Maple Leafs at Penguins - Third Period - 9-18-09

THIRD PERIOD

18:00: We totally overlooked this news, but the Maple Leafs acquired forward Phil Kessel from the Bruins. We'll have more later.

16:53: Wallace is sent off for tripping. Cooke, Lovejoy, Orpik and Adams are on for the kill.

15:28: Cooke gets a chance in tight shorthanded but can't get it by

14:40: Gunnarsson hammers a slapper wide of the cage.

14:22: White is sent off for tripping. Malkin, Capuit, Guerin, Goligoski and Letang are on for power play.

13:19: Caputi gets a chance in front but can't get it by Joey MacDonald.

13:07: Johnson controls the puck behidn the net and dishes it to Orpik who sneaks in from the right point. Orpik kneels down and snaps a wrister by MacDonald on the glove side. Nifty little shot by Orpik. Johnson and Konstantin Pushkarev get assists. The "Hey Song" is played. Maple Leafs 4-3.

12:21: Allison is sent off for slashing. Malkin, Guerin, Cooke, Letang and Goligoski are on for the power play.

11:51: Malkin enters the offensive zone with speed one-on-one with a defender. He fires a rising wrister that MacDonald traps against his chest.

11:04: Mayers turns and flings a puck into his bench halting play.

10:35: Kennedy cuts across the slot and flings a backhander on net. It appears to get by MacDonald for a bit but the Toronto goaltende is able reach back and keep the puck out. Big save there.

10:21: Allison's penalty is killed. Not a lot there for the Penguins' to brag about.

9:17: Adams whips a backhander wide of the cage.

9:00: Lovejoy's lackluster night continues as he's sent off for roughing. Rupp, Cooke, Lee and Letang are on for the kill.

8:25: Juraj Mikus takes the 123rd penalty of the night (we think). Four on four for 1:25.

7:45: Fleury stones a Toronto player. "FLERRR-EEEE! FLERRR-EEEE!"

6:39: Guerin gets a chance in tight and pushes a shot that he whiffs on a bit on net. MacDonald covers it.

5:20: Cooke snaps off a wrister that a Toronto player appears to tip high.

4:38: Cooke jabs Mayers with a solid  hit along the boards and sends him tumbling.

2:44: Kennedy cuts across the slot again and backhand a puck on net. MacDonald is just able to kick it out.

1:00: Fleury is pulled for an extra attacker.

0:31: Dan Bylsma calls a time out to organize a night everyone can come over watch Predator. "We think:"

0:00: End of game. Maple Leafs 4, Penguins 3.