*Sorry for the lack of photos! Hoping to get permission eventually.*
It was a hockey night in Pittsburgh! The Penguins played against the Canucks on Thursday, January 11th - It was a close win for either team. The Canucks won with a 4-3 score in overtime, this being their fourth win in a row!
Penguins lineup against the Canucks:
Guentzel - Crosby - Rakell
O'Connor - Malkin - Rust
Smith - Eller - Puustinen
Harkins - Acciari - Carter
Pettersson - Letang
Joseph - Karlsson
Graves - Ruhwedel
Nedeljkovic
Jarry
Canucks lineup against the Penguins:
Pettersson - Miller - Boeser
Mikheyev - Suter - Kuzmenko
Joshua - Blueger - Garland
Hoglander - Aman - Lafferty
Hughes - Hronek
Soucy - Myers
Zadorov - Cole
Demko
DeSmith
Brock Boeser nets one just past 5 minutes in the first period - Boeser nets another! Marcus Pettersson scores the first goal for the Penguins with 3:39 remaining, Elias Pettersson scoring soon after Marcus. 3-1 was the final score of the first period.
Sidney Crosby cuts the Canucks lead with 13:55 remaining in the middle frame. Crosby being the only one who scored this period - 3-2 was the final.
Sidney Crosby AGAIN, his second of the night, and ties up the game with less than 30 seconds remaining in the third period - heading into overtime!
Elias Pettersson wins it for the Vancouver Canucks!
"He's been playing great, and he's a great goaltender," Tristan Jarry said postgame, talking about Alex Nedeljkovic. "Whoever's playing well, I think should be playing - I think that's just the way it's been going, he's done a great job. I'm just there to support him, whether he's supporting me or I'm supporting him. We have a great relationship - we're pushing each other and I think that helps us be at our best."
- Tristan Jarry replaced Alex Nedeljkovic to start in the second period
- Reilly Smith didn't return for the remainder of the game due to an upper-body injury
- Sidney Crosby passed Mike Bossy - now sitting in 22nd place on the all-time goals list! (574)
- Elias Pettersson became the first player in NHL history to score the game-winning goal in 4 straight road games!
- Elias Pettersson stats:
- 22 Goals
- 35 Assists
- 57 Points
"It's very good from us, but we're still letting a goal there at the end - we can do a little better there," Elias Pettersson said, talking about the Canucks 4-3 win. "But overall, I'm happy with the win."
POST-GAME : J. T. Miller
POST-GAME : Thatcher Demko
POST-GAME : Richard Tocchet
POST-GAME : Sidney Crosby
POST-GAME : Marcus Pettersson
POST-GAME : Mike Sullivan
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