In Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final, with the Nashville Predators and Pittsburgh Penguins tied at 2-2, everyone is looking for a little bit of an edge. The Penguins didnt produce much in Games 1 and 2 and somehow won going away.
"I don't know if anybody shakes off a game like that that quickly", Nashville coach Peter Laviolette said.
Crosby's indignities also continued to a water bottle coming out of his hand (maybe accidentally? no over course not) and landing weakly behind Mattias Ekholm after Ekholm took a couple of whacks at Chris Kunitz following a clean but heavy check.
"The playoffs in hockey have been unbelievable", said Barkley, who accepted commissioner Gary Bettman's invitation to attend Game 4 in Nashville. We've seen reporters fall, drunk women trying to talk and just in general, people getting into the shot. Jake Guentzel's second period assist gave him 21 points in the playoffs, tying him with fellow rookies Dino Ciccarelli and Ville Leino for the most ever by a freshman. Over the last two games, the Finnish netminder saved 50 of 52 (.962) and looked like the (positive) difference-maker that he was in the prior three series. Here he is, owner of back-to-back game-winning goals in the Stanley Cup final.
Rinne allowed two goals in two games in Nashville. "We have to win a road game".
Like so many other players the Predators have put in the National Hockey League, the development path went through Milwaukee.
Asked twice Tuesday if he planned on reevaluating his goaltending situation after Matt Murray allowed eight goals in Nashville, Sullivan stressed "we haven't lost games because of our goaltending". Three assists launched Crosby past Mario Lemieux atop the franchise leaderboard for most Stanley Cup Final points (20), none slicker than his backhandeder to linemate Conor Sheary from below the goal line. Nashville Predators goalies Pekka Rinne, left, and Juuse Saros confer during a timeout in the second period in Game 5 of the team's NHL hockey Stanley Cup Final against the Pittsburgh Penguins, Thursday, June 8, 2017, in Pitt.
Bonino took a shot from Nashville's P.K. Subban during Game 2. "We just lost the game by a big score, so we've got to be better".
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We believe that we have some guys that are due to score some goals here, Sullivan said Tuesday.
The Predators outscored the Penguins 9-1 in the past two games.
Justin Schultz has given the Penguins a 1-0 lead on the Predators with a power-play goal just 1:31 into Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final. If not there, then Game 7 will be Wednesday back at PPG Paints Arena.
With Johansen recently sidelined for the playoffs with a thigh injury, the Preds have split Forsberg and Arvidsson and fared just fine offensively despite their meagre outputs so far in the final.
"It just comes down to burying your chances", said Penguins captain Sidney Crosby, who picked up his first goal of the series in Game 4.
A1 Tim Dunn has mixed hockey in the Bridgestone Arena before - for regular-season games and last year's All-Star Game, which was played in Nashville - and knows the city's and the venue's reputation for noise.
The series was tied 2-2.
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