It’s Tricky to rock a rhyme, to rock a rhyme that’s right on time. It’s Tricky. It’s Tricky. -Run DMC
Public Service Announcement: Ok, here we go! The Pittsburgh Penguins are stocked with young talent. Locked, stocked and two four smoking barrels. You know about Sid the Kid. You know about Evgeni Malkin. You know about Marc-Andre Fleury. And if you didn’t before last night, now you know about Jordan Staal.
What a game, what a game! The Pittsburgh Penguins trailed Detroit 5-2 with thirteen minutes left remaining in third period before it happened. Before amazing happened. Before the comeback happened. Before Jordan Staal happened.
Staal scored three goals in the third period. Staal scored the final two goals in regulation. The game tying goals. Staal brought the Penguins back as they beat the Red Wings in overtime. Jordan Staal just became the first player to score three goals in one period in a game this season. Jordan Staal just became and the first Penguins player to do so since Nils Ekman. Jordan Staal just became first Pittsburgh player with three third-period goals in one game since Alexei Kovalev. That’s a lot of firsts for one guy. That’s some trick.
Public Spectacle:
Penguins Comeback (PensBurgh)
Peace out homies. Six two and Even!
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Just as impressive as his third period hat trick performance to gain the OT was his take-away from Pavel Datsyuk and cross ice pass to set up the Game Winner. Jordan Staal exorcised some demons last night and it could be the start of what I predicted would be a breakout season for Staal.