Malkin's Magic? Mom's Soup!

I want to take you back in history when the Toronto Maple Leafs used Red Kelly’s Pyramid Power in the 1980’s and the Philadelphia Flyers used Kate Smith’s voice for motivation.

Pittsburgh has a new factor: Malkin Magic! Wow! Talk about excitement. It doesn’t get any better and the first period was wild, with Sidney Crosby opening the scoring at 1:51 and then Evgeni Malkin stepping back back up (to his old talent and tricks).

By the end of the night, he had registered his first hat-trick in the post-season, while his parents beamed and hugged in the stands.

Malkin claims his success is all due to his mother’s soup. He loves soup. Evgeni now has 11 points in nine games, and leads Crosby by one point in the series.

The lead in Thursday's game teeter-tottered back and forth until Malkin’s third goal put the Penguins ahead by two. The Penguins took over at this point, and an empty net goal put the game away 7-4.

Cam Ward’s performance was weak and it has been suggested that it was due to mental fatigue. A bru-ha-ha broke out at 18:41 of the third, and it almost appeared there wouldn’t be enough players on the bench to finish the game.

Six penalties were meted out, (three to each team). Kris Letang received a game misconduct and Ryan Bayda received a five minute match penalty.

There is no question there is more of this rougness to come on Saturday night in Carolina, and I will be in front of the set to watch the fireworks and the Crosby/Malkin show.

Momma Gouche