The Pittsburgh Penguins continue to string together wins...despite some dips in play at times. To start the show, Hunter goes over his impressions from Sunday's win over the New York Rangers and how it looked a lot like what we saw in the playoffs last season (except that they lost the series). Still, Hunter analyzes how the process to beat them hasn't changed and how the Penguins were able to stick with it despite how nasty this game got. He goes over Jason Zucker continuing to stay hot while Rickard Rakell has quietly scored in back-to-back games after being quiet for a bit. He also analyzes Tristan Jarry's play and why this was a small step in the right direction, even though he still has a ways to go. After that, Hunter does discuss the officiating and why nobody should be surprised by the inconsistency. He goes over how it was almost fate that Chris Kreider would score after a controversial no-call since the Penguins had 3 power plays in the first period. He then discusses the latest with Jacob Trouba and why he has no problem with the hit. What does he have a problem with, though? He answers that before finishing the show with a few thoughts on the Flyers game. How did the Penguins take over that game in the third? Is that period the blueprint for how to play in that period going forward? And, should Alex Nylander be given a full shot here, even if the injured forwards are ready to come back by the playoffs? All of that, plus much more is on this episode of Locked On Penguins.
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