Sure, it's okay to criticize the team for what almost was a second consecutive three goal collapse.

But also understand why it didn't wind up being that. Good morning to you. Good. Friday morning,

I'm Dan Kovachovic of D.K. Pittsburgh Sports. This is Daily Shot of Penguins. It comes your way

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Penguins 5 Capitals 3 last night at PPG Paints Arena, Sydney Crosby with a couple of goals.

Anthony Mantha had one.

Brian Rust with the winner after the blown three goal lead.

Connor Dewar with a richly deserved empty netter. He was terrific all night. I'm not going to sit

here and forecast that it'll never happen again, but I see what happened Monday night in Toronto,

and I saw what happened Monday night in Toronto, and I saw what happened last night against Washington,

and I just don't find significant reasons for concern out of it, not because of some woo-woo feeling

that I have, but some real stuff that I'm going to share

with you. To start, rewinding to Toronto, it's now known that Tristan Jari was hurt, a lingering

injury that he aggravated in the third period, tried to tough it out, it didn't work out,

goals were scored, a game was lost. Did the team freeze up in front of him? Yes. At times, and at unfortunate times. And that's a commonality with this game that was played here last night.

The Capitals got revved up.

They popped one behind Arts or Shilovs. They kept coming.

The Penguins just went statue.

They just stopped skating.

Listen, there are a lot of reasons for this terrific start that the team has had.

Now 9, 4, and 2.

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