Penguins’ stabilizing force – TribLive
LOS ANGELES — Defenseman Kris Letang looked to his left in the Penguins’ victorious locker room late Saturday night and nodded confidently while looking at one of his teammates.
“Yeah,” Letang said. “Chris Kunitz is pretty good, isn’t he.”
Letang wasn’t asking a question, and, really, there was no need. With so many Penguins out with injuries, Kunitz has elevated his game and is a big reason the Penguins boast the NHL’s most points.
His work Saturday at Staples Center — Kunitz tied the Penguins’ game with the Kings at the 17:03 mark of the third period and won the contest in a shootout — is further evidence his play has never been better.
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