Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Pens Player Power Rankings - Week 3

Coming off of a 3-1 week that started with an ugly loss to the Isles and ended with Chris Kunitz being a superhero, here are your player rankings for Week 3.  If you're curious about the season averages or previous rankings, I've posted them here.

Rank
Player (Last Rank)
Last Week's Performance
1
Tomas Vokoun (10)
It's hard to argue 5 out of 7 periods of shutout hockey and 2 wins.  (2-0-0, 1.29 GAA, .949 Save %, 1 SO)
2
Sidney Crosby (4)
His passing and skating look up to speed finally and his turnovers are tailing off. (1g, 7a, 56/101 faceoffs)
3
Chris Kunitz (18)
Hopefully Kunitz spreads whatever disease he had to the rest of the team.  Set a career high with 4 goals on Sun. (5g, 3a, 6 hits)
4
Paul Martin (2)
Continues to quietly provide solid defense and has also been  poised and smart with the puck on offense. (2a, 3 hits, 8 blocks)
5
Brooks Orpik (1)
For the most part, Orpik has sacrified the big hit numbers for proper positioning. It's working. (3 hits, 7 blocks)
6
Evgeni Malkin (7)
Geno is returning back to offensive form despite having 30 linemates a game. Faceoffs are an issue. (1g, 5a, 21/46 faceoffs)
7
James Neal (5)
A rise in his defensive and physical efforts have cost him on the stat sheet, but we'll take defensive wins any day. (1g, 1a, 8 hits)
8
Kris Letang (6)
Showing a brand new patience with the puck on offense, but certainly misses Niskanen on defense. (2g, 2a, 6 hits, 7 blocks)
9
Pascal Dupuis (12)
Has complemented Crosby and Kunitz nicely while taking care of the defensive end for the top line. (1g, 3a)
10
Robert Bortuzzo (23)
Finally made his season debut and has shown no signs of rust from sitting out. (1g, 1a, 2 PIM, 4 hits, 5 blocks)
11
Deryk Engelland (11)
Has seen more playing time since Niskanen's injury and has been sericeable. (1a, 5 hits, 6 blocks)
12
Marc-Andre Fleury (3)
Had a rough outing with little help against NYI but came back better against limited shots vs NJ. (1-1-0, 3.00 GAA, .848 Save %)
13
Simon Despres (21)
Showing the inconsistencies of a normal rookie NHL defensemen, but improving. (1g, 1a, 6 PIM, 11 hits, 2 blocks)
14
Joe Vitale (16)
Has been putting on a forechecking clinic and has also done a wonderful job on faceoffs, especially in D zone. (28/42 faceoffs)
15
Tanner Glass (13)
Put together a strong week on the PK and even drew penalties as well.  Fits nicely supporting Vitale's speed. (11 hits)
16
Brandon Sutter (14)
First goal as a Penguin and was good defensively. Linemates aren't helping him though. (1g, 1a, 28/56 faceoffs, 6 blocks)
17
Craig Adams (17)
Knows his role and played most situations safely.  Had some turnover issues towards the end of the week. (1a, 7 hits)
18
Zach Boychuk (NA)
Showed great speed and potential to be the 2nd line winger, but needs more games first. (4 shots, 4 hits)
19
Matt Cooke (15)
Finally scored this weekend but was usually invisible on the ice. (1g, 1a, 8 hits)
20
Tyler Kennedy (9)
Rotated between invisible on the ice, missed shot, and turnover. Fell off greatly over the past week. (10 shots, 2 PIM)
21
Dustin Jeffrey (22)
Looked alright in the lineup but has returned to healthy scratch world. (3 shots, 1 hit)
22
Ben Lovejoy (20)
Did not look alright in the lineup and was healthy scratched for Bortuzzo. (3 blocks)
23
Eric Tangradi (19)
Is falling further on the depth chart with the addition of Boychuk. (Did Not Play)
Inj
Matt Niskanen (8)
Still out another week or more with an ankle injury. (Injured)


Let me hear it, what would you change?

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