Wednesday, March 11, 2009

CONGRATULATIONS Penguins!!

Not only did the Pens win a seventh-straight game last night against the Florida Panthers, three players also reached benchmarks / milestones!!

CONGRATULATIONS to:

EVGENI MALKIN - 30th goal of the season (with 1:29 left in the first period); he has tallied 30-plus goals in three straight seasons.

BILL GUERIN - 400th NHL career assist (when his shot was deflected in by Crosby at 5:29 of the third period).

MARC-ANDRE FLEURY - tied his career high of seventh consecutive win; also recorded his 104th NHL career win (which ties him for 2nd with Ken Wregget for the Pens' all-time wins list).

Also worth mentioning:
  • Sidney Crosby currently has a three-game goal streak!! Crosby also has a seven-game scoring streak, tallying 12 points (5G-7A) over that span.
  • Jordan Staal scored his third goal in the past six games; in that span, he has three goals and two assists for five points and a plus-6 rating.
  • Pittsburgh recorded a season-high 50 shots, breaking the previous high of 47 (March 5 at Florida) which gives them a total of 97 shots against the Panthers.

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