Penguins shutout the Capitals 4-0!

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There were a lot of storylines going into Wednesday’s Rivalry Night game against Washington, and a lot that came out of it. But as goalie Marc-Andre Fleury said, who earned his second shutout of the season and 25th of his career in Pittsburgh’s 4-0 win, all that truly mattered was that the Pens earned a crucial two points.

“It’s always a good rivalry with them, but the bottom line I think you’ve got to focus on is the win,” said Fleury.

That being said, coach Dan Bylsma was proud of the way his guys played in such a big game against a tough opponent with first place in the Metropolitan Division on the line. With the win, the Pens built their lead to three points over the Caps.

“This is a good matchup for our team,” he said. “It’s tough, top of the division, and that’s exactly what the game was. I think we rose to the occasion.”

The Pens had an excellent start, outshooting the Caps 17-6 and taking a 2-0 lead into the first intermission. And while there was a stretch in the second where the game opened up, but the Pens recovered and returned to playing the right way – adding two more goals and absolutely suffocating Alex Ovechkin and the rest of the Caps in the third to preserve the lead.

Bylsma was certainly pleased with the way they started and the way they finished, saying, “I think it’s maybe as complete a game as we’ve played in that regard. Just came out, pushed the pace and with the speed of the game and opportunities, we get a couple goals. Their power play is a special power play, we had to dig down with three kills in the first half of the game, which is really big. Then the second half of the game, it was just a team effort. But how we played the game, how we managed the puck, how we shut them down, it’s definitely gratifying to get the shutout.”

Paul Martin, Beau Bennett, Sidney Crosby and James Neal all scored for the Penguins. >> Continue Reading <<

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