Laurent Brossoit‘s impressive streak came to an end, the Pittsburgh Penguins just can’t stop leaking goals and the New Jersey Devils still have the Penguins’ number.
Here are three things we learned in the NHL on Monday night.
Not-so-lucky No. 7
Laurent Brossoit was one of the hottest goaltenders entering the All-Star break. The 25-year-old netminder was riding a seven-game winning streak with a .937 save percentage and a 2.28 goals-against-average.
Unfortunately for Brossoit and the Winnipeg Jets, that streak was halted at seven wins after the Philadelphia Flyers emerged victorious 3-1.
Regardless, Brossoit is enjoying a fantastic season. At 10-1-1 with a 2.01 goals-against and a .943 save percentage, Brossoit certainly can’t complain about his impact thus far.
JVR’s picking up where he left off! #WPGvsPHI | #LetsGoFlyers pic.twitter.com/EdoEJyFXHj
— Philadelphia Flyers (@NHLFlyers) January 29, 2019
Leaky Penguins
The Pittsburgh Penguins may have scored a lot of goals prior to the All-Star break, but they had one glaring issue: keeping them out of their own net.
That unfortunate trend continued in a 6-3 defeat to the New Jersey Devils, who continued their strong play against the Penguins (more on that later).
Glancing at the recent number of goals against makes for pretty disastrous reading for Penguins fans.
The Devil you know
There are some teams that can be a pain for a particular opponent. The Devils are that team for the Penguins.
New Jersey has now won six of their last seven meeting against the Penguins, and ironically, they potted six goals in the latest victory.
To top it off, that also snapped a three-game losing skid for New Jersey. Note to the Devils: If you’re in a slump and facing the Penguins in the near future, you can probably rest easy.
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