PITTSBURGH — This article originally appeared on PittsburghHockeyNOW.com.
It was otherwise a sloppy special teams festival, complete with some needless eye-rolling penalties and lazy stick fouls. Each team took a trio of minor penalties in the first 30 minutes before finally enjoying the comfort of the bench over the penalty box. Each team had five power plays overall, and was 0-for-5.
Rakell scored the tap-in goal at 1:34 of the first period, but the Penguins–as they have been known to do–allowed a goal in the following seconds. Amadeus Lombardi turned Penguins defenseman Matt Grzelcyk inside out in the right circle and whistled a shot past Penguins goalie Tristan Jarry.
After 44 minutes, the Penguins outshot Detroit 28-12, but the score was only 1-1. So many potential scoring chances simply bounced past a stick, or the pass was an inch off target. The Penguins outshot Detroit 44-19.
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