The Pens Can Win Without Crosby

As you all know I am a huge hockey fan. Living in Pittsburgh I am of course a Pittsburgh Penguins fan. Friday one of the worst things that could have happened to the Penguins did, Sidney Crosby got hurt, suffering a high ankle sprain. Usually in Hockey a high ankle sprain will take you out for at least a month or more. With the Penguins on a hot streak recently this was a killer. Sidney Crosby factors in close to 60% of the Penguins goals, so he is a big presence out there on the ice. After he was injured in the first period of the game on Friday the pens looked lost. With hardly any offense they lost 3-0.

They had a game the next night in Montreal. Without Crosby I though this game was going to be bad, but the Pens really stepped it up. All 4 lines were playing great and they were playing like they really wanted to win. Our 4th line ended up scoring first. Throughout the game the pens playing really tight defensively and they had some great offensive chances as well. The Canadiens goaltender Huet was playing great, it should have been 3-0 by the end of the game. Evgeni Malkin really stepped up as the leader of the team. He was making great plays and coming back defensively. He went end to end a few times, it was amazing to watch. With only 20 seconds left he scored an empty net goal to seal the victory. It was a great way to finish the game. Check out the highlights below…

Hopefully the Penguins will be able to play like that every night. They really showed that they have depth, let’s just hope that will last.