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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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Seattle Kraken 9-Game Win Streak! 7-4 Win Against Columbus, 1/13/24

 




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


   The Kraken played against the Blue Jackets in Columbus on Saturday, January 13th. The Blue Jackets had the lead, but Seattle took it and won with a 7-4 score. The Kraken has won 9 games straight, a franchise record!


Kraken lineup against the Blue Jackets:

Tatar - Beniers - Eberle

Schwartz - Wennberg - Tanev

Tolvanen - Gourde - Bjorkstrand

Kartye - McCann - Burakovsky


Dunn - Larsson

Oleksiak - Borgen

Dumoulin - Schultz


Daccord

Driedger


Blue Jackets lineup against the Kraken:

Gaudreau - Sillinger - Chinaknov

Johnson - Fantilli - Roslovic

Gaunce - Danforth - Bemstrom

Texier - Voronkov - Marchenko


Severson - Boqvist

Provorov - Peeke

Bean - Gudbranson


Tarasov

Merzlikins


   Ivan Provorov strikes first, getting the Blue Jackets the lead. Jordan Eberle ties up the game with his fifth goal of the season! Provorov scores his second of the night, getting Columbus back in the lead - Jared McCann ties up the game, 2-2. The final score of the first period was 2-2.


   Kirill Marchenko takes the lead back for Columbus! Tye Kartye ties the game back up, 3-3 - Oliver Bjorkstrand gets the Kraken back in the lead by the end of the second frame. 4-3 was the final score of the second period.


   Jared McCann scores his second of the night! Brian Dumoulin scores his third of the season - Emil Bemstrom strikes one, the Kraken still in the lead. Eeli Tolvanen scored the seventh for the Kraken and the last goal of the game - 7-4 was the final.



"We just stuck with it - we were getting our chances and we just had to bury the puck." Jared McCann spoke postgame about the Kraken win against Columbus.



- Andre Burkovsky didn't return for the remainder of the game after the first period due to a lower-body injury.

- Jared McCann hit 300 Career Points!

- Yanni Gourde hit 300 Career Points!

- Emil Bemstrom hit 200 games

- Kirill Marchenko hit 100 games



"We started off well - the first period was a pretty even period," Ivan Provorov said postgame after the Blue Jackets loss against Seattle. "The second, we tried to do a little bit too much, got away from what was working for us in the first - we pushed hard, but sometimes when you try to come from behind, things don't always work out."

 

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