The Last Dance | Pittsburgh Penguins [NHL 22]

[Scuzz]

Took awhile for Sid to score that first goal

[GoldenJet]

Ruhwedel Plays Hero
Shootout winner by two-way defenseman leads Pens past Devils


[b]ABOVE: Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry stood on his head to ensure the team picked up a key two points.[b]

New Jersey Devils at Pittsburgh Penguins
Oct 30, 2021 1 2 3 SO F NJD (3-1-2) 2 0 1 0 3 PIT (7-1-0) 0 1 2 1 4 Three Stars Pittsburgh: Danton Heinen - Left Wing 1 goal New Jersey: Tomas Tatar - Left Wing 1 goal Pittsburgh: Tristan Jarry - Goaltender 37 saves	Team Stats Comparison NJD PIT Shots on Goal 40 33 Hits 15 18 Faceoffs Won-Lost 26 13 Penalty Minutes 00:00 08:00 Power Plays Converted 0 0 Power Play Opportunities 4 0 Time on Attack 07:42 06:39
Scoring Summary FIRST PERIOD NJD 16:01 - Janne Kuokkanen (2) - Assisted By: Dougie Hamiltion & Andreas Johnsson NJD 19:59 - Jesper Bratt (2) - Assisted By: Pavel Zacha SECOND PERIOD PIT 18:41 - Evan Rodrigues (1) - Assisted By: Dominik Simon & Brock McGinn THIRD PERIOD PIT 05:35 - Zach Aston-Reese (1) - Assisted By: None PIT 08:18 - Danton Heinen (4) - Assisted By: Teddy Blueger NJD 09:10 - Tomas Tatar (3) - Assisted By: Dawson Mercer SHOOTOUT NJD Nico Hischier PIT Bryan Rust PIT Chad Ruhwedel
New Jersey Devils - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Tuukka Rask 33 30 91% 3.00
Pittsburgh Penguins - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Tristan Jarry 40 37 93% 3.00

[GoldenJet]

Quote: Originally Posted by Scuzz

Took awhile for Sid to score that first goal

Yeah, he generally starts slow and starts to pick up around the new year mark, I find.

Quote: Originally Posted by SENS_AK27

I wonder if they will be asking for decreased contract amounts given their age. Wasn't Malkin making something like 9.5M a year? It will definitely make your offseason interesting.

Yeah, he's making nine and a half, which is far more than I can budget for. Hopefully we can get creative.

[GoldenJet]

NHL IN REVIEW - NOVEMBER
Blackhawks, Canucks dominate league leaders, Habs running the show


Montreal Canadiens' goaltender Carey Price has buoyed the league-leading Habs to the top of the league's standings after the first month

NHL Network -- After the first month, we have seen some of the typical teams pull away early, as the Pittsburgh Penguins lead the Metropolitan Division and the Vegas Golden Knights continue their hot start to their existence by pacing the Pacific Division just ahead of the upstart Los Angeles Kings. However, we also see the expected lowly Montreal Canadiens dominate the Atlantic Division, while their long-time rival Toronto Maple Leafs stumble out of the gate.

NHL Standings - Updated: Nov 1, 2021
ATLANTIC	W	L	OTL	PTS	GF	GA
Montreal Canadiens	9	1	0	18	37	21
Florida Panthers	6	3	0	12	32	19
Detroit Red Wings	6	3	0	12	30	23
Toronto Maple Leafs	3	5	1	7	25	33
Boston Bruins	3	4	0	6	19	19
Ottawa Senators	1	3	3	5	17	22
METROPOLITAN	W	L	OTL	PTS	GF	GA
Pittsburgh Penguins	7	1	0	14	30	19
New York Rangers	5	3	1	11	28	29
Philadelphia Flyers	5	2	0	10	20	16
Columbue Blue Jackets	3	2	3	9	19	18
New York Islanders	4	3	0	8	24	26
New Jersey Devils	3	2	2	8	21	23
Washington Capitals	3	3	2	8	25	25
Carolina Hurricanes	4	4	0	8	23	23
CENTRAL	W	L	OTL	PTS	GF	GA
Minnesota Wild	7	0	1	15	29	21
Dallas Stars	5	2	1	11	17	13
Winnipeg Jets	5	2	1	11	27	25
St. Louis Blues	5	2	0	10	20	15
Nashville Predators	4	2	2	10	20	16
Chicago Blackhawks	5	4	0	10	28	31
Colorado Avalanche	3	4	1	7	24	26
Arizona Coyotes	3	6	0	6	24	34
PACIFIC	W	L	OTL	PTS	GF	GA
Vegas Golden Knights	6	1	1	13	23	19
Los Angeles Kings	5	2	2	12	27	22
Vancouver Canucks	4	4	1	9	36	30
Anaheim Ducks	3	5	2	8	32	38
San Jose Sharks	3	4	1	7	19	27
Calgary Flames	1	4	3	5	21	29
Edmonton Oilers	2	5	0	4	14	24
Seattle Kraken	1	7	1	3	20	36

Surprise Team of the Month: Montreal Canadiens | Okay, it is painfully obvious that this article is essentially a Montreal Canadiens pump-up article but no one could have seen this coming. The Canadiens' offense has seen Mike Hoffman take off lately and Carey Price has returned to form. It will remain to be seen if their start is sustainable but for the month of October, the Canadiens run the East.

Disappointment of The Month: Edmonton Oilers | It was almost the Toronto Maple Leafs, due to the forecast being this finally be the year that they take off, but being two points away from the wild card spot and the Canadiens' taking off the way that they have, we have to give it to the other Canadian team with lofty expectations. Even the Oilers' two-headed monster of Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl have stumbled out of the gates.

NHL League Leaders - Updated: Nov 1, 2021
Points		PTS	Goals		G
	1. Patrick Kane - Blackhawks	16		1. Patrick Kane - Blackhawks	10
	2. Alex DeBrincat - Blackhawks	15		2. Patric Hornqvist - Panthers	8
	3. Elias Pettersson - Canucks	12		3. Nikita Kucherov - Lightning	8
	4. J.T. Miller - Canucks	12		4. Mikko Rantanen - Avalanche	7
	5. Nathan MacKinnon - Avalanche	12		5. Mike Hoffman - Canadiens	7
Assists		A	Defenseman Points		P
	1. Nathan MacKinnon - Avalanche	10		1. Adam Fox - Rangers	9
	2. Alex DeBrincat - Blackhawks	10		2. Dougie Hamilton - Devils	7
	3. Kirby Dach - Blackhawks	9		3. Brett Kulak - Canadiens	7
	4. Conor Garland - Canucks	8		4. Jacob Trouba - Rangers	7
	5. J.T. Miller - Canucks	8		5. Victor Hedman - Lightning	7
Hits		H	Wins
	1. Boone Jenner - Blue Jackets	32		1. Sergei Bobrovsky - Panthers	6
	2. Maxime Comtois - Ducks	30		2. Carey Price - Canadiens	6
	3. J.T. Miller - Canucks	29		3. Marc-Andre Fleury - Blackhawks	5
	4. Brendan Gallagher - Canadiens	28		4. Cam Talbot - Wild	5
	5. Jaccob Slavin - Hurricanes	26		5. Connor Hellebuyck - Jets	5
Save Percentage		SV%	Shutouts		SO
	1. Joonas Korpisalo - Blue Jackets	.969		1. Joonas Korpisalo - Blue Jackets	2
	2. Laurent Brossoit - Golden Knights	.951		2. Jordan Binnington - Blues	1
	3. Jordan Binnington - Blues	.950		3. Carter Hart - Flyers	1
	4. Cam Talbot - Wild	.947		4. Sergei Bobrovsky - Blue Jackets	1
	5. Ben Bishop - Stars	.945		5. Craig Anderson - Sabres	1

Stud of the Month: J.T. Miller - Vancouver Canucks | It would too easy to say the likes of Chicago's Patrick Kane (enjoying a nice resurgence by leading the Blackhawks to a playoff start along with goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury) or Nathan MacKinnon (off to a hot start despite the Avalanche not playing too well to start things off) but the complete game of Canucks' star J.T. Miller is definitely warranting praise. Four goals and eight assists for 12 points to be tied for third in the league is insane.

End of October Injury Report
Pos	Player	Injury Note
D	Calvin De Haan - Chicago Blackhawks	Separated Shoulder (Expected Return: Nov. 15, 2021)
F	Gustav Nyquist - Columbus Blue Jackets	Concussion (Expected Return: Nov. 22, 2021)
G	Elvis Merzilkins - Columbus Blue Jackets	Broken Wrist (Expected Return: Dec. 7, 2021)
F	Anze Kopitar - Los Angeles Kings	Separated Shoulder (Expected Return: Dec. 16, 2021)
D	Erik Brannstrom - Ottawa Senators	Concussion (Expected Return: Nov. 22, 2021)
F	Jaden Schwartz - Seattle Kraken	MCL Sprain (Expected Return: Nov. 19, 2021)
D	Brayden McNabb - Vegas Golden Knights	Separated Shoulder (Expected Return: Dec. 6, 2021)

[johnstone1987]

Looks like my Sharks in Rebuild mode lol

[GoldenJet]

Quote: Originally Posted by johnstone1987

Looks like my Sharks in Rebuild mode lol

Definitely didn't help that Erik Karlsson's paper mache body lasted like two games into the season. The Pacific isn't an easy division to play in anymore.