• Huberdeau called for holding, Brazeau for embellishment.
• Crosby appeared to be bumped into Cooley, Novak came around on wrap around to score goal. Refs immediately waived it off. Muse doesn't call for a challenge.
• The citizens are pumped with Renegade blasting during the second TV timeout.
• Kulak and Letang were stuck on the ice for just over a 3-minute shift.
• Flames are back on their toes with the forecheck hemming the Penguins inside the defensive zone and outshooting them 6-2 at the first TV timeout (12:30).
• GOAL: Coronato scores 42 seconds into the third period. Andersson drove to the net to tie up the defensemen, allowing Coronato to have all the time and space to blow it by Silovs. Flames, 2-1.
• Third period is underway. Penguins lead 8-2 in high-danger scoring chances at five-on-five.
• End second period: Teams are tied in shots (15-15).
• Silovs freezing the puck late on the power play was a decision.
• Kuznetsov trips Rakell in the corner, he'll sit for two minutes.
• Right on cue, fourth line maintains possession and a few shot attempts.
• The power play expires with a few chances for the Penguins.
• With 50 seconds left on the strangest power play, Flames are caught with too many men on the ice. We're back to 4-on-4 action after the TV timeout.
• GOAL: Chinakhov with a give-n-go with Malkin, scores on the one-timer. Kindel also with the assist. After the goal, Malkin collides with Zary along the boards and called for a roughing minor. Tied, 1-1.
• Hayes sits for two, called for hooking Zary at 6:54.
• Each team with one shot on goal at the first TV timeout (13:56).
• Chip plays or any kind of play to get the puck out of their own zone is not exactly working for the Penguins today. They have plenty of time to fix that, Calgary isn't exactly up for the task to take further advantage.
• Chinakhov takes a thunderous check cutting to the center of the ice in the slot by Pachal. He stayed out to finish his shift.
• Second period will start with 4-on-4 action.
• End first period: Wotherspoon with a friendly bump on Coronato along the boards behind the net to create a dust up to end the period. Wotherspoon and Andersson each receive two-minutes for roughing. Flames lead 10-6 shots after one period.
• Some rather dubious passing by the first unit, forces Silovs to come out of his net near the blue line to play the puck. One shot on the power play for the Penguins and a few 'shooot it' screams.
• Penguins will go to the power play with 4:21 to play in the period as Huberdeau is called for tripping Lizotte. At the final TV timeout, Flames have 9-4 shot advantage.
• Penguins continue to struggle making two passes in a row, thus they are getting hemmed into their own defensive zone way too much for a Flames team that is bad offensively.
• Zary with a dangerous tip right in front of Silovs, no rebound for the Flames.
• Flames are shutting off the boards on the wraparounds to clear the puck out of the zone by the Penguins defensemen. Shots are 5-3 Flames at the second TV timeout and 9:18 to play in the period.
• Kindel's pass deflects off Chinakhov's stick, second time his linemates have fed a pass on his forehand to not connect.
• GOAL: Terrible cross-ice pass by Shea at the blue line is intercepted by Zary, he goes five-hole on the breakaway at 2:33. Flames, 1-0.
• Farabee fires a wrist shot on a 2-on-1, Silovs stops it and has to quickly recover the rebound to freeze the puck.
• Faceoff: Penguins vs. Flames, 3:38 p.m., Crosby vs. Backlund
• Dan Muse's lines and pairings:
Tommy Novak - Sidney Crosby - Rickard Rakell Evgeni Malkin - Ben Kindel - Egor Chinakhov Anthony Mantha - Kevin Hayes - Justin Brazeau Connor Dewar - Blake Lizotte - Noel Acciari
Parker Wotherspoon - Erik Karlsson Brett Kulak - Kris Letang Ryan Shea - Jack St. Ivany
• Ryan Huska’s projected lines and pairings for the Flames:
Jonathan Huberdeau - Nazem Kadri - Joel Farabee Yegor Sharangovich - Mikael Backlund - Matt Coronato Connor Zary - Morgan Frost - Adam Klapka Ryan Lomberg - Justin Kirkland - William Stromgren
Kevin Bahl – Rasmus Andersson Yan Kuznetsov – Mackenzie Weegar Joel Hanley – Brayden Pachal
• This will be Cooley's first start in three weeks.
• Flames just announced Blake Coleman is out, day-to-day, with an upper body injury.
THE ASYLUM
Final: Flames 2, Penguins 1
• Who: Penguins (21-12-9) vs. Flames (18-22-4)
• What: NHL regular season, Game 43
• When: 3:38 p.m.
• Where: PPG Paints Arena
• Goaltenders: Arturs Silovs (8-5-6 (.886 SV%) vs. Devin Cooley (4-4-2, .914 SV%)
• TV: SportsNet Pittsburgh
• Stream: SNP360 (local), ESPN+ (out-of-market)
• Radio: Penguins Radio Network
• Boxscore: NHL.com
• Media notes: Penguins | Flames
► FOLLOW ALONG
• Final: Flames 2-1.
• Empty net for the Penguins with 1:46 to play.
• Penguins kill the penalty.
• Kulak called for tripping with 4:25 to play.
• Huberdeau called for holding, Brazeau for embellishment.
• Crosby appeared to be bumped into Cooley, Novak came around on wrap around to score goal. Refs immediately waived it off. Muse doesn't call for a challenge.
• The citizens are pumped with Renegade blasting during the second TV timeout.
• Kulak and Letang were stuck on the ice for just over a 3-minute shift.
• Flames are back on their toes with the forecheck hemming the Penguins inside the defensive zone and outshooting them 6-2 at the first TV timeout (12:30).
• GOAL: Coronato scores 42 seconds into the third period. Andersson drove to the net to tie up the defensemen, allowing Coronato to have all the time and space to blow it by Silovs. Flames, 2-1.
• Third period is underway. Penguins lead 8-2 in high-danger scoring chances at five-on-five.
• End second period: Teams are tied in shots (15-15).
• Silovs freezing the puck late on the power play was a decision.
• Kuznetsov trips Rakell in the corner, he'll sit for two minutes.
• Right on cue, fourth line maintains possession and a few shot attempts.
• The power play expires with a few chances for the Penguins.
• With 50 seconds left on the strangest power play, Flames are caught with too many men on the ice. We're back to 4-on-4 action after the TV timeout.
• GOAL: Chinakhov with a give-n-go with Malkin, scores on the one-timer. Kindel also with the assist. After the goal, Malkin collides with Zary along the boards and called for a roughing minor. Tied, 1-1.
• Hayes sits for two, called for hooking Zary at 6:54.
• Each team with one shot on goal at the first TV timeout (13:56).
• Chip plays or any kind of play to get the puck out of their own zone is not exactly working for the Penguins today. They have plenty of time to fix that, Calgary isn't exactly up for the task to take further advantage.
• Chinakhov takes a thunderous check cutting to the center of the ice in the slot by Pachal. He stayed out to finish his shift.
• Second period will start with 4-on-4 action.
• End first period: Wotherspoon with a friendly bump on Coronato along the boards behind the net to create a dust up to end the period. Wotherspoon and Andersson each receive two-minutes for roughing. Flames lead 10-6 shots after one period.
• Some rather dubious passing by the first unit, forces Silovs to come out of his net near the blue line to play the puck. One shot on the power play for the Penguins and a few 'shooot it' screams.
• Penguins will go to the power play with 4:21 to play in the period as Huberdeau is called for tripping Lizotte. At the final TV timeout, Flames have 9-4 shot advantage.
• Penguins continue to struggle making two passes in a row, thus they are getting hemmed into their own defensive zone way too much for a Flames team that is bad offensively.
• Zary with a dangerous tip right in front of Silovs, no rebound for the Flames.
• Flames are shutting off the boards on the wraparounds to clear the puck out of the zone by the Penguins defensemen. Shots are 5-3 Flames at the second TV timeout and 9:18 to play in the period.
• Kindel's pass deflects off Chinakhov's stick, second time his linemates have fed a pass on his forehand to not connect.
• GOAL: Terrible cross-ice pass by Shea at the blue line is intercepted by Zary, he goes five-hole on the breakaway at 2:33. Flames, 1-0.
• Farabee fires a wrist shot on a 2-on-1, Silovs stops it and has to quickly recover the rebound to freeze the puck.
• Faceoff: Penguins vs. Flames, 3:38 p.m., Crosby vs. Backlund
• Dan Muse's lines and pairings:
Tommy Novak - Sidney Crosby - Rickard Rakell
Evgeni Malkin - Ben Kindel - Egor Chinakhov
Anthony Mantha - Kevin Hayes - Justin Brazeau
Connor Dewar - Blake Lizotte - Noel Acciari
Parker Wotherspoon - Erik Karlsson
Brett Kulak - Kris Letang
Ryan Shea - Jack St. Ivany
• Ryan Huska’s projected lines and pairings for the Flames:
Jonathan Huberdeau - Nazem Kadri - Joel Farabee
Yegor Sharangovich - Mikael Backlund - Matt Coronato
Connor Zary - Morgan Frost - Adam Klapka
Ryan Lomberg - Justin Kirkland - William Stromgren
Kevin Bahl – Rasmus Andersson
Yan Kuznetsov – Mackenzie Weegar
Joel Hanley – Brayden Pachal
• This will be Cooley's first start in three weeks.
• Flames just announced Blake Coleman is out, day-to-day, with an upper body injury.
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