The Flower gets career shutout # 20

The Pittsburgh Penguins played the NY Islanders last night, and won in a convincingly fashion. Many fans were expecting a round 2, all out hockey brawl due to their match up, last year on February 2nd. A game that consisted of 346 total penalty minutes, and even a fight between the two goalies, Brent Johnson and Rick DiPietro. But not this night, this night was all about the Penguins, their team unity and the fact that they never make excuses. Nope, they just play hard each and every challenge their faced with. And in this case beating the Islanders was the task at hand.

Marc-Andre Fleury recorded his 20th career shutout with a total of 33 saves. Fleury has been one of the teams many weapons, as their best player , Sidney Crosby, is still out of the lineup. Each and every game it seems like someone different steps up and takes on the leader role and runs with it. Fleury was that guy, and he did just that. The Penguins continue to struggle with injuries. It seems that when they finally get someone healthy, someone else goes down. But, the Penguins still continue to improve and play very disciplined hockey.

Congratulations to Fleury for getting his 20th career shutout, and I'm sure there are many more to come for this great young goaltender. Pens extend to winning streak to 4 games. GO PENS!!