Good news all around.

Much like the recent weather we have been experiencing, the Pens have had some ups and downs recently as well. We know of the 6-game losing streak and the injuries, but now Pens fans are smiling a lot more these days. Starting with the thrilling overtime winning game against the Washington Capitals yesterday. Are there really any other words to describe Evgeni Malkin at this point in time besides spectacular, amazing, and jaw-dropping? Pretty much any synonym for any of these words would suffice as well, of course. Malkin, it seems, is determined to change the direction and outcome of a game with each shift he takes and things have been going in his favor lately. So much so that the NHL announced today that Malkin was the NHL's first star of the past week.

The good things are not just coming from Evgeni Malkin either. His linemates, Chris Kunitz and James Neal are reaping the benefits as well. Neal is having a spectacular season playing with Malkin and Kunitz and on that line, the goals seem to be adding up for him. It's a shame he is not on the All- Star game roster, he really should be.

Though, speaking of the All-Star game roster, another name we are quite familiar with was added to the lineup it was announced today. Kris Letang was added to the roster for the All-Star game taking place this weekend in Ottawa. Letang himself has been playing well after coming back from missing some time with a concussion. In 25 games, he has 23 points with 5 goals.

With Malkin and Neal playing as well as they are and the Pens winning 6 games in a row, it's a great time to be a Pens fan, not that there isn't much of a bad time to be a Pens fan though.
After losing 6 straight, the Pens have turned it around and are beginning to make the climb through the division and therefore, the conference standings as well. Tomorrow night the Pens face the St. Louis Blues who have had some stellar goaltending this year and are a team that has surprised some with how well they are doing. We'll see tomorrow what the game brings because the truth is, you never know what to expect from a game and with the way Malkin is playing, who knows what he will come up with next to top himself. Be sure to not miss it!