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Jerez Preview: Can Anyone Stop the #72?

  Lately, Marco Bezzecchi is making winning look easy. With a flawless hat trick of victories in Thailand, Brazil, and the USA, the #72 has treated the early-season standings like his own personal victory lap. Next stop: Jerez. Will the win streak continue in Spain, or can anyone actually disrupt the rhythm of Bez? The "Global Takeover" in Three Acts: Thailand: To open the season in Buriram, Bezzecchi converted a dominant pole position into a Sunday masterclass. Every lap was led by him, crossing the finish line with a 5.5-second cushion over Pedro Acosta, setting the tone for a flawless start to the season. Brazil: In a treacherous race in Goiânia that was shortened due to track degradation concerns, Bez pulled an ambush at the first corner. He kept his cool on a track that felt more like a gravel pit than a circuit, bringing home back-to-back wins from second on the grid. USA: At COTA - the most technical track they face - Bezzecchi proved he could win anywhere. He...
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Penguins Break Seattle's 9-Game Win Streak 3-0 & Tristan Jarry 5th Shutout Of The Season 1/15/24

 




*Sorry for the lack of photos! Hoping to get permission eventually.*


   The Kraken played against the Penguins in Pittsburgh on Monday, January 15th. The Penguins broke Seattle's 9-game win streak with a 3-0 score!


Kraken lineup against the Penguins:

Tatar - Beniers - Eberle

Schwartz - Wennberg - Tanev

Tolvanen - Gourde - Bjorkstrand

Kartye - McCann - Burakovsky


Dunn - Larsson

Olesiak - Borgen

Dumoulin - Schultz


Daccord

Schultz


Penguins lineup against the Kraken:

Guentzel - Crosby - Rakell

O'Connor - Malkin - Rust

Zohorna - Eller - Puustinen

Harkins - Acciari - Carter


Pettersson - Letang

Graves - Karlsson

Joseph - Ruhwedel


Jarry

Nedeljkovic


   The first period was completely scoreless, 0-0.


   Drew O'Connor strikes first early in the middle frame with his sixth goal of the season. Sidney Crosby scores the second goal, getting his 25th of the season! 2-0 was the final score of the second period.


   Sidney Crosby scores an empty-netter, his 26th of the season, with 2:21 remaining! The Penguins won with a 3-0 score.



Coach Mike Sullivan on Sidney Crosby: "Sometimes we marvel at what he does out there. We get the best seat in the house because we're right up close to it... I think the thing I admire most about Sid is his creativity and how he scores goals and his ability to do it so many different ways. I think he's the best player in the game, the best player in the world - and has been for a long time in and around the blue paint."


"They've won a lot of games recently. I think that was just our game plan coming in, make sure that we keep the chances and rushes to a minimum, and I think we did a really good job of that tonight." Tristan Jarry spoke after the Penguins 3-0 win against the Kraken.



- Chad Ruhwedel hit into the boards - he didn't return for the remainder of the game in the third period.

- Tristan Jarry made his 18th career shutout and his 5th of the season! He is now tied with Connor Ingram, who also has 5 shutouts of the season, in the league.

- Sidney Crosby stats:

   - 26 Goals

   - 20 Assists

   - 46 Points

- Drew O'Connor stats:

   - 6 Goals

   - 9 Assists

   - 15 Points

 



POST-GAME : Drew O'Connor

POST-GAME : Mike Sullivan


Kraken Sound

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