Goalies

(2 goals, 1 assist, -1,  6 penalty minutes) Who would have thought Mark Eaton would be the Penguins' defensive ironman?  Eaton picked up a lot of slack in terms of ice-time, being the lone defensive constant.

(1g, 3a, -1, 0 PIM in seven games) Battled illness and then eventually missed seven games.  Continues to play well when he's been in the lineup, but gets an I for Incomplete since he missed half the games and is back on the shelf.

(1g, 3a, +2, 0 PIM in five games) Barely played due to a shoulder injury, but played very well when he was in.  His puck moving ability was sorely missed.  We'll give Letang an Incomplete, since he missed so much of the month.

(0g, 6a, even, 2 PIM in ten games) Since his return from injury the Penguins have won four of five games and Orpik had his most proflific scoring month ever in the NHL even missing time.

(3g, 3a, -1, 0 PIM) Skoula proved himself to be a viable NHL defensemen still with his fill in duty.  The two goals he chipped in against Atlanta (Nov 20th) were critical in a 3-2 win.

(0g, 2a, -2, 17 PIMs) Engelland was protected (he only played 16:08 a night) but he was good and physical when he was out there.  Plus three fights helped keep some sandpaper around.

(0g, 0a, -2, 0 PIM) The Pittsburgh product appeared briefly in two games (13:32 per night).  He didn't make any glaring mistakes, but wasn't put in many situations in where he could.

(0g, 3a, +5, 2 PIM in eight games) Lovejoy got the most responsibility of the callups, in terms of minutes and PK time and also faired the best.  He had a great plus/minus and generally didn't look out of place in the NHL.

(0g, 2a, -2, 10 PIMs) Hardly generating any offensive, and his faceoff percentage is still hovering around 45%.  Adams is forechecking hard (lots of hits) and playing well positionally, but that's par for the course for him.

(0g, 2a, -3, 6 PIMs in 13 games) Has looked like a placeholder for the injured.  And the injured are on the mend, so Bourque's time may be running short.  November was a great chance for him to prove himself, and it wasn't a smashing success to say the least.

(3g, 4a, +2, 34 PIMs) The good: Cooke supplying some offense, hitting and penalty killing.  The bad: Cooke crossing the line with hits on Shean Donovan and Artem Anisimov, drawing a two game suspension on the latter.  Gotta take the good with the bad with Cooke.

(8g, 9a, -2, 12 PIMs) Much like the team, Crosby had a tough beginning of the month (only 1 point in first five games) but closed strong, highlighted by the eight points in two games the Rangers to end the month.

(1g, 3a, -4, 0 PIM) Not much production for a guy getting top-six minutes, even worse he only recorded more than one more shot on goal in just three games.  He needs to get the puck on the net more, so he can get the puck in the net.

(0g, 1a, even, 16 PIMs) The big guy is only playing 4:56 per game on the year, but he's really trying.  He had 4 shots on goal on Nov 25th, his center drive created a goal on Nov 28th.  He's lugging around out there with a purpose, even if many of us aren't sure just what it is.

(3g, 5a, -2, 13 PIMs) Like Crosby, only one point in the first five games and then a better production in the final two weeks of the month.  The goal with 0.4 seconds he scored against Boston on Nov 14th is the stuff of legends.

(1g, 2a, +2, 0 PIM in three games) Kennedy is having a great year and really making things happen with the puck when he's been healthy, which hopefully he is now.  He earns an Incomplete this month, since he only got into a few games.

(4g, 7a, +8, 4 PIMs) It's probably no coincidence Pittsburgh's won seven of nine games since Malkin returned to the lineup on Nov 14th, and Malkin's registered at least a point in seven of those games.  He didn't look himself in October, but he certainly is back to his dominant ways now that he's healthy and rested.

(3g, 7a, +1, 19 PIMs) Staal found the scoresheet on 9 of 14 games this month, an important step towards his consistency in generating points.

(1g, 1a, +1, 2 PIMs in seven games) Understandably, it's been a little rough for Talbot to shake off the rust and catch up to everyone else in mid-season form.  He does have two points in his last three games and is getting his timing back.

(0g, 0a, even, 0 PIMs in two games) Didn't look out of place in his brief first taste of NHL action, but didn't stand out either.