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  Graphic: Genevive Oliver There have been great players for the Pittsburgh Penguins, and then there has been Mario Lemieux. From the impossible reach of his stick to his effortless, balletic stride, 'Le Magnifique' wasn't just a force of nature—he was a work of art on ice. His time in Pittsburgh wasn't just about piling up goals and assists; it was an incredible journey of dizzying highs, a battle with a life-threatening illness, and then, a truly triumphant comeback that carved his place as an eternal Penguins legend. His story is one of unrivaled greatness on the ice and a fierce, unwavering loyalty to the city that loved him. The Arrival of Le Magnifique: The Savior of a City The hype around Mario Lemieux started almost before he even got here. In the mid-1980s, the Pittsburgh Penguins were a punchline—a franchise teetering on the brink of irrelevance. Their arena was a ghost town, their roster a collection of misfits. Then, on a fateful day in 1984, the draft lotte...
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Ottawa Senators Defeat San Jose 5-4, 1/13/24

 




*Sorry for the lack of photos! Hoping to get permission eventually.*


   The Sharks played against the Senators in Ottawa on Saturday, January 13th. Both teams had a close chance of winning, it could've gone either way with the 5-4 score - The Senators ended up winning!


Sharks lineup against the Senators:

Eklund - Hertl - Hoffman

Duclair - Granlund - Zetterland

Barabanov - Kunin - Bailey

Zadina - Carpenter - Labanc


Ferraro - Okhotliuk

Thrun - Rutta

Vlasic - Addison


Blackwood

Kahkonen


Senators lineup against the Sharks:

Tkachuk - Greig - Giroux

Tarasenko - Stutzle - Batherson

Kubalik - Chartier - Joseph

Kelly - Kastellic - MacEwen


Sanderson - Zub

Chabot - Hamonic

Chychrun - Brannstrom


Korpisalo

Sogaard


   Claude Giroux scores the first goal of the game, and the Senators lead by one. Thomas Chabot doubles the lead with his first! Anthony Duclair nets one, the first goal for the Sharks with 7:25 remaining in the first period. The final score of the first period was 2-1.


   Marc-Edouard Vlasic ties up the game with his first of the season, 2-2 - Kevin Lebang scores soon after, the Sharks now taking the lead from Ottawa. Brady Tkachuk ties the game back up, 3-3 - Drake Batherson nets one soon after Tkachuk, getting the Senators right back in the lead! 4-3 was the final score of the second period.


   Filip Zadina ties up the game 4-4 with 3:04 remaining in the third frame. Vladimir Tarasenko strikes his 10th of the season and the last goal of the game with 3.3 seconds left! The Senators win with a 5-4 score.



"It's a consistency thing - You don't try to win by making highlight reel plays every time. Just stay on the plan, trust the plan, and grind it over. That was the mentality today." Vladimir Tarasenko said after the Senators win against the Sharks.



- Vladimir Tarasenko stats:

   - 10 Goals

   - 18 Assists

   - 28 Points

- Anthony Duclair stats:

   - 8 Goals

   - 8 Assists

   - 16 Points



"We've played games where it's gone our way, we will play games where it doesn't," Justin Bailey said postgame after the Sharks loss to the Senators. "We want to get a point - We're looking towards the second half as an opportunity to build on our game, and continue to get points and what we can to win games."

 



POST-GAME : Jacques Martin

POST-GAME : Artem Zub

POST-GAME : Tim Stutzle

POST-GAME : Drake Batherson


POST-GAME : Anthony Duclair

POST-GAME : Filip Zadina

POST-GAME : David Quinn

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