Penguins inability to finish once against costs them another victory

ABOVE: The league's far and away best offense dries up in the third period as the Minnesota Wild pull away for the victory.
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FIFA, or EA FC, has garnered a huge loyal fan base throughout the years. While many purchase the game solely for the offline component, most of the player base consists of FUT players who play the game religiously. However, with FUT containing so many meticulous aspects, keeping up with it has become a full-time job.
From the extremely volatile market to the daily launched SBCs, there’s so much you need to keep track of; otherwise, you’ll become uncompetitive. This can make the game feel like a grind, rather than a playful experience. If you’re in the same boat, and your fingers are tired of scrolling through Twitter, Reddit, and FUTbin just to keep up, I’ve built something for you.
Say hello to FUTCast from Operation Sports, your one-stop shop for all things Ultimate Team. This is something that I really wished existed, so when no one else was creating it, I decided to do it myself. FUTCast is an all-in-one Ultimate resource built for the busy sports gamer. It’s something that makes sure you don’t have a million tabs open just to find the cheapest solution to the POTM SBC.
Instead, in less time than a division rivals match, it aims to deliver all the necessary information that a FUT player needs, right to their inbox. The goal is simple: I want to make EA FC Ultimate Team enjoyable again, just like it used to be. So, every Monday/Wednesday/Friday, expect a top-to-bottom recap of what’s happening in FUT, which will keep you competitive without burning your neurons.
The Newsletter will cover all bases, and here’s what you can expect to see in each issue:
Now, you might be thinking, Why should you listen to me? Well, you don’t have to. But trust me, if someone handed me the sauce to unlock my Ultimate Team potential back when I was grinding FIFA 14, I would’ve happily accepted it, because I was spending 12+ hours on that game.
The entire point of FUTCast is to do all the digging for you, so you can spend your precious time playing the game instead of wasting it on gathering information. At Operation Sports, we’ve been doing this for a long time, and our entire community is built around that trust. The best part about it is that all of this will be curated by a die-hard FC player himself, and I don’t intend to let you down at all.
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I hope you’re going to join me on this journey!
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NHL Standings - Updated: Feb 2, 2020 | ||||||
ATLANTIC | W | L | OTL | PTS | GF | GA |
Toronto Maple Leafs | 32 | 15 | 5 | 69 | 164 | 137 |
Tampa Bay Lightning | 29 | 19 | 4 | 62 | 173 | 145 |
Boston Bruins | 29 | 21 | 3 | 61 | 157 | 159 |
Detroit Red Wings | 19 | 25 | 9 | 47 | 134 | 169 |
Montreal Canadiens | 22 | 29 | 2 | 46 | 145 | 163 |
Ottawa Senators | 15 | 30 | 7 | 37 | 148 | 199 |
METROPOLITAN | W | L | OTL | PTS | GF | GA |
Pittsburgh Penguins | 37 | 12 | 2 | 76 | 202 | 126 |
Philadelphia Flyers | 33 | 14 | 5 | 71 | 175 | 134 |
Carolina Hurricanes | 29 | 17 | 5 | 63 | 175 | 158 |
Washington Capitals | 27 | 17 | 8 | 62 | 167 | 153 |
New York Islanders | 26 | 21 | 3 | 55 | 136 | 141 |
New York Rangers | 22 | 26 | 2 | 46 | 139 | 170 |
New Jersey Devils | 21 | 29 | 1 | 43 | 124 | 158 |
Columbus Blue Jackets | 17 | 28 | 7 | 41 | 137 | 183 |
CENTRAL | W | L | OTL | PTS | GF | GA |
St. Louis Blues | 32 | 19 | 2 | 66 | 171 | 146 |
Dallas Stars | 30 | 17 | 4 | 64 | 179 | 157 |
Colorado Avalanche | 30 | 17 | 3 | 63 | 160 | 154 |
Winnipeg Jets | 28 | 19 | 6 | 62 | 167 | 166 |
Chicago Blackhawks | 26 | 20 | 6 | 58 | 159 | 159 |
Nashville Predators | 23 | 19 | 9 | 55 | 139 | 158 |
Minnesota Wild | 25 | 23 | 3 | 53 | 151 | 153 |
PACIFIC | W | L | OTL | PTS | GF | GA |
Edmonton Oilers | 31 | 14 | 7 | 69 | 176 | 137 |
Vancouver Canucks | 31 | 17 | 4 | 66 | 160 | 160 |
Vegas Golden Knights | 29 | 17 | 8 | 66 | 184 | 153 |
San Jose Sharks | 27 | 19 | 7 | 61 | 169 | 154 |
Calgary Flames | 26 | 21 | 6 | 58 | 165 | 147 |
Anaheim Ducks | 25 | 23 | 4 | 54 | 142 | 177 |
Arizona Coyotes | 18 | 24 | 12 | 54 | 134 | 163 |
Los Angeles Kings | 18 | 31 | 4 | 40 | 135 | 175 |
NHL League Leaders - Updated: Feb 2, 2020 | |||||
POINTS | PTS | GOALS | G | ||
![]() | 1. Connor McDavid - Oilers | 70 | ![]() | 1. Alex Ovechkin - Capitals | 35 |
2. Alex Ovechkin - Capitals | 61 | 2. Sidney Crosby - Penguins | 28 | ||
3. Tyler Seguin - Stars | 61 | 3. Jason Zucker - Penguins | 26 | ||
4. Leon Draisaitl - Oilers | 60 | 4. Connor McDavid - Oilers | 26 | ||
5. Mark Scheifele - Jets | 60 | 5. Reilly Smith - Golden Knights | 25 | ||
ASSISTS | A | HITS | H | ||
![]() | 1. William Karlsson - Golden Knights | 44 | ![]() | 1. Brad Marchand - Bruins | 126 |
2. Connor McDavid - Oilers | 44 | 2. Ryan O'Reilly - Blues | 123 | ||
3. Jonathan Huberdeau - Panthers | 42 | 3. Jack Johnson - Penguins | 126 | ||
4. Nicklas Backstrom - Capitals | 42 | 4. Jamie Benn - Stars | 120 | ||
5. Gabriel Landeskog - Avalanche | 40 | 5. Timo Meier - Sharks | 120 | ||
WINS | W | GOALS AGAINST AVERAGE | G.AA | ||
![]() | 1. Frederik Andersen - Maple Leafs | 28 | ![]() | 1. Tristan Jarry - Penguins | 2.18 |
2. Carter Hart - Flyers | 28 | 2. Carter Hart - Flyers | 2.18 | ||
3. Jacob Markstrom - Canucks | 27 | 3. Ben Bishop - Stars | 2.36 | ||
4. Jordan Binnington - Blues | 26 | 4. Mikko Koskinen - Oilers | 2.46 | ||
5. Philipp Grubauer - Avalanche | 25 | 5. David Rittich - Flames | 2.55 | ||
SAVE PERCENTAGE | SV% | SHUTOUTS | SO | ||
![]() | 1. Ben Bishop - Stars | .928 | ![]() | 1. Carter Hart - Flyers | 5 |
2. Carter Hart - Flyers | .927 | 2. Jacob Markstrom - Canucks | 4 | ||
3. Matt Murray - Penguins | .920 | 3. Jordan Binnington - Blues | 4 | ||
4. Mikko Koskinen - Oilers | .920 | 4. Frederik Andersen - Maple Leafs | 3 | ||
5. Tristan Jarry - Penguins | .919 | 5. Andrei Vasilevskiy - Lightning | 3 |
Pittsburgh Penguins Stats - 2019-20 | |||||||||
Skaters | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | GW | PIM | SOG | SPCT |
Evgeni Malkin | 51 | 22 | 33 | 55 | 31 | 4 | 16 | 179 | 12.3% |
Sidney Crosby | 49 | 28 | 22 | 50 | 28 | 1 | 31 | 194 | 14.4% |
Jason Zucker | 51 | 26 | 22 | 48 | 27 | 5 | 8 | 146 | 17.8% |
Patric Hornqvist | 48 | 18 | 22 | 40 | 32 | 1 | 18 | 87 | 20.7% |
Bryan Rust | 51 | 19 | 18 | 37 | 29 | 4 | 20 | 134 | 14.2% |
Jake Guentzel | 51 | 14 | 21 | 35 | 13 | 3 | 12 | 147 | 9.5% |
Anthony Duclair | 45 | 14 | 18 | 32 | -12 | 2 | 8 | 122 | 11.5% |
John Marino | 51 | 5 | 25 | 30 | 33 | 3 | 15 | 55 | 9.1% |
Conor Sheary | 51 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 21 | 2 | 20 | 113 | 8.8% |
Justin Schultz | 49 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 31 | 1 | 18 | 62 | 8.1% |
Zach Aston-Reese | 47 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 46 | 76 | 13.2% |
Kris Letang | 51 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 3 | 28 | 92 | 5.4% |
Nick Bjugstad | 51 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 17 | 0 | 12 | 53 | 13.2% |
Marcus Pettersson | 51 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 24 | 0 | 8 | 34 | 5.9% |
Jared McCann | 51 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 39 | 81 | 11.1% |
Jack Johnson | 51 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 1 | 34 | 32 | 9.4% |
Patrick Marleau | 48 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 13 | 80 | 10.0% |
Dominik Simon | 20 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 7.9% |
Juuso Riikola | 22 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 11.1% |
Brian Dumoulin | 31 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 4.0% |
Goalies | GP | W | L | T | GAA | TOI | SV | SV% | SHO |
Matt Murray | 34 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 2.58 | 2025 | 1011 | .920 | 1 |
Tristan Jarry | 18 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 2.18 | 1047 | 436 | .919 | 3 |
February 2nd, 2020 - Notable Injuries | ||
Pos | Player | Injury Note |
D | Zdeno Chara - Boston Bruins | Broken Leg (March 29th, 2020) |
F | Vincent Trocheck - Carolina Hurricanes | Broken Foot (March 5th, 2020) |
D | Danny DeKeyser - Detroit Red Wings | Post-Concussion Syndrome (March 29th, 2020) |
F | Phillip Danault - Montreal Canadiens | Lacerated Arm (February 22nd, 2020) |
D | Joel Armia - Montreal Canadiens | Separated Shoulder (March 8th, 2020) |
F | Craig Smith - Nashville Predators | Lacerated Arm (March 30th, 2020) |
F | Filip Forsberg - Nashville Predators | Separated Shoulder (February 23rd, 2020) |
G | Cory Schneider - New Jersey Devils | Separated Shoulder (March 1st, 2020) |
D | Carl Gunnarsson - St. Louis Blues | Separated Shoulder (March 30th, 2020) |
F | Daniel Sprong - Washington Capitals | Concussion (February 11th, 2020) |
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