Pittsburgh Penguins wins 1-0 against New Jersey Devils in a sutout after a shootout
The first game of Friday was played at the Consol Energy Center as the Pittsburgh Penguins played host to the New Jersey Devils and won the game 1-0 after sahootout.
Penguins needed the win to close the gap on the teams above them while the Devils were looking to secure some important points as they tried to make \t.heir way into the play-off cut.
The game saw both teams making a cautious start after which it came up with shots on goal. The period was dominated by the defence which rpestricted the offence to almost nothing during the course of the period. Neither of the teams was unable to find the
back of the net. The second period was no different as there were no goals but the offence was much better during the second 20 minutes of play. The final period saw both teams coming up with a couple of shots but still no goals were scored. The game went
into overtime but the score was same at the end of the five minutes of play. However, the Penguins emerged as winners of the game after shootout.
The first period of the game saw both teams coming out with a very strong defence that didn’t give the opposing the offence any space and time to work the attacks. Though there were a couple of shots on goal but they were long range and non-porous defence
didn’t concede any goals till the end of the period.
The period ended with the scores level on 0-0 with the Devils making a single shot on goal while the Penguins were better with three shots on goal during the course of the period.
The second period started off with the Devils making a couple of shots on goal at the start but the Penguins were able to come up with a decent response. There were several shots on goal during the course of the period but none of the shots found the back
of the net.
The Penguins more of the scoring chances in the period but they failed to find the back of the net. The period ended with the scores still deadlocked on 0-0. During the course of the period, the Penguins made 13 shots on goal while the Devils made 9 shots
on goal.
The final period began with the Penguins continuing to fire shots on goal. However, with the passage of time the Devils settled and started to come across scoring chance as well. Unfortunately, neither of the teams found the back of the net and the regulation
time ended with the scores level on 0-0.
The game went into overtime, but no goals were scored during the five minutes of play. The game went in shootout as a result from where the Penguins emerged as 1-0 winners of the game.
Marc-Andre Fleury, goalkeeper of Penguins, was named the star of the game as he made 21 saves during the course of the game.
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