Penguins- 4
Evgeni Malkin (Comrie, Letang) 2-0:54
Sidney Crosby (Kunitz, Hutchinson) 2-13:51
Sidney Crosby (Malkin, Letang) 3-12:56
Kris Letang (Crosby, Kennedy) OT-3:49
W- Fleury (21-24)
Predators- 3
David Legwand (Tootoo, Ward) 1-0:53
Cody Franson (Bouillon, Erat) 2-8:03
Patric Hornqvist (Wilson, Erat) 3-5:08
L- Rinne (34-38)
RECAP

Game Changing Play
There are so many, but the dive by Dupuis was probably the most noticable because it directly saved the game winning goal.
Grades
Offense- B+ Good pressure for most of the night and the key players were making plays.
Defense- B- Not their greatest performance and too often they left Fleury out to dry, but they weren't horrible.
Fleury- A- Ok so his GAA won't be all that great but he made some incredible breakaway saves in the closing minutes of the game (and throughout) to preserve his first win of the season.
Powerplay- C Too inconsistent. Looked good, then slacked off.
Penalty Kill- C+ Overall they looked solid but they did let a goal past so that's a negative.
3 Big Points
-The Preds had Goligoski marked all night (although Alex did finish +2) so that freed up guys like Letang and Martin to make plays. Depth can really be a useful tool.
-This win does more for Fleury's confidence than anything. He was on fine form, and staked his claim to his team.
-Engelland is such a helpful guy to have out on the ice, because he defends his teammates (another fight tonight) and still plays solid D. But Lovejoy is good too..... Wow, I would say this is a photo finish position race.
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