KENNEDY, Crackers

and just like that, Pens Winner. And Colorado's hopes of ending an 8 game skid...

Feels like only a couple weeks ago I was ripping Tyler Kennedy. I was. Now the dude is on fire. I believe he's got, like, 5 goals in his last 7 games...or something like that. Anyway...props to Mr Kennedy, stepping up in a big way. #1 Star worthy.

#2 Star to my boy Jordan Staal.  24 minutes of ice time.  Goal scorer's goal on a 2-on-1 late in the 2nd to tie it at 2s.  As JS skated down the right wing with Brett Sterling to his left, I coulda sworn I saw him tell Sterling to fuck off and get on his back.  Buries it.  Staal's a Beast.

With all due props to Fleury, who again gave the boys a chance to win, my #3 Star goes to W-B/S call-up Joe Vitale.  Vitale notched his 1st NHL goal, and it was a beaut.  Martin's tape, to Sterling's tape, to Vitale's tape, to the back of the net.  Stick side, top shelf.  Being down 1-Nil, this gave us hope.  For the casual fan who doesn't know who Joe Vitale is, we did the work for you.  A quick Google search provides you this...

What a stud.

go check out our favorite blog, the Pensblog for a better recap.

Two crackers in the Champions League yesterday.  Arsenal comes back to beat my beloved Barca 2-1.  As a footie fan, I enjoyed this one.  Everyone should've.  It will definitely make the 2nd leg back at the Camp Nou very enticing.  As a fan, I'm still pretty confident Barca will pull through.  A tad more nervous than last year, though :)

In the other match of the day, Shakhtar Donetsk took down Roma, 3-2 in Italy. Former Liverpool man John Arne Riise had another gaff leading to another big goal for an opponent in the CL. Reds fans will remember his own-goal blunder a couple years ago against Chelsea in the semis. I do. While perhaps not as dramatic, our hearts go out to this guy. Riise apologized post game.

While having the draw in this one (another loser 0-3), we're pretty confident the Shak will pull through in convincing style in the 2nd leg. I just don't see it in Roma.