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Originally Posted by Yamer
Though they didn't get on the board, the Mangiapane-Lindholm-Tkachuk line was fire after the 1st period. I thought Tkachuk played well.
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Were they? I honestly didn't notice Tkachuk outside of that close in deflection and rebound in the 2nd. I only remember noticing Mangiapane when he turned the puck over or missed the empty net on the nice setup by Rasmus.
I just checked the NHL play by play sheet and it says after Tkachuk's tip in the 2nd, his only event was a giveaway in the 3rd and the Muzzin penalty after the game ended.
Likewise the only events for Lindholm in the 3rd were faceoffs, no shots (even attempted)/hits/blocks/takeaways, etc. Mangiapane had that missed shot I mentioned.
The 2nd period was great by the team overall, but the 3rd was very flat by virtually everyone but especially the Tkachuk line.