Seemed like the most complete game of the season to me. This team has looked great for stretches, and looked bad for stretches. Last night they were of the "great" variety for much more than the "bad".
Having said that, they still seem to get pinned in their own zone too much, especially frustrating when they have the puck and a chance to clear only to give it away at the blue line so the opposition can continue the cycle. They also seem to give up far more odd man rushes than they get. The second goal for the Jets last night was a poor decision by Valimaki that led to another odd man rush from the blue line in.
Great continued play by Markstrom though. He's a gamer.
Overall, great progress by this team in the last 5 periods of play. Hopefully they can keep it up and build on it.
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