Evgeni Malkin's goal Jordan Staal's deflection off a shot by Evgeni Malkin in overtime capped the Penguins thrilling 55 shot, 5 to 4 comeback win over the New York Rangers Thursday night.
Although the game was dominated by the Penguins, the New York Rangers caught a break 9:58 into the 1st period when Matt Cooke was issued a penalty for, what the ref called "existing." After being cross checked, slashed and roughed with by Brandon Prust before a face-off, Cooke took inaction by not retaliating or fighting back. When the ref blew the whistle, it was assumed that the Penguins would get the resulting power play. However, Cooke and the penguins were caught off guard when the ref signaled Cooke to the penalty box.
A confused Bylsma asked for the call, to which the referee signaled a brand new penalty that had just been created for Matt Cooke; "existing."
Cooke served the two minute minor, and was able to avoid any more "existence" penalties the rest of the game.
