Vladar quietly won 2 out of 3 games. Meanwhile Markstrom has 1 win in 8 games. Markstrom is definitely the much better goalie, but I'm glad that Vladar in net doesn't equal an automatic loss, like in the Kipper days.
Overall it was a pretty good game. I didn't love the Mangiapane penalty, but I also don't like players sitting on the puck or holding it without getting a delay of game penalty. Unlike some, I liked Lindholm's game tonight, he was definitely making plays, and winning puck battles.
The PP still needs a lot of work, despite scoring I thought that the 5 on 3 was mostly not dangerous. Also it's great to see the Wranglers get on the scoresheet, they might just drag this team into winning some games.
You can tell just how bad things got by the smiles and sigh of relief with the ENG. Hopefully, they can build on this game, and do it again without the brain farts.
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