Despite looking outmatched in the first period of game one, the Penguins made adjustments and hung three on the Jackets in the second. The Blue Jackets made some noise in the first period in Game 1, and could have the key to get past Fleury if they can execute better early on in Game 2.
On Friday night, Lundqvist and Fleury - they of the combined 228 career playoff appearances - can give their teams 2-0 leads in their respective series if they can summon a bit of the old magic once again.
Murray did not practice Thursday, and he did not have a dressing room stall at the Penguins practice facility. Fleury was elevated to the starting spot, and rookie Tristan Jarry dressed as the backup.
A year later, the roles have suddenly reversed.
Nothing captured the Penguins' puck-hunting methods better than the way "The Kids" set up Crosby for the game's first goal.
"He was solid", Crosby said of Fleury.
Murray out started Fleury 49-38 in the regular season and a posted a 2.41 goals against average and.923 save percentage to Fleury's 3/02 GAA and.909 save percentage.
"You definitely see all different sorts of guys stepping up and at the right times", Wilson said. I start yelling "WHAT ARE YOU DOING PASSING IT???"
The Minnesota Wild couldn't have produced a more relentless attack against St. Louis in Game 1, only to have goalie Jake Allen deny them again and again during a 2-1 overtime victory by the Blues, but feeling defeated after a series opener would be the most unsafe reaction.
The coaches will obviously touch on those points when talking to their teams before faceoff, but they both promised to let the players play. "We did a lot of things we wanted to do". "Tonight we had some 'Grade A's.' Fleury is standing tall back there for them so we have to find a way to get some past him".
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The Wild owned a 52-26 edge in shots on goal.
"The thing that sticks out to me [about Carlsson] is that he has no fear", Tortorella said before Game 2.
According to naturalstattrick.com, the Jackets didn't just increase the number of attempts they took in 5-on-5 play Friday, having increased their attempt volume from 48 in Game One to 60 in Game Two, the number of high-danger attempts they took tripled moving from just three on Wednesday to nine Friday night.
"That's the way they play". "Sometimes I had to find ways to stay sharp without playing too much".
After spending much of their time in the offensive zone on the perimeter, the Blue Jackets want to get to the unsafe areas of the ice more frequently.
Another development two games into this series can explain the Penguins' first two goals.
Already missing defensemen Torey Krug and Brandon Carlo and center David Krejci, the banged-up Bruins could also be without defenseman Colin Miller, who was injured in Game 1.
It just didn't result in the red light coming on behind Lundqvist.
And for one devoted hockey fan, even a serious wound wasn't enough to take him away from the action. "We had some good looks, there were some loose pucks and it's just about winning those battles for loose pucks and making sure you bounce on them and finish them off". Wennberg, who frequents the team's top-six, played almost 20 minutes and had five shot attempts in Game 1, and an assist in Game 2.
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