Sidney Crosby showed a moment of brilliance and, in contrast, a moment of bitterness during Tuesday’s Penguins - Sabres game, but it wasn’t the only nasty moment.
Crosby’s young linemate Jake Guentzel was clearly struggling after a hit by Buffalo blueliner Rasmus Ristolainen during the first period. Ristolainen received a five-minute major and game misconduct for interference on that play.
You can see that hard hit in the video above.
The Penguins have already been battling a ridiculous slew of injuries, and it sure seemed like Guentzel was dazed. Not good.
Guentzel not on the bench. #Pens now have 9 players out of the lineup: Daley, Hagelin, Hainsey, Letang, Maatta, Malkin, Rust, Sestitio -SK
— Pens Inside Scoop (@PensInsideScoop) March 22, 2017
This game means a ton more to Pittsburgh than it does to Buffalo, yet the physical play and decent array of scoring chances makes it seem like both teams are quite engaged.
Update: Bad news for the Penguins, as it appears that Guentzel suffered a concussion.
Guentzel has a concussion, Penguins confirm
— John Vogl (@BuffaloVogl) March 22, 2017