On location: Canucks 5, Penguins 0

Let's hope for a better outcome than we had against Lack and co. in December!

Have to give credit to the defense the way they've played on this trip, hopefully they can keep the shot count low again tonite.

I believe the Pens have 30 wins.

I guess Bo is to play tonight. Think he'll go to the net?

Stu

It says they are scratching BB can you confirm that DK?

I was at the game after the Olympics when the Pens played Buffalo. Miller got a pretty good ovation from the crowd and Crosby actually got booed. I was pretty amazed by that.

Watching the end of Bruins Islanders game, Jack Edwards is probably the worst announcer in sports.

Let's see if Sid continues to own Miller.

Holy moly Scuderi leads the Pens in +/-

Let's break out curling brush and make a clean Western Canada sweep.

Is that the anthem singer that tripped over the carpet last year?

Might give Jimmerson run for money.

At least he sings full anthem.

Weak call on Letang

You could kind of see that coming

Hope the Pens aren't down 5-0 before they find their skating legs.

Hope these guys wake up soon

Man Borts just looks like he's fighting gravity when he tries to fight now. Still not right after that Tootoo tune job.

I really like the live score in the article heading on the front page.

Caffeine for everybody during the period break.

Night all, hopefully Pens find their legs. I'll watch the rest tomorrow afternoon in Jax. Safe travels back home DK.

Another one of those calls on the ice stands that never actually had a call on the ice. Read Johnstons lips there and he says I thought the vall was a goal. The wide angle replay shows the net come off and the ref immediately starts to go to the box. No wash out no goal indication. They should have to announce the call on the ice to everyone prior to going to the box and calling toronto.

dk how hard have the pens worked on the pp in practice to make it better? it seems like there isn't enough rotation in their pp

On the goal review, THE only thing that needs to be reviewed there is whether the goal being off its moorings enabled the puck to enter into the area where it would be considered a goal. In this instance, that was not the case; the goal should have been tallied. I would say this even if it was a goal against the Pens, too. It is simply ridiculous that the rules enable the officials on ice and in the war garage to take the goal away under such circumstances.

Weak sauce right there. Blatant trip of Malkin. No call. Leads to a break away goal at the other end and a three goal deficit. Terrible.

And now Greiss does his best Fleury circa 2007 impression and misplays a puck into a goal.

Getting schooled in puck possession tonight.

And speed.

This is a typical game with an American team playing in Canada. Goals disallowed for no apparent reason and blatant penalties ignored. You simply can't beat the refs in Canada if they want to screw the American team. It's impossible.

Week effort by Letang on last one. Let his man zip right around him and beat him to trapezoid.

I agree gear head...refs are really making it look like they are Canadian

Trap killing us. Players better get accustomed to attacking it because we'll be seeing it a ton in playoffs.

Very little speed, puck support and few packs -- HCMJ's favored responses -- coming through neutral zone tonight.

refs should be fined for calling a game like this the way they are

Man, just WAY too much Letang and too little Pouliot on PP.

It's ok they needed another night off

Can't bear to watch any more tonight. Sorry, as a lifelong Penguins fan I must be honest. Malkin -was- trying to buy a call (poorly mind you), got burned and scored upon, which was the irreversible turning point in this game. It's been downhill from there. Why does this team make it sooooo hard to be a die-hard fan?

I'm hoping this was just a result of back to back games and 3 in 4 nights more than anything else

The official explanation on the no-goal seems to indicate that the referees felt that either Sutter or the combination of Sutter and the Vancouver player displaced the net.

"At 4:29 of the second period in the Pittsburgh Penguins/Vancouver Canucks game, the Situation Room initiated a video review to further examine a play at the Vancouver net. Video review was inconclusive in determining whether the flexible peg was still inside both the right goal post and the hole in the ice as the puck crossed the goal line. According to Rule 78.5 (x) "Apparent goals shall be disallowed by the referee when the net becomes displaced accidentally. The goal frame is considered to be displaced if either or both goal pegs are no longer in their respective holes in the ice, or the net has come completely off one or both pegs, prior to or as the puck enters the net." Therefore the referee's call on the ice stands - no goal Pittsburgh."

That's in contradiction to rule 63.6, which basically says if the goal is displaced by a defendng player and the puck had already been shot (it had), and the puck would have gone in with the net in its normal position (it would), then the goal may be awarded.

I'd like to see the NHL do what the NFL does and have the officials announce what the call on the ice is before the review - that would leave no questions as to what the original call is.

Bottom line: this team rarely beats any good teams now. We all know that the second season matters the most come April. But what has happened to a franchise that supposedly had the two greatest players in the world on their roster? It's an absolute organizational failure on every level! This franchise was blessed with a second wave of elite talent that most hockey franchises never see in their lifetime, and so far this squad can only deliver one championship to date. I'm sorry, but that is absolutely unacceptable! This franchise should have more championships with this core group. Period! I am still hopeful it all clicks for a championship run; however, I dont see it at all. This team has another quick playoff exit written all over them.

Pens had a nice road trip however there just doesn't seem to be enough to be able to beat the Isles, Caps or Rangers in a 7 Game series . What do we need ? Jagr? a tough crease clearing D man ? a spirited leader ? I'm not sure