Watch: Kessel channels anger, scores Game 2 winner
Joe Sargent / National Hockey League / Getty
Phil Kessel can take a breath now.
After going on a series of rants on the Pittsburgh Penguins bench - with some of the heat directed toward Evgeni Malkin - during the second period, the sniper scored the game's lone goal to give the Penguins a 1-0 victory in Monday's Game 2.
Related - Watch: Frustrated Kessel loses it at Penguins' bench
Kessel received a pass from Malkin - who else - and after having his initial shot blocked, fired the rebound past an out-of-position Craig Anderson.
With the win, the Penguins evened the series at 1-1 as the action now shifts to Ottawa for Games 3 and 4.
The goal was Kessel's sixth of the playoffs, giving him 14 points in 14 games.
HEADLINES
- Mets agree to 1-year deal with Madrigal
- Trade grades: Flames take calculated swing in 4-player swap with Flyers
- Report: Canucks trading Miller to Rangers for Chytil, 1st-rounder
- Brewers' Contreras signs 1-year deal worth reported $6M to avoid arbitration
- Kraken's Gourde out 5-7 weeks after sports hernia surgery
Advertisement