Penguins suffer second consecutive home defeat

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  1. truebluefan

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    "The second regular-season NHL game at Consol Energy Center could have turned into a boxing match ? and Penguins players probably would have offered to set up the squared circle.

    They had waited almost five full months for another crack as the Montreal Canadiens.

    Waiting another day or two would have been a good idea.

    Late third-period goals by Penguins-killing winger Mike Cammalleri and center Scott Gomez sent the Penguins to a stunning second straight home defeat, 3-2.

    The goals came 24 seconds apart at 17:48 and 18:12

    The Penguins had taken a 2-1 lead on center Mark Letestu's goal at 8:42 of the third period.

    Only 150 days removed form a bitter loss to Montreal in Game 7 of a second-round Stanley Cup playoff series, the Penguins have dropped consecutive 3-2 decisions at their new arena. They lost Thursday night against the Philadelphia Flyers.

    Letestu, a training-camp sensation who has said he won't allow himself to feel comfortable as a NHL regular, wristed a shot past Montreal goalie Carey Price ? one of 38 shots by the Penguins.

    Montreal managed only 27, but Cammalleri scored on two of them.

    He scored six goals in the playoff series win last spring.

    Until the Canadiens' late flurry, Fleury, pulled from that Game 7, had showed strong against the boyhood club that forced him to spend most of his summer away from his native Quebec Provence to avoid ribbing from Canadiens fans."

    http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/penguins/s_703629.html
     
  2. RookieS2

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    Disappointing,0-2 at home and at the season...not good at all for the Penguins.
     
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    DP He shoots, he scores!

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    Another loss at the new arena.. Not good for them. Lets see if the baby can turn the Penguins around.
     
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    Hopefully he can!
     

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