Goal Assessment: Game 35 - Pens 4 Jets 0

Link to Game 35 Thoughts:  The PensNation

Quick recap for those new to my blog: Throughout this season, I have dissected every goal (for and against) to determine who contributed to goals for and who is at fault for goals against.  I have provided a game by game recap and have kept a spreadsheet with the season totals.  This all started because I hate plus/minus as a stat.  It's lazy and doesn't actually tell you what is going on for any shift and which players actually did something right or wrong.

I have included powerplay goals for and against because I see no reason players shouldn't get credit (or fault) if they had a hand in a scoring play.  Additionally, players in the penalty box during a powerplay goal against automatically get a minus for putting their team down a man.

The NHL +/- stat is next to my +/- stat for comparison's sake.  With the recent additions the Penguins have made, I am going to keep track of their NHL and my +/- rating only with the Penguins.

In every post on this site, I will give the full explanations for my goal assessments.  Additionally, you can find my post-game thoughts and analysis at The PensNation.  Thanks for reading!

+/- Assessment

1st Goal For (Kunitz): + for

• Malkin – retrieves puck after it hits the referee in the corner, passes behind the net to Crosby
• Orpik – takes a pass at the point and sends it across to Martin
• Martin – takes a shot that goes wide and bounces to Crosby behind the net
• Crosby – passes the puck to Orpik from Malkin, then takes Martin’s missed shot and makes a no look pass back to Kunitz
• Kunitz – one-times Crosby’s pass past Montoya

2nd Goal For (Malkin): + for

• Murray – keeps the puck in the zone after it’s blocked by the Jets, passes it to Niskanen
• Niskanen – sends the puck down low to Neal
• Neal – passes across the crease to Malkin
• Morrow – gets in the way of 2 defensemen as Neal’s pass glides by
• Malkin – has the puck go off his skate, off Montoya, off his skate, and in for a goal

3rd Goal For (Dupuis): + for

• Crosby – passes the puck up to Kunitz off the boards as they leave the defensive zone
• Kunitz – passes across to Dupuis on a 2 on 1
• Dupuis – initially retrieved the puck and sent it to Crosby in the defensive zone, then one-times Kunitz’s pass to beat Montoya

4th Goal For (Dupuis): + for

• Glass – joins Dupuis on a 2 on 1, pulling Enstrom away from Dupuis
• Dupuis – fires a shot short-side to beat Montoya

Season +/-:  Click here for the Season +/- Spreadsheet

Fleury Shines in 3-1 Win over Winnipeg

Main Storylines:

• Beau Bennett is making his NHL debut and starts on the 3rd line with Sutter and Kennedy
• Brooks Orpik is playing in his 600th career game
• The Penguins will face Eric Tangradi in his first game since being traded just two days ago
• Matt Cooke will start on Malkin’s wing
• Jeffrey, Boychuk, and Bortuzzo are the scratches

Result:

Pens 3  Jets 1

Goals:  Adams (1) from Vitale, Letang

            Neal (10 (PP) from Malkin, Crosby

            Adams (2) (EN) from Kunitz, Orpik

ESPN Recap: http://scores.espn.go.com/nhl/recap?gameId=400442673

Stats:

• Craig Adams led the team with 4 shots (and 2 goals)
• Kunitz, Malkin, and Letang combined for 10 missed shots
• Letang, Orpik, and Bennett each blocked 2 shots

The Good:

Well-deserved goal for the 4th line.

• Marc-Andre Fleury:  Unquestionably the number one star of the game, Fleury stopped 25 of 26 shots and that doesn’t even begin to describe how well he played for the Pens.  He survived numerous odd-man breaks and scrambles in front of the net, only losing his shutout with less than 2 minutes left.  The Pens had major problems getting trapped in their own zone for shifts over a minute long and Fleury is the only reason none of them ended in disaster.
• Craig Adams:  The fourth line finally got some deserved production as Adams put in the hard work for a garbage goal early in the game and added an empty netter in the final minute.  Beyond the goals, he also stood up for his team in a fight with James Wright after Niskanen was boarded (penalty not called).  Adams led the team with 4 shots and added 2 hits to play a very well-rounded game.

Noteworthy:

• Kris Letang:  Letang looked much better with his timing and skating than he did on Thursday, so it appears that he is fully healed and ready to go now.  He played a team high 27:54 and played the large majority of that well.  Two red flags came into play though: 1) He is shooting into defenders way too frequently.  He had at least 3 shots blocked high in the offensive zone, so it’s time to either make better pass/shot decisions or change the shooting angles. 2) His icing call that led to the Jets only goal was flat out stupid.  He had room to get the puck to center or at least softly dump it in – that’s a horrible lapse of judgment for a “Norris candidate.” 

The Bad:

• Line Changes:  The forwards as a whole were getting very out of control with their shift lengths and line changes, especially in the second period.  The 2nd line got caught twice going for line changes after shifts that lasted almost two minutes.  Both times, the puck was going back to the defensive zone and they resulted in a 3 on 2 break and a 5 on 2 break for Winnipeg.  If that happens every so often, it’s understandable, but it is an awful trend to set.  Forwards need to be much more mindful of their shifts because the defense and Fleury won’t be able to bail them out every time like they did against the Jets.

The Ugly:

PP goal with a partial assist to the refs, admit it.

• Officiating:  Both teams felt the effects here, but the refs really put a dagger into Winnipeg towards the end of the game.  The first questionable call (non-call) was no boarding when Wright hit Niskanen.  For as many ways as boarding has been defined and called, I can’t find a single way that Wright’s hit wasn’t boarding.  The second, and arguably worse call because of how it affected the game, was when Redmond was called for interference on Adams.  Redmond had positioning, had “ownership” of the ice he was on, and he barely touched Adams.  There is no way that should be interference and it led to the eventual 2-0 lead for the Pens.  The inconsistency of calls is mind-numbing right now.

+/- Assessment:

Bye bye shutout.

• 1st GF (Adams): + for Glass (helps with faceoff win), Despres (moves puck to Letang), Letang (finds streaking Vitale), Vitale (shot on net), Adams (rebound goal)
• 2nd GF (Neal): + for Kunitz (takes puck deep into zone), Letang (rotates puck to Crosby), Crosby (rotates puck to Neal), Malkin (pass to Neal), Neal (one-timer goal)
• 1st GA (Ladd): - for Letang (unnecessary icing, loses battle in corner), Malkin (leaves D position for breakout without puck), Cooke (leaves Ladd in front of crease)
• 3rd GF (Adams): + for Orpik (clears zone to Kunitz), Kunitz (finds Adams in the middle), Adams (empty net goal)
• Season +/-:  Click here for the Season +/- Spreadsheet

Thoughts:

Bennett will hopefully be a top 6 winger
and hit puberty soon.

• 2nd Line Wing:  The lines rotated frequently last night and Cooke, Bennett, Glass, and Kunitz all spent time next to Malkin at one point or another.  I liked what I saw out of Cooke – he certainly did a strong job battling for the puck in the corners with that line.  While I would still like to see Bennett playing on a top 2 line instead of with Sutter and Kennedy (ugh), I would not mind seeing one more game with Cooke on the 2nd line to see if something more can come out of it.
• Bennett’s Debut:  Bennett was very impressive in his debut even if it wasn’t on the scoresheet.  He demonstrated strong awareness all over the ice, highlighted by his 2 shot blocks and covering for Letang pinching twice.  He played 11:37 (missing a chunk of the 2nd after a shot block) and grew more comfortable with every shift after having trouble accepting passes in the 1st period.  It was a very promising debut.
• Bortuzzo Scratched:  As usual, I will continue to complain until Bortuzzo is in the lineup for Engelland.  Engo didn’t help his cause any with a turnover that Fleury had to make a great save on either.  Bortuzzo can do everything Engelland does, but is better and has more potential.  I also like that he has a sandpaper quality to him to get under the skin of everyone.  Engelland can fight and certainly has toughness, but Bortuzzo clearly annoys the hell out of opponents and can back it up with his fists.  That’s a quality the Penguins don’t have a lot of nowadays.
• Tyler Kennedy:  I honestly thought TK would get traded before Tangradi, but here we are with TK still in the lineup and Tangradi gone.  Shero has made comments about Kennedy that insinuate he needs to take advantage of his chances soon.  He played 13:47 against the Jets, recording 3 shots and 2 hits in what was generally a decent game.  I highly question why he keeps getting chances when Dustin Jeffrey can’t touch the lineup though.  Even if it’s just for a game, it’s time to sit TK and send a real message.

Pens Record: 10-5-0, 20 pts

Next Game:  2/17 @ Buf, 12:30pm

Penguins Lose to Jets Despite Crosby's Two Goals

Main Storylines:

• This will be Sidney Crosby’s first visit to Winnipeg, where fans have always had his back with chants like “Crosby’s Better” to Ovechkin.
• Tomas Vokoun is starting.  Ben Lovejoy will play in his first game of the season as Simon Despres sits this game out.
• Per @PensRadioNet, the Pens are 15-2 in their last 17 against the Thrashers/Jets.  The only 2 losses have been 1 goal games on the road.

Result:

Crosby wowed the fans...but still lost.

Jets 4  Pens 2

Goals:  Crosby (2) from Kunitz, Letang

            Crosby (3) from Niskanen

ESPN Recap:   http://scores.espn.go.com/nhl/recap?gameId=400442529

Stats:

• Crosby moves into 4th place on the Pens all-time scoring leaders list with 614 points. (Passing Ron Francis)
• Evgeni Malkin led the team with 8 shots
• Crosby led the team with 4 hits
• Kris Letang was the ice time leader with 26:01.  Eric Tangradi was at the low end with 9:00.  Ben Lovejoy played 13:44 in his season debut
• Brandon Sutter was 3 for 13 on faceoffs

The Good:

Fleury knows not to worry when Vokoun is in

• Tyler Kennedy:  Give TK credit, he recorded 5 shots and drew a penalty (when he intercepted Neal’s pass to Malkin) on his 2nd line debut.  He looked comfortable with Malkin and Neal and had quite a few chances in the offensive zone.  It was a huge upgrade from Tangradi on Malkin’s wing.
• Tomas Vokoun:  Vokoun did not deserve a loss tonight even if his numbers weren't gaudy.  He made 28 saves on 31 shots and came up with clutch save after clutch save as the Penguins turned the puck over in the defensive zone.  His puck handling was a little bit of a mess on a couple occasions, but you should be used to that from your goalies by now.
• Matt Niskanen: Nisky started the play that led to the first Crosby goal and had the primary assist on Crosby’s second goal.  He played well on defense, mostly paired with Letang, and made strides in his play on the crease.  I noted him clearing the crease at least three times to help Vokoun and that has been a major deficit in the Pens’ defensive game.
• Sidney Crosby:  Crosby produced both goals to a loud chorus of boos and led the team in hits as he tried to lead by example.  My only complaint with Sid in this game is that he passed up a couple of shooting chances to set up others, but it’s hard to complain with 2 goals on 3 shots.  He also led the team with 2 blocked shots.

The Bad:

• Chris Kunitz:  Although he made a nice pass to Crosby to set up the first goal, Kunitz had a dismal night with turnovers again.  He looked smooth offensively with Sid and Dupuis, but had trouble clearing the puck from the defensive zone and provided poor support for the defense.  His puck management has been less than ideal this season.
• Matt Cooke:  Cooke also had problems clearing the zone and looked much less effective on the 3rd line with Sutter and Glass.  His failed clearing attempt early in the 2nd period led to Winnipeg’s first goal as he couldn’t cover the 3rd man in the play either.  He showed very little ability to forecheck or create tonight.

The Ugly:

Tangradi isn't in this section!!

• Evgeni Malkin:  Though Malkin led the team with 8 shots and was flat out robbed by Pavelec twice, his overall game left a lot to be desired.  He made some abysmal turnovers, including a direct pass to an opposing forward entering the Penguins zone again.  He also was visibly frustrated throughout the game, took an unnecessary hooking penalty that led to the 2nd goal against, and was slow/out of place on the 3rd goal against.  More on Malkin down below…
• Brandon Sutter:  Sutter had his worst game of his short Penguin career, getting crushed in the faceoff circle (3 for 13) and struggling with puck control all night.  He fanned on multiple prime scoring chances and, just like everyone else, turned the puck over quite a few times.  His defensive positioning was still solid, but his puck-handling was costly on a few shifts.
• Turnovers:  The official stats say the Pens had 9 giveaways and the Jets had 10 takeaways.  I’m pretty sure the Pens had over 30 giveaways in that game.  Puck management was simply awful up and down the lineup as players couldn’t clear their own zone, passed to no one in the neutral zone, or sent the puck right out of the offensive zone.  A win tonight would have been completely undeserved with how awful the Pens were with puck management.
• Overall Team Play:  As the turnovers increased, the Penguins did nothing to adjust or change what was happening.  There was no timeout as momentum and play shifted for the Jets.  There was no attempt to switch to a simpler style or just get pucks to the net.  The Penguins didn’t adjust at all as the Jets increased their forecheck, became more physical, and forced turnover after turnover.  The Penguins played a very strong first period and then simply let Winnipeg dictate the rest of the game.

+/- Assessment:

• 1st GF (Crosby): + for Niskanen (initial pass), Letang, Kunitz, Crosby
• 2nd GF (Crosby): + for Dupuis (clears space), Niskanen, Crosby
• 1st GA (Kane): - for Cooke (turnover), Crosby (lazy backcheck), Letang (doesn’t step up on Kane)
• 2nd GA (Byfuglien): - for Malkin (in the box), Orpik (doesn’t engage Antropov screen), Letang (doesn’t engage Antropov screen)
• 3rd GA (Ladd): - for Neal (bad outlet pass), Malkin (weak reach for the puck), Engelland (out of position), Lovejoy (doesn’t cover Ladd)
• 4th GA (Wheeler): - for Letang (doesn’t control puck)

Season +/-: http://www.crosbyftw.com/p/plusminus-spreadsheet.html

Thoughts:

Lovejoy's only real mistake was costly

• Defensive Pairs:  The first 2 pairs (Letang/Niskanen, Orpik/Martin) have proven themselves to be reliable and big TOI eaters early in the season.  The third pair…is frightening.  The Pens used Engelland and Lovejoy together tonight on their 3rd pair.  They played 13 minutes together and actually did not look horrible for most of the game.  Lovejoy actually contributed offensively with a couple of shots but everyone will remember his failure to cover Ladd on the 3rd goal.  In all fairness, the 3rd pair played fine for a 3rd pair tonight.  Malkin and Neal failed that pairing just as much as they failed themselves on that 3rd goal against.  However, I would still like to see Bortuzzo over either Engelland or Lovejoy because of how sound he is positionally.  The goal of the 3rd pair is not to add to the game, but to make sure they don’t subtract.  We haven’t found a 3rd pairing that can handle that quite yet.
• Malkin’s Struggle:  Through 4 games, it appears I completely underestimated how the KHL would alter Malkin’s game.  It’s not that he’s tired, or lazy, or anything like that.  Malkin’s problem right now is a COMPLETE difference in how much time/space he had in the KHL vs what he has now.  The KHL not only had a bigger ice surface, but the style of play lent itself to more time with the puck and more time to make decisions.  Malkin’s timing is now completely off as he has to make decisions much faster and that is clearly being shown with his turnovers and general frustration.  He’s probably in better shape than most players, but he now has the opposite problem of what I felt Sid had.  Sid had his brain at full speed, his skills lagging behind.  Malkin’s skills are at full speed, but his brain is lagging behind.  Give it a few games and he’ll be fine.
• New Lines:  The first line looked very solid overall tonight and it looks like Kunitz-Crosby-Dupuis are getting back onto the same page quickly.  The second line looked decent, with TK actually looking the best.  Malkin and Neal had an off game and will surely rebound nicely for that line.  The third line took a dive with the loss of Kennedy.  Cooke-Sutter-Glass never looked in sync as a cohesive unit  and poor individual games from Cooke and Sutter did not help.  The 4th line didn’t look bad, but didn’t have any cohesive jump to it either.  Vitale and Adams had some strong individual efforts, and even Tangradi had a couple nice plays, but it wasn’t a strong line that could control the puck down low.  The key in the Rangers game was the 3rd and 4th lines grinding the Rangers to death while the 1st and 2nd lines went to work with skill.  If the bottom two lines don’t do that, the top two lines won’t get the same opportunities either.  The jury is still out, but I think the TK line change hurts the team as a whole more than it helps the second line.
• Tangradi Thoughts:  Honestly, I thought Tangradi looked OKAY tonight.  He still looked a little lost and overskated some pucks, but he didn’t look as outmatched as in previous games.  Though I would rather see Jeffrey in the lineup, I can deal with another game of Tangradi to see if he can develop some chemistry with Vitale and Adams.
• Jets Crowd:  Finally, huge props to the Winnipeg fans for being amazing.  That crowd sounded playoff-ready and honestly made me feel like the Pens just lost a playoff game.  I hope Consol can one day sound like that during the regular season, but I don't expect it due to the sheer size of the building. Consol will probably never even match up to the igloo.  Maybe it's time we accept that and just stay jealous of Winnipeg.

Pens Record: 2-2-0, 4 pts

Next Game:  1/27 @ Ott, 5pm

Pens Outgun the Jets, Win 8-4!

Main Storylines:

- The Pens are coming off a heartbreaking, no, enraging defeat at the hands of the Flyers with .9 seconds left in overtime.  It was the end of an 11 game win streak, though points have still been earned in 12 straight now (11-0-1, duh).

- Brad Thiessen gets the start tonight after Fleury started 3 games in 4 days.  There is still no word on what is going on with Brent Johnson, not that I’m sure anyone seems to care anymore.

- Crosby is making his return to home ice which will give a boost to the Pens crowd.  Speaking of the crowd, the Jets have chanted “Crosby’s Better” at Ovechkin and “Jordan’s Better” at Eric Staal in their past 2 games, so what will Pens fans do for the Jets?

Result:

Pens  8  Jets 4

Goals:  Kennedy (7) from Crosby, Cooke

            Neal (33) (PP) from Malkin, Crosby

            Neal (34) from Malkin

            Kennedy (8) from Crosby, Cooke

            Malkin (42) from Crosby, Martin

            Neal (35) from Malkin, Orpik

            Malkin (43) from Kunitz, Neal

            Dupuis (21) from Staal, Sullivan

We let Kennedy score?? Twice?? Why have they said Kennedy 4 times?!?

               

The Good:

- Everything offense!  The Pens earned their 12^th win in 13 games, extended their points streak (12-0-1) and simply outgunned the Jets in a shootout (like the old fashioned high scoring shootout games, not the skills competition that ends overtime games).

- Milestones:  Malkin scored his 200^th career goal.  Dupuis scored his career high 21^st goal and extended a career high 7 game points streak.  Neal had a career high 4 points in one game.  Malkin and Crosby matched their combined career high of 9 points in a game together.  The Pens won their 8^th straight game at Consol, a new record for the arena.  Brad Thiessen is now 3-0 in his first 3 starts.

- The Pens became the highest scoring team in the NHL after this game (imagine if we had a winger for Sid!) and are now 2^nd in goal differential to only Boston.

- It was fantastic seeing Tyler Kennedy finally get out of his slump.  The emotion he showed after that first goal was priceless, though not as cool as when Dustin Byfuglien mimicked ripping a monkey off of his own back last year (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kaCxtmP1ec). 

TK just needed a little "release' to get his game going...

James Neal – For anyone that was worried about his 2^nd half slump or post-contract doldrums (I will be the first to admit I belong on this list), set your worries aside.  Neal picked up garbage goals and beautiful goals all the same in recording his 2^nd career hat trick and 1^st ever 4 point night.  He even registered a game high 10 shots.  My only complaint would be that he needs to shoot more on the powerplay, yes – despite having 10 shots, but that would be more constructive criticism than anything.  You can now add me to the list of people who can’t wait to see him record goal #40 soon.

Sidney Crosby – Sure, his shooting is still off, but is any other player in the world capable of looking this good without scoring?!? After turning Cooke into a repeat 2 goal scorer last week, Crosby set up Tyler Kennedy for 2 easy goals in the slot tonight.  Yes, that Tyler Kennedy – the one that misses the net by 15 feet from the slot.  Cooke and Kennedy suddenly make up a line that is putting up points like a first line with Crosby.  Crosby also added a nice assist on Malkin’s 200^th goal and yet another on a beautiful behind-the-back pass to Malkin, who easily set up an uncovered Neal for a PP goal.  His creativity and passing ability is just unbelievable after missing 40 games.

"Who are you and how did you make that pass?!?"

Evgeni Malkin – Nothing like a 5 point night to give you a HUGE lead for the Art Ross trophy, and most likely the Hart as well.  Malkin scored his 200^th career goal with his parents in attendance, much to the delight of his rapidly fist pumping dad.  He was all smiles through most of the game, at least after an inadvertent double minor he took for high sticking.  Malkin is clearly just having a ball playing with an abundance of talent on his line and with Sid back.  He truly looks like he’s having a great time just playing a game, and his play has been phenomenal because of it.

The Bad:

- Goaltending was shaky at best for both teams.  The Thrashers had to pull Pavelec and Thiessen looked a little less than reliable, though he did get the win anyways.

Pavelec wasn't the first and won't be the last to feel this way against the Pens.

Brad Thiessen – Thiessen did enough to get the win, but didn’t look sharp right off the first shot against, where he fought the puck off awkwardly rather than gloving it.  Something about the Jets clearly ends any chance of defense being played, but Thiessen’s play made it clear that he is a backup at best and can’t handle games where the defense doesn’t play well.  He was well protected in his first 2 wins, but he seemed very exposed in this one.  Let’s face it, if Fleury goes down, we’re screwed either way, but I have more faith in Brent Johnson getting hot than I do Thiessen.

Paul Martin – Talk was abound about the fact that Martin had gotten himself back to an Even +/- rating, and then he went out and reverted back to his awful play from the first half of the season.  Wait, he was +1 tonight.  Oh, there is your main argument for +/- being worthless.  Admittedly, I put a lot of stock into that stat because as a defenseman, I’ve always wanted to claim being a plus player.  Martin can do that tonight, but it is certainly not because of anything he did.  He was on the ice for 3 of the Jets goals, getting completely burned twice and not tying up a man on the crease on the 3^rd one.  It wasn’t just that he was on the ice for goals against, but they were largely his fault.  Hopefully this abysmal game was just a fluke from what has been very stellar play over the past month.

One of 5 pics I found with Martin and a Jets goal celebration tonight.

Zbynek Michalek – Maybe Michalek and Martin just spent too much time reminiscing before the game, but Michalek also had trouble staying in position and keeping up with the Jets forwards.  He did manage a +2, but he made no contribution to the offense as he looked hesitant to jump up on pucks near the blue line.  He also went down on a couple of occasions to block shots in situations where the Jets were ready for it and moved around him.  Again, hopefully just a fluke after a very stellar month of play.

Craig Adams – After giving it all in the game against Philly, Adams looked a little off tonight.  His physical game never really got started against a quick set of Winnipeg forwards and they made him pay for it a couple of times as he was a -2 and was on for a powerplay goal against.  It’s very rare to see Adams have a game where he is this off, so I’m not worried about it at all. 

The Ugly:

- The defense for both teams was simply atrocious, bordering on non-existent.  These games are fun to watch, especially when the Pens have so much offensive talent, but that better be a blip on the radar that disappears.

Thoughts:

- The powerplay has pretty much taken on a Jekyl and Hyde type personality.  The first powerplay was awful with way too much passing and no one looking to the net.  The second powerplay was simply gorgeous, registering tons of shots and a goal.  I believe the key to the powerplay is going to be that everyone needs to stay within their roles.  Crosby is pass first, Malkin can pass or shoot, those 2 can be trusted to do their jobs.  Kunitz has to stay in front, and Neal has to shoot every chance he gets.  That 5^th spot, Sullivan or Letang, needs to distribute the puck enough to keep the other guys going, but also take enough shots to keep defenders honest.  It sounds simple, and seems obvious, but the worst powerplays are when one of those guys ditches their role.

It would probably help if Crosby opened his eyes too.

- I miss Joe Vitale.  His energy and effort are a huge spark plug on the 4^th line and Asham-Adams-Tangradi simply don’t have the speed that he has to be an immediate game changer.  The loss of Vitale isn’t a huge deal to a team this talented, but he is more valuable than people realize – mostly when it comes to energy and faceoffs.

- Brent Johnson has been skating before team practices, but there is no timetable for him, and really no information on what is keeping him out.  I would love to see him get healthy enough for a start or 2 before the playoffs, but who knows what we will see.  I have not forgotten how poorly he has played this season, but I would prefer his veteran presence and experience over Thiessen’s play.

Will BJ save this?  Probably not.  But he'll punch you out for questioning him.

- Crosby has 19 assists and is a +14 in 12 games this season.  Just wow.

He has this whole team in disbelief right now.

Pens Record: 45-21-6, 96 pts, 2^nd in the Atlantic, 4^th in the East

Next Game:  3/22 vs Nas, 7pm