Here is my recap of the first handful of games for February.
Pens vs. Leafs 2/1 (L 1-0)
-With Engelland being a bit banged up Lovejoy got the start in this game.
-Brent Johnson got the start in this game and gave a better effort than his previous games, but still unfortunately ended up with a loss. He stopped 23 of 24 shots
-Martin led the defense with three shots on goal.
-Letang and Michalek led the team in blocked shots with five apiece.
-Letang led in ice time with 25:00.
Pens vs. Bruins 2/4 (W 2-1)
-The Pens worked hard for this victory. They played an aggressive, gritty game, much like the Bruins' style of hockey.
-Fleury stopped 28 of 29 shots. He made key saves late in the game that helped the Pens come out with a victory.
-Martin led the defense with two shots on goal.
-Orpik led the team with four blocked shots.
-Letang led in ice time with 25:51.
Pens vs. Devils 2/5 (L 5-2)
-Niskanen scored his third goal of the season on the power play.
-Fleury should not have started this game after playing a tough game the day before in Boston. He stopped 9 out of 12 shots before being pulled in the second period. Johnson came in and stopped 11 out of 12 shots.
-The Pens were just not on their game here and played sloppy, and the Devils took advantage of that.
-Letang led the defense with three shots on goal.
-Michalek led the team with three blocked shots.
-Letang led in ice time with 22:19.
Pens vs. Canadiens 2/7 (OTL 3-2 SO)
-Martin earned his 17th assist on the goal from Neal.
-Again, this was not the best effort we have seen from the Pens, but they managed to hold on through overtime to take the game into a long shootout.
-Fleury stopped 28 out of 30 shots.
-Michalek led the defense with three shots on goal.
-Martin and Orpik led the team with three blocked shots apiece.
-Letang led in ice time with 27:31.
Pens vs. Jets 2/11 (W 8-5)
-Letang earned his 19th assist on the goal from Jeffrey.
-Fleury earned his second assist on the goal from Kunitz.
-Letang then scored his sixth and seventh goals of the season, the seventh being on the power play.
-Orpik also earned his ninth assist on the goal from Park.
-This was a fun game to watch in terms of all the goals scored, but on the other hand it was not a good defensive effort with five goals still being scored on the Pens.
-Orpik delivered seven hits in this game.
-Fleury stopped 20 out of 25 shots.
-Engelland led the team with five shots on goal.
-Orpik led the team with six blocked shots.
-Letang led in ice time with 24:45.
Pens vs. Lightning 2/12 (W 4-2)
-Letang earned his 20th and 21st assists on goals from Malkin and Kunitz, respectively.
-Letang also scored his eighth goal of the season, which made this the second game in a row he scored three points.
-Johnson also earned his first assist of the season on the goal from Kunitz.
-After giving up two goals (the first which he probably should have stopped), Johnson held the fort and earned a much needed victory. He stopped 21 out of 23 shots and made a lot of big saves.
-Bylsma mixed up the bottom two defensive pairings, which ended up with positive results. With Martin not being a physical player, being paired up with Engelland helped provide that physicality. Niskanen is a quick skater with offensive potential, while Michalek is more a defensive defenseman, so they can compliment each other better as well.
-Michalek led the defense with five shots on goal.
-Michalek led the team in blocked shots with five.
-Letang led in ice time with 23:11.
Pens vs. Ducks 2/15 (L 2-1)
-The bottom two defensive pairings kept getting switched around in this game, and at times they looked a bit lost.
-The team recorded 20 hits in this game. Orpik had nine of them.
-Fleury stopped 27 out of 29 shots.
-Letang led the defense with four shots on goal.
-Martin led the defense with three blocked shots.
-Orpik led in ice time with 24:39
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