Coyotes Shutout Penguins 3 - 0 in Whistle Filled Affair
by Travis Hair on Oct 7, 2009 10:49 PM MST
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Tonight our Phoenix Coyotes skated into Pittsburgh and simply forced the Penguins into playing a style of game they didn't want to and ended up completely shutting them down. Analysts and sports talking heads will talk about how the Penguins "Played Down" to us, or that they were focusing on tomorrow's Philly game or even worse are still suffering from the dreaded "Cup Hangover". That's all bull. The Coyotes went into the Igloo, decided how they were going to play and got just enough good chances to make it all worth while.
The first while of the game wasn't anything special, both sides were all over the place. The game was choppy even before the refs got involved. It just got worse as the game went on. What was good were the first two Coyote goals. In the 1st, Ed Jovanovski blasted a pass from Shane Doan top shelf over the glove of Brent Johnson. It was a very nice shot into the corner after Jovo snuck up from the blueline on the power play. THe 2nd goal was highlight worthy as Petr Prucha scored one from his back while laying on top of a Penguin in the crease. Another hard-work dirty goal by the team. THe 3rd goal was put in the empty net by Radim Vrbata at the end of the game.
The real story though was the Phoenix defense. They were covering everything the Penguins threw at them. We were in the passing lanes, we were checking we were doing everything that we weren't doing last year. The system Coach Dave TIppett has these guys in is working big time and the talent is finally shining through.
The refs though made this game so choppy is was hardly bearable. A total of 17 penalties were called on the two teams, including several co-incidental minors. The Coyotes ended up 2 of 8 on the Power Play while the Penguins obviously were 0 for their 5 chances.
Other Notes
- With his assist on the Jovanovski goal, Shane Doan moved into 3rd on the all-time points list for the Coyotes/Jets franchise.
- The Coyotes won 27 faceoffs and lost 26 last night. While that's pretty much even, that's a huge improvement over faceoffs last season.
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the faceoffs won/lost was one thing I checked last night when I saw the score. We also forced the Pens into 14 giveaways to our 2. It’s great that they got a definitive win, too, as it’ll only reinforce the validity of Tippitt’s system.
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This was a real nice team effort...
We got the other teams sleeping on us a bit…which we had last year. Not seeing Fleury out there was a dead giveaway that the Pens weren’t focused on tonight’s game…but it wouldn’tve really mattered because the Coyotes just stepped up and dominated this game. With the exception of a few stretches when Malkin in particular and Crosby to a lesser extent exerted some will to control the play in the ‘Yotes zone, this was a fine effort by the desert dogs. Let’s see them come right back tonight and make it a 3-0 start heading into the WhiteOut!
World Ph*cking Champs! That was fun - let's do it again...
I love seeing the Pens lose...
But the Coyotes played a really good game. I wonder if Tipp’s working his magic, or something.
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by Brad_Richards_Rocks on Oct 8, 2009 12:05 PM MST reply actions
I’m pretty sure Tippet’s the difference here. He’s a great coach, and has a lot of talent to work with in Phoenix. Should be a good season for them.
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It’s Tip.
We were good until the ASG last year, but at some point not having a plan will hamper the talent available. Now that we actually have a system The guys can get comfortable and know where their teammates are going to be and what the heck they’re doing.
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