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The 24-year-old defenseman has been out of action since November 4th with an undisclosed \"nagging\" injury. Joseph logged 13:16 of ice time and finished with 58.8% of the shot attempts and 63.13% of the expected goals against the team that drafted him." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "2. Jake Guentzel" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Guentzel opened and closed the scoring for the Penguins, with the first goal meaning a little more to this team. As mentioned, Guentzel's power play tally ended the long drought for the Penguins, but it was also his first goal on the man advantage this season. 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For the first time in his career, Carter scored a shorthanded and a power play goal in the same game." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Both goals loomed large over the result of this game as Carter picked up his second game-winning goal of the season." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Final Thoughts" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "The Penguins had a noticeable jump in this game despite the stop-and-go nature of the first period. Specifically, the third line had a noticeably impressive performance and nearly struck on a few grade-A opportunities against Connor Ingram." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Pittsburgh will look to build off this performance in the second half of a back-to-back tomorrow night against the Montreal Canadiens." } }, { "id": "5ikfakrj-mtnt482u", "type": "embed", "data": { "service": "playlist.megaphone.fm", "source": "https://playlist.megaphone.fm/?e=STRAB5833592777", "embed": "https://playlist.megaphone.fm/?e=STRAB5833592777", "caption": "", "height": "200", "width": "100%" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZUhJmYfnj0[/embed]" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Make sure you bookmark Inside the Penguins for the latest news, exclusive interviews, breakdowns and so much more." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Penguins Stoked By Surge From Jeff Carter" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Penguins vs. Canadiens: Heading North" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Jeff Carter and Special Teams Makes Difference In Penguins Victory" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Returning Penguins Reignites Depth Defensive Battle" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "P.O. 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GAME RECAP: Special Teams Powers Penguins In 4-2 Win Over Coyotes