Sabourin came in and played a solid game as well, allowing the Penguins to earn the victory.

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