Post-Game Talk: Cole's Plus/Minus: Pens vs. Canes - Sid delivers 3 Christmas Presents

[ColePens]

++++++ Murray is back!
++++++ Sid is not human (Rust/Jake playing out of their mind, too)
++++++ The defense played... defense! Pets/JJ look good, Dumo/Tang look GREAT, and Riikola is even holding Maatta up.

A boring Pens win in a way that we are all used to seeing. That is awesome! That leaves us with one gif...

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[Jaded-Fan]

Just knew that the refs would wait until less than a minute to make a call.

 

[Beau Knows]

Great to see Murray get the shutout. This is a completely different team when he's playing well, his calmness brings a lot to this team.

 

[Empoleon8771]

Murray is back up to a .900 save% on the year. It took only 3 great games for his save% to get back on track for the most part.

 

[Turin]

So 2 goals against in 3 games. That’s different.

Fire Sullivan

 

[TNT87]

Moose was terrific. Great job by the first line! Solid play by the d-men.

 

[Clare2904]

I'll take that as an early Christmas gift

 

[DegenX]

Muzz ...

 

[pensfan71]

 

[ColePens]

Your Sid stat line...

3 assists, +3, 5 SOG, 3:12 SH time, 71 % on faceoffs.

 

[Scandale du Jour]

I have only seen the last 12 minutes of the third... but what a change a few weeks have made to Murray's game.

Confident, challenging the shooter, back to being a sponge.

Glad to have our #1 back AND a solid backup. That will help.

 

[edog37]

Murray is back up to a .900 save% on the year. It took only 3 great games for his save% to get back on track for the most part.

That’s what championship goalies do & Muzz is an elite goalie.

 

[heysmilinstrange]

Another great team win. I knew Murray could rebound.

 

[SHOOTANDSCORE]

Great way to head into the Christmas break.

 

[canadianguy77]

Outside of the last half of the first, they collectively played a very solid game. Hope they can maintain this level of play after the break.

 

[Turin]

Your Sid stat line...

3 assists, +3, 5 SOG, 3:12 SH time, 71 % on faceoffs.

Midnight Judges is unimpress

 

[vodeni]

Your Sid stat line...

3 assists, +3, 5 SOG, 3:12 SH time, 71 % on faceoffs.

crazy

 

[Brandinho]

Ecstatic to see Murray playing his way into form. We really need him.

 

[Andy99]

Huge win! Way to go into a break...I thought there’d be a letdown
+ Murray and L1
+ team defense
- usual culprits...L2 and L3

 

[Tom Hanks]

Great game Murray and Sid’s line.

Defense was pretty solid. The other forwards held their own in the back half and got better in the forward half as the game went on to be just ok.

 

[Dipsy Doodle]

Great way to head into the Christmas break.

Yep. Did well with a packed schedule the last couple weeks and can rest up for a few days.

 

[gopens66]

++++That's the Murr we all missed!
++++Sid a beast in all three zones!
++++ Defense pairings playing well and reading each other against a good forechecking team!
+++++ Jake burying chances!
Wooooooooooo!

 

[Scandale du Jour]

Oh and I gotta say that the forwards seem to have fallen into place. Love seeing Sid and Jake getting PK shifts.

 

[Dipsy Doodle]

These last 2 games were exactly what Murray needed.

The Caps game was exactly what the Pens needed.

 

[mpp9]

They look like they can make the playoffs even with Malkin playing at about 30% capacity. Good things.