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Pittsburgh's 5-2 Loss to Florida “Hard to Evaluate” | Pittsburgh Penguins
The Florida Panthers extended their franchise-record road win streak to nine games on Tuesday at PPG Paints Arena, defeating the Penguins by a score of 5-2 – their third straight setback.
“I think tonight’s a hard one to evaluate, to be honest with you. It was kind of a wacky game,” captain Sidney Crosby said. “Obviously, we got to win games, so whatever that takes. But the Winnipeg and Minnesota games, we’re in the game and we’re a goal away from it being a different outcome. Tonight was just a weird one. It’s a hard one to evaluate.”
Pittsburgh’s head coach had the same assessment.
“It wasn’t like we were under siege or anything. We just gave up some untimely goals,” Mike Sullivan said. “I thought the power plays had some opportunities to get us going early in the game. We didn’t execute at all, I don’t think we handled their pressure very well. They’re a real aggressive kill. I think we could have done a better job there.”
Rookie defenseman John Ludvig got the first goal of his NHL career, while Bryan Rust also scored for Pittsburgh. Jake Guentzel, who was originally credited, and now has the primary assist, left the game with around 12 minutes to go.
“He’s being evaluated right now for an upper-body injury. That’s all I have for you,” Sullivan said.
After a low-event first period, Pittsburgh’s fortunes turned on a tough sequence early in the second, which began with the teams 4-on-4 after roughing minors to Evgeni Malkin and Oliver Ekman-Larsson at the horn.
The Penguins came out strong and generated a number of chances, drawing a penalty and appearing to score 10 seconds in… before Rickard Rakell’s tally got successfully challenged for a high stick before the goal. It would have been his first goal since Jan. 8 in Philadelphia.
The Penguins remained on the power play and had a glorious chance in the final seconds that they just couldn’t corral. The Panthers went the other way – going back to full strength on the way – and got on the board. They added to their lead exactly 34 seconds later.
“We got that goal disallowed… it’s the right call. But they got two quick ones, and that deflated us a little bit too much,” Marcus Pettersson said.
The Penguins struggled to do that, as Florida scored a total of four unanswered goals in the first 13:02 of the period. Pittsburgh did start to chip away late in the middle frame, with Rust officially getting his team on the board despite another coach’s challenge, this one for goalie interference.
The call on the ice stood, but Bobrovsky responded with an unreal save to keep a re-direct from Guentzel from going over the line. Jarry also pulled out some heroics by denying Matthew Tkachuk on a breakaway.
Jarry was the recipient of a tough bounce early in the third, when a puck deflected and went high in the air before dropping into the net. Ludvig quickly responded with his tally, one he’ll remember for the rest of his life.
“It’s a cool feeling for sure, something you want your whole life,” he said. “But yeah, all I really care about right now is just getting some wins, and that’s all anyone in this room cares about, so we got to find a way to do that.”
Gulf system to bring downpours to Florida
FOX 13 Meteorologist Jim Weber is continuing to watch an area in the Gulf that is expected to bring much-needed rain to Florida this weekend. He said the system will likely drift to the north and northwest and will linger before heading to the northeast. He said to get a tropical depression, or a tropical storm there needs to be winds and a closed low and he is not seeing that in the models yet. Weber is also tracking a system off the coast of Africa that has a 10% chance of developing over the next week. He says it will likely enter a hostile environment and dissipate.
TAMPA, Fla. – Forecasters are tracking a broad disturbance in the Gulf of Mexico off the Florida coast that could bring much-needed rain to parched communities this weekend.
Gulf tropical development potential
What we know:
Models continue to indicate there is a potential for an area of low pressure to form over the northeast Gulf off the west coast of Florida over the weekend.
The National Hurricane Center says an area in the Gulf has a 30% chance of tropical development over the next seven days.
Models a shifting away from the forecast of the system moving over the state and off the coast of the Carolinas. Models are now indicating a more likely scenario that it lingers in the Gulf over the weekend and may drift more to the northwest near the Florida Panhandle or Louisiana coast. Early next week conditions look like they will become less conducive and may prohibit much development. Regardless of whether it organizes, the system will bring tropical downpours and increased moisture across Florida and parts of the Southeast.
FOX 13 Meteorologist Jim Weber states we are close to 7.50″ below average on our rainfall in Tampa for the year. A weak area of low pressure or tropical system can be beneficial in helping to make up for the rainfall deficit we have been experiencing. Drought conditions continue over much of the state of Florida. If this system ends up drifting more westward, it would limit the total amount of rainfall and the highest totals would be along the immediate west coast.
Atlantic tropical development potential
A tropical wave southeast of the Cabo Verde Islands remains disorganized.
It is moving west-northwest and, according to the NHC, there is a chance for slow development over the next day or two. By the weekend it is expected to move into less conducive conditions and Saharan dust will begin to affect this wave, limiting its moisture. The time for this system to develop is very limited and will not develop after the weekend.
The NHC is giving it a 10% chance of developing.
Weather factors and storm names
What we don’t know:
Officials cannot yet confirm if the disturbance will overcome environmental hurdles like land interaction, wind shear and dry air. Computer models remain uncertain on how much this system will develop over the waters of the Gulf. If it stays over the warm waters of the Gulf longer, it may give it additional time to organize. Interactions with land and wind shear will likely pose obstacles in further development.
To become a tropical system, it must develop a defined circulation with organized thunderstorms. If it reaches maximum sustained winds of 39 mph, it will become a tropical storm and be named Bertha.
The Source: The information in this story was gathered by FOX 13Meteorologist Jim Weber, the National Hurricane Center tropical weather outlooks, as well as forecast computer models.
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VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. – If you felt shaking along Florida’s east coast on Thursday, you’re not alone. But it wasn’t an earthquake.
A strong “experimental explosion” was reported in the waters off Central Florida on Thursday afternoon, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
The USGS website indicates that the explosion happened around 3:04 p.m., roughly 91 miles east-northeast of Ponce Inlet.
Per the agency, the event registered a preliminary magnitude of 3.9. However, few other details about what may have caused the explosion have been provided at this time.
“The recorded ground motions from this event are more typical of an explosion than a naturally occurring earthquake,” the USGS website reads. “The Navy has conducted Full Ship Shock Trials in this region in the past.”
[A LOOK BACK: U.S.S. Gerald R. Ford performs shock trials on an aircraft carrier in 2021]
News 6 has reached out to Navy officials for more information and is awaiting additional details.
Anyone who felt the impact of the explosion is urged to report their experience here.
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