The Penguins and Flames played a highly entertaining game on Wednesday night, filled with outstanding goaltending, brutal physicality and an unlikely goal from hulking defenseman Hal Gill. It also featured the most ridiculous one-minute stretch of a team trying to score on an empty net in NHL history.
Trailing, 2-0, the Flames pulled goaltender Miikka Kipprusoff with just over a minute to play in regulation, and the Penguins suddenly became allergic to putting shots on goal.
Hilarious. When all was said and done, the Penguins attempted six shots at the open net, and failed on all six of them, including two from Cooke.
My favorite one, however, was Marc-Andre Fleury's attempt at scoring from the opposite end of the rink, only to have Evgeni Malkin bat it down at the blue line. Ron Hextall never had to deal with that crap.
The Key to Beating the Penguins Is Pulling Your Goalie
Mar 26, 2009 – 12:00 PM
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