Great first, boring second, putrid third. But 2 points is 2 points, and the real test is tomorrow.
It was nice to see Tarasenko score early on from Panarin. Hopefully there's more coming. He had a few good passes etc, but overall pretty quiet after the goal.
Mikkola... Not great, not terrible. He got screwed by the refs tonight no doubt. But still, that first penalty was awful and people will absolutely remember that you took 3 penalties in your debut. Still played better than Harpur.
As for the rest, 3 stars goes to the kids. Most dominant line, constant chances. Chytil didn't score, but he had jump. Laf made some amazing saucers. Kakko was in beast mode. A joy to watch these guys play right now.
Kravtsov had a good game returning to the lineup. Shesty needs to fix that 5-hole. Liked the new PP units.