Two hot teams in the National Hockey League collided at Mellon Arena Tuesday night. Pittsburgh hadn’t lost in regulation in its previous 10 games (8-0-2) while Atlanta was riding a franchise-record six-game winning streak. But going in, both of these teams knew that one of those streaks was about to be sidetracked. When it was all said and done, the Penguins walked away with an impressive 6-2 victory while the Thrashers’ winning streak was derailed. Evgeni Malkin completely took over the game, tying a career-high with five points, and Pittsburgh’s power took over for an additional three goals as the team cruised to the win. Atlanta walked right into the Penguins’ trap. The Thrashers played their typical up-tempo game and Pittsburgh countered with its own version. With the Penguins’ talent advantage (Atlanta played without Ilya Kovalchuk, Kari Lehtonen and Ron Hainsey), Pittsburgh was in complete control from start to finish. Chris Kunitz, recently traded from the Anaheim Ducks, is playing outstanding. Scoring six points in the past five games (two goals and one assist the game before last against Boston), he has been contributing wonderfully and is a great addition to the team. Evgeni Malkin is becoming a face of the NHL by leading the lead with currently 102 points. Folling Malkin, is Sidney Crosby ten behind with 92. They're prbably the two best players in the NHL and have an amazing chemistry together.
For highlights of last night's game, click the link below:
http://penguins.nhl.tv/team/console.jsp?hlg=20082009,2,1043
(above): Picture of Malkin after he earned his 100th point this season
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