New York. Wants Does anyone have another wild card spot in the NHL East standings?
Last night, the Pittsburgh Penguins had a golden opportunity to dethrone a lopsided Florida team, but suffered an inexplicable 7-4 defeat against suspended Detroit.
– I can’t explain this, says coach Mike Sullivan.
It’s like there were dash trolls in the Eastern Conference. As soon as any of the teams in the queue have a chance to gain a real advantage, they absolutely fall apart.
Like the Pittsburgh Penguins last night. With the Panthers losing four straight games, they had a golden opportunity to walk away with a win in Detroit, but what happened?
They were down 3-0 after one period. Then they managed to catch up with the second, but again lost everything and were finally beaten by a score of 7-4.
– I do not know how to explain this. “We got outplayed in the first half and then we responded really well in the second half but we just couldn’t finish third,” sighs coach Mike Sullivan, who looks really flustered.
The Red Wings’ chances of making the playoffs are microscopic, but they still want to beat old rival Pittsburgh. Particularly inspired by this encounter was veteran David Peron, who scored a hat-trick in the final period – becoming the first Red Wing side to score three goals in a final period since Henrik Zetterberg in 2015.
Swede rookie Jonathan Berggren also scored – his 13th goal of the season – and Gustav Lindström grabbed an assist.
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