Penguins Call Loss To Ducks ‘Very Frustrating’ After Allowing Goal With 0.1 Seconds Left

The Pittsburgh Penguins believe two points got away from them on Tuesday.

Pittsburgh was taking on the Anaheim Ducks at home, and the Penguins had a 3-2 lead with 18 seconds left. With 18 seconds left, Ducks forward Chris Kreider took a tripping penalty, putting Pittsburgh on a power play with a one-goal lead.

However, Ducks forward Bennett Sennecke got a chance in Pittsburgh’s end where he shot the puck, which deflected off Erik Karlsson, passed goalie Arturs Silovs, and crossed the line for a shorthanded goal with 0.1 seconds remaining to tie the game. Anaheim ended up winning 4-3 in a shootout.

“It’s obviously a very frustrating feeling right now,” Karlsson said postgame on Tuesday. “That was a game that we all thought we had in the bag. Scoring a late power-play goal, putting all the pressure on them. They still created a fair amount of chances. (Silovs) played great for us and bailed us out when we needed to.

“Being up a goal like we were with 18 seconds left, that’s a game that we should win 99.9% of the time. This was a game that shouldn’t have happened the way that it did.”

Penguins captain, Sidney Crosby, meanwhile, was also frustrated with the loss, as he believes the team did a lot of good, which should have resulted in a win.

“I think that they went to pull their goalie, and we kind of fumbled the puck near their blue line,” Crosby said. “They had a rim that was eight feet high that somehow ended up where they were able to handle it. Tried a play, and they got a bounce with 0.1 left. It’s crazy. We did a lot of good things tonight, it’s unfortunate.”

Pittsburgh is now 14-7-7 following the loss, but remains in a Wild Card spot. The Penguins will return to the ice on Thursday at home against the Montreal Canadiens.

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