Goals by Evgeni Malkin, Ruslan Fedotenko, Tyler Kennedy and Pascal Dupuis lifted the Penguins to a 4-1 win against Finnish team Jokerit in Helsinki.
-Sidney Crosby had three assists.
-Marc-Andre Fleury was credited with the win.
-Dupuis' goal was an empty netter.
-Jokerit's only goal was on a penalty shot by Janne Lahti in the third period against Dany Sabourin.
-Sabourin came in relief of Fleury in the second period. Michel Therrien planned on using both goaltenders in the game.
-Maxime Talbot (leg) and Petr Sykora (groin) sat out the game.
-Janne Pesonen replaced Sykora on a line with Malkin and Jordan Staal.
-Malkin and Brooks Orpik served as alternate captains.
-The very clever Pesonen and the Pens live blogged the game. Check it out.
-Jokerit's uniforms almost look like the Florida Panthers'.
-The Penguins finish the preseason 4-0-1.
(Photo: Getty Images)
EMPTY NETTER ASSISTS
Penguins
-Wilkes-Barre/Scranton forward Ryan Stone was placed on waivers again.
Posted
Oct 02 2008, 02:09 PM
by
Seth Rorabaugh
Filed under: Brooks Orpik, Pascal Dupuis, Evgeni Malkin, Pittsburgh Penguins, Sidney Crosby, Marc-Andre Fleury, Jordan Staal, Janne Pesonen, Michel Therrien, Maxime Talbot, Tyler Kennedy, Jokerit, Ruslan Fedotenko, Petr Sykora, Janne Lahti, Dany Sabourin