\The Pens have the talent and resilience to comeback in any contest. They lead the NHL in third-period comebacks and did it again against the Detroit Red Wings for their 5th of the season. Pittsburgh scored 4 third-period goals to flip a 3-1 deficit into a 5-3 victory.
\For the past few weeks the coaching staff has been asking Phil Kessel to be greedier with the puck and shoot it more. He's listened and the results speak for themselves. Kessel scored a pair against the Red Wings, and has 4 goals in his past 6 contests.
\Call it the Barstool connection. Ian Cole and Nick Bonino both visited the offices of Barstool Sports while the Pens were in New York City. Since then they've both gone on point streaks. Cole has a 3-game point streaks with 5 total (1G-4A) while Bonino is on a 2-game goal-scoring streak. The pair hooked up for Pittsburgh's second goal with Bonino netting his 3rd goal of the season with Cole picking up the primary assist.
\Speaking of Cole, he and his defensive partner Justin Schultz have become the team's most consistent pairing. Schultz also has a 3-game scoring streak, totaling 4 (2G-2A). The duo have combined 9 total points in the past 3 contests combined.
\The Pens' game-tying goal in the third period came on a delayed penalty call and an extra attacker on the ice. This is the second time in the past 4 games. A nice job of "keep away" by Pittsburgh.
\Center Evgeni Malkin picked up a pair of assists in the game, extending his home scoring streak to 10 games for 16 points (4G-12A).
