Penguins 3, Coyotes 1

Posted by Dejan Kovacevic

BY DEJAN KOVACEVIC

Getting ready for faceoff …

Game: Penguins (39-22-10) vs. Arizona Coyotes (21-42-8), 9:08 p.m., Gila River Arena, Glendale, Ariz.

Goaltenders: Marc-Andre Fleury (31-16-7, 2.23) vs. Mike Smith (11-35-5, 3.20)

TV, radio: Root Sports, 105.9 the X

Online: GameCenter / Multimedia / Official game notes

The Coyotes are the NHL’s only team to have a defenseman leading in goals. Oliver Ekman-Larsson has 17. — GETTY

101 Comments Newest to oldest

Andrew Straley

3-21-2015, 7:17 pm

heading to the game. can't wait to get there. it should be like when I used to watch the pens in ft. lauderdale; 75% ex-pittsburghers.

Andrew Straley

3-21-2015, 7:21 pm

oh, and I do plan on shouting shoot the puck when they are on the power play. I want to make them feel at home.

Dejan Kovacevic

3-21-2015, 7:25 pm

Ha! Show up 10 minutes late, too!

3-21-2015, 7:40 pm

And make sure you leave with 6 minutes to go.

Saxon Daugherty

3-21-2015, 7:36 pm

I see this being the game the Penguins find their goal scoring touch again, at least I hope it is.

golferralph8

3-21-2015, 7:54 pm

Saxon
I sure hope you are right , but all the signs I see it doesn't look very promising .

Jay Baileys

3-21-2015, 8:39 pm

Please tell me we score more than a goal tonight

Dave G

3-21-2015, 8:46 pm

This is the game where they score 6 goals and win and everything is all hunky-dory again until they get shut out by St. Louis on Tuesday night.

Dave G

3-21-2015, 8:49 pm

Actually it's getting so bad that now the refs are complaining about the Penguins.

Rbilak1

3-21-2015, 8:43 pm

Keys, will Arizona target Letang? Is so how will he and the team respond?

Will Joey V, come back like other ex-Pens and score on us?

Downie on line two, I like it. Yes he takes bad penalties, but for those that want him to sit, who then is their to stick up for our stars? Answer 41 and 47 and both were traded. No one else.

Is Scuderi's bad play the result of 47 trade? I think so. Also who pairs with Erhofff on D in playoffs? Not many games for HCMJ to figure it out.

Finally 56 games for Letang for a powerplay goal. Anyone else see the issue here?

A. Lane

3-21-2015, 9:05 pm

Over the last four years Letang has been on the ice for one of the most productive power plays in the league.

http://stats.hockeyanalysis.com/ratings.php?disp=1&db=201115&sit=5v4&pos=defense&minutes=100&teamid=0&type=goals&sort=F60&sortdir=DESC

Rbilak1

3-21-2015, 9:24 pm

1 goal 56 games this year. Case closed.

A. Lane

3-21-2015, 9:33 pm

Scoring at solid rate with Letang on the ice this year.

http://stats.hockeyanalysis.com/ratings.php?disp=1&db=201415&sit=5v4&pos=defense&minutes=100&teamid=0&type=goals&sort=F60&sortdir=DESC

3-21-2015, 9:42 pm

With ya Rb1.

Not a No. 1 PP QB. Case closed.

ajbeam7

3-21-2015, 9:45 pm

I'll +1 that, A. Lane.

3-21-2015, 9:59 pm

Topic was PP, right?

Thought so.

PucknutZ

3-21-2015, 8:55 pm

Just curious,
AZ being even worse than ED, IF the Pens would happen to score, is it cool to raise the sticks?

Durka

3-21-2015, 9:14 pm

Letang was out there way too long

cdeardo

3-21-2015, 9:14 pm

Sens up 4-3 vs Leafs. A win gives them 83 points in 71 games. Bruins have 83 points in 71 GP and are tied 1-1 in third in Florida. Pens go into this game with 88 points in 71 games.

Nice to see Pens PP pay off there.

Dave G

3-21-2015, 9:14 pm

Brutal. 1-0 PHX.

cdeardo

3-21-2015, 9:16 pm

Way to go Beau. Waiting to bring up the youth for the playoffs might be moot.

Rbilak1

3-21-2015, 9:27 pm

He was going to argue the call, that's even funnier, he grabbed the stick. HCMJ has lost this team. Even funnier Errey saying they have to out physical them tonight, with what? We traded almost everyone that throws a check for "mobile defenseman" we can out mobile them.

Durka

3-21-2015, 9:18 pm

Crosby looks pretty good so far

3-21-2015, 9:44 pm

Uh, not on shorthanded one.

cdeardo

3-21-2015, 9:22 pm

Sens 35 goals this month compared to Pens 21. Somehow the conspiracy to reduce goals hasn't spread to Ottawa.

Rbilak1

3-21-2015, 9:39 pm

They have 6 mobile D, we only have 5. New excuse.

Dave G

3-21-2015, 9:25 pm

Where are the avatars around here?

Dejan Kovacevic

3-21-2015, 10:15 pm

Seconded!

cdeardo

3-21-2015, 9:25 pm

Isles win to go to 92 points. Caps losing and would stay at 88 through 73 games.

WhatThePuck?

3-21-2015, 9:27 pm

Nice start ... 0 shots in the first 10 minutes.

Rbilak1

3-21-2015, 9:39 pm

Uninspired. Not ready to play. Any idea how many goals against MAF in first 3 minutes of games? Seems like it happens a lot to me.

Durka

3-21-2015, 9:29 pm

Can't complain about the refs tonight. 3rd pp already

WhatThePuck?

3-21-2015, 9:38 pm

This is horrendous.

Bettis36

3-21-2015, 9:40 pm

It is. Just amazing they can't get anywhere close to the goal.

Jakester

3-21-2015, 9:40 pm

This is just brutal to watch
Are they trying to be this bad or does it just come naturally?

WhatThePuck?

3-21-2015, 9:45 pm

Have discovered the secret to the Coyote's jump .... Papa John's gives 50% off all pizzas when the Yotes win. Maybe Susan Baierl can offer 50% off a new car on the rare chance the Pens win? 3 shots on goal in the first ... thats livin'

3-21-2015, 9:46 pm

28th D in league.

Was pegging Hornie as 4th most valuable. Too light. Probably No. 2 right now.

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