Caps Capitulate, Penguins Triumph Thanks to Late Malkin Heroics

Some teeth might be missing. The manes might not be as lustrous and full as they once were. Some mange may have set in, too. But the Penguins and Capitals still know how to bring it.

In a battle between two aging Metro lions at PPG Paints Arena last night, our Pens roared the loudest. Sparked by a pair of goals from unexpected sources and a typically gritty 31-save effort by Casey DeSmith, our Pens put the bite on the visiting Caps, 4-3.

Typical of Pens-Caps matchups, the contest featured plenty of passion and riveting end-to-end action. Lots of storylines, too, including redemption for a disgraced foot soldier, a dramatic comeback (albeit by the wrong team) and late-game heroics to save the day. Even a fight that didn’t involve DC marauder Tom Wilson.

The Pens carried the play through a scoreless first period and well into the second. Near the midpoint of the game DeSmith made a spectacular left-pad save on John Carlson from the left dot on a 2-on-1 to keep the Caps off the board.

Moments later the Pens drew first blood.

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