Once they got their footing, they took it to Columbus with the kind of focus and offensive potency that the Blue Jackets simply don't possess.
In seven playoff games against the Blue Jackets, Crosby has eight total: That's a major factor in the series.
Pittsburgh knows it will be facing a team fighting for survival in its home rink.
Thanks to a pair of Maple Leafs goals late in the second period the two teams went into the break tied at three.
The defending champion Penguins will go for the sweep in Columbus on Tuesday night.
"We haven't done anything to this point", Sullivan said. "We haven't accomplished anything to this point".
Fear not, though. Nothing that happened in Game 4 suggests that the Jackets have what it takes to mount a historic comeback.
"We've got to be ready to play. A huge win for us". We can't dwell on the past and we can't look to the future.
The Blue Jackets got a goal from Karlsson 27 seconds into the third that seemed to pump them up again.
In the last two games especially, the Canadiens have done a good job of preventing the Rangers from using the up-tempo style they're best at, clamping down defensively and forcing NY to dump and chase.
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The Penguins put pressure on the Blue Jackets the rest of the period but couldn't beat Bobrovsky and trailed 3-2 heading into the third period. "It's just do or die right now". It's unfortunate we've put ourselves in this situation.
"We had our chances in overtime", he said. "We've got to get ourselves regrouped tomorrow and get ready for Thursday".
Pittsburgh won the game 5-4 in overtime for a 3-0 lead in their first-round series.
"It's the stomping on the throat, as graphic as that may sound, to finish the game", Foligno said.
"He's in the zone and he's really backstopping us right now".
The series is not over but the task at hand just got much more hard.
Werenski was a rising star for the Blue Jackets, having scored a power-play goal in the first period of game one of the series against the Penguins, and established himself throughout the regular season as a core player, at just age 19.
"I just met with him in the office (Monday) and that's the first thing that comes out of his mouth; he's upset that he can't play", coach John Tortorella said of Werenski, who had one goal in the series and was first in National Hockey League scoring among rookie defensemen with 47 points (11 goals, 36 assists). The Penguins still hold a 3-1 series lead but another loss would definitely let Columbus back into the series. Unfortunately, all that aggression still saw them lose the game, as well as lose forward Matt Calvert to a one game suspension. I don't think any of us envisioned this.
"I thought if I could get on (Bobrovsky) quick he'd have to make a quick decision", Sheary said.
Edmonton weathered a spirited start by the Sharks fueled in part by the return of Joe Thornton from a knee injury, then the Oilers took control and capitalized on a costly turnover to take the lead.
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