A bit late here, been busy with ****, so here is what i noticed:
+ The defense in general. Kept a lok of shots from reaching Fleury, which is always a + as far as I'm concerned. Fleury had a pretty easy day as a result (again, huge +)
+ Boychuk looks like he can be a solid addition to the Malkin/Neal line. Whenever he was on the ice with them, there were scoring chances, and a lot made by him. He seemed to read Malkin very well and looked like he belonged there. I didn't notice him on D, not sure if he made any bad moves on that front. He seemed to hold the zone decently though.
+ Kunitz was back to his old self. Good to see he has gotten back to his game. And he was looking solid on both the Crosby and Malkin lines.
+ Sutter. That is why he is on the team. That was a hard-fought, dirty goal, the kind that can change the tide of a game.
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- Power play still looks lost and disorganized. Is anyone surprised that the one goal NJ got was when they were short-handed?