Jekyll and Hyde Penguins Stomp Wild, 4-1

In 1886, Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson penned a novella about the good and kind Dr. Jekyll, who morphed into the evil and brutish Mr. Hyde whenever he drank a serum. A transformation so gruesome, it shocked a friend of Jekyll’s who witnessed it to death.

As Penguins fans, I think we can relate. Indeed, the Jekyll and Hyde storyline is an apt description for our 4-1 triumph over the Wild last night, and perhaps our season as a whole.

Fortunately, it was the Dr. Jekyll Pens who opened the game. Playing one of our finest first periods of the season, the black and gold skated rings around the heavier Wild while piling up a 19-5 edge in shots on goal.

After peppering old friend Marc-Andre Fleury, we broke through at the 15-minute mark on a gorgeous goal by Kris Letang. Sidney Crosby won the faceoff and nudged the puck to Jake Guentzel, who pushed it to Brian Dumoulin at the left point. Dumo moved the puck quickly to his partner Letang at the right point and No.

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