Penguins Find Goalie, Fall to Leafs 4-2

For our Penguins, last night’s 4-2 loss to the Maple Leafs at Scotiabank Arena was a mixed bag of good, generously seasoned with a whole lotta bad.

First the good. Evgeni Malkin, one of the few bright spots, assisted on both of our goals, giving him 1300 points for his career. CONGRATS Geno!

Kris Letang scored a power-play goal, our second in two games.

Perhaps most significantly, we’ve found ourselves a goalie. And it ain’t Tristan Jarry.

For the second-straight game, kid goalie Joel Blomqvist was good bordering on excellent. In a numerical repeat of his outing against the Red Wings, he stopped 29 of 32 shots thrown his way, including eight saves on Leafs captain and Rocket Richard winner Auston Matthews.

After his teammates flatlined (again) for the final 40 minutes or so, the willowy 22-year-old netminder kept us in the hunt almost single-handed.

A tip of the hat to coach Mike Sullivan for having the conviction to go with Blomqvist rather than returning by rote to de facto starter Jarry.

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