Penguins Win Close One Against Nordiques The Penguins were hungry for another victory and they found it against Quebec. Here's the game recap; In the 1st period, both teams traded chances and amassed 7 shots apiece. In the end, nobody could find the back of the net and both teams were off to the 2nd in a scoreless tie. In the 2nd period, Adams opened the game's scoring for the Nordiques at 1:14 on a goal assisted by Modry and Ferraro. At 9:12, the Penguins evened things up when Kypreos scored his 7th of the season from Elynuik. Then, just 37 seconds later, Gonchar scored his 6th of the season from Zalapski and Young to make it 2-1 Penguins. At 13:26, Jagr made it 3-1 Penguins on his 12th goal of the season from Finley and Zubov. That would be all the scoring in the 2nd where the Penguins took a 3-1 lead into the 3rd. In the 3rd period, the Nordiques cut into the Penguins' lead at 1:34 when Sakic scored his 17th of the season from Smith and Leveille to make it 3-2. After that, Burke would slam the door and neither team could mount any more offence. 3-2 would be the final score in this Penguins victory. Next up, the Penguins will tangle with the Kings in Los Angeles. |