Pick-a-Pen: Game 26 -- PENGUINS at Sabres 3/11/21 *BONUS OPPORTUNITY*

[Orlando Penguin]

Official Rules:
-Pick a player and score points based on his points scored in that game. Accrue more points than anyone else over the course of the regular season and you win. Players' points are weighted, so check the table and choose wisely. Point modifiers will be updated at least every ten games.
-Picks must be submitted by puck drop. The official NHL score sheet will list the game start time. A pick made at the same time as puck drop will count.
-Only players' last names will be counted (no nicknames).
-No conditional picks - Part of playing the game is knowing who is playing the game. If you want to change your pick, you can edit your original post up until puck drop. Any edits after faceoff will disqualify you for that game.
-Game-Winning Goals - A game-winning goal, whether scored during regulation or overtime, will earn one additional point (i.e. If Letang has a multiplier of 2 and scores the game winner, it's worth 3 points).
Shootout goals – Only a GAME-WINNING shootout goal will count and no matter who gets it, it’ll be worth 1 point.
- Hat Tricks + – If the player you choose scores a hat trick in a game, you will get 10 additional points. Any additional goal after that in a game will be 10 points each. That is good for just the goal scorer, not any who assist on it (example – Crosby at x1 scores 4 goals, if you have him, you’ll get 24 points – 4 x 1 + 10 +10).
-If you select a goaltender to get a shutout and he gets an assist, you'll get 10 points. If he scores a goal, that’s 50 points. Good only for if you choose the shutout option. If you get the shutout and the goal/assist, well done.
BONUS TIME -- ANY GOAL THAT MATHESON IS INVOLVED IN (GOAL OR ASSIST), EVERYONE ELSE INVOLVED IN THAT GOAL WILL BE WORTH 5 POINTS.
IF THEIR MULTIPLIER IS 6 OR HIGHER, NO CHANGE. EXAMPLE -- CROSBY FROM MATHESON & MALKIN IS FIVE OF EVERYTHING. IF IT'S CROSBY FROM DUMOULIN & MATHESON, DUMOULIN WILL STILL HAVE HIS 7. FEEL FREE TO GUESS THE THEME BEHIND THIS BONUS

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1x Crosby, Malkin
2x Letang, Guentzel, Rust
3x McCann, Kapanen, Zucker
4x Tanev, Blueger, Aston-Reese
5x Marino, Matheson, Rodrigues
6x Pettersson, Janikowski
7x Dumoulin, Riikola, Lafferty, Ceci
8x, Sceviour, Ruhwedel, O'Connor, Friedman, Joseph
10x WBS Call-up/Taxi Squad
25x Jarry Shutout
30x Desmith Shutout

[MR25]

Kapenen

[Lemon Berry Lobster]

Rust

[Orlando Penguin]

Guentzel

[robbiestoupe]

Jarry SO

[faftorial]

Letang

[willeyeam]

Rust

[willeyeam]

no idea on the theme behind this lol

[MR25]

Well Mike Matheson wears #5. We're about a week behind his birthday so unless OP is just obsessed with the #5 I can't think of another reason.

[pens_ct]

Kapanen

[mikey]

Crosby

[shoeshine boy]

there's not a single ex-Pen on the Sabres roster? wow, we might have a chance!

Guentzel

[relantel]

Kapanen

[Orlando Penguin]

Well Mike Matheson wears #5. We're about a week behind his birthday so unless OP is just obsessed with the #5 I can't think of another reason.

Today’s date is a hint. And the real clue is in the explanation.

[MR25]

3+1+1 = 5

5 + 21 = 26

Mike Matheson is #5, and this is game 26

[Orlando Penguin]

3+1+1 = 5

5 + 21 = 26

Mike Matheson is #5, and this is game 26

You’re very mixed up and it seems you don’t know what to do.

[Gabe]

Jarry SO

Gotta happen some time.

[willeyeam]

3+1+1 = 5

5 + 21 = 26

Mike Matheson is #5, and this is game 26

You’re very mixed up and it seems you don’t know what to do.

heyyy I see what you did there

[Gaucho]

Kapanen

[King Colby]

Guentzel

[King Colby]

3+1+1 = 5

5 + 21 = 26

Mike Matheson is #5, and this is game 26

You’re very mixed up and it seems you don’t know what to do.

heyyy I see what you did there

I'm lost.

[MR25]

311 is a band and today is 3/11. I'm not sure what that has to do with Matheson outside of 3+1+1 = 5

[willeyeam]

311 is a band and today is 3/11. I'm not sure what that has to do with Matheson outside of 3+1+1 = 5

you've got to trust your instincts

[willeyeam]

the answer is in the first post

[Orlando Penguin]