He allowed three goals on nine shots before getting pulled in Game Five, leaving him with a.756 save percentage in three games at Pittsburgh in this series. Pittsburgh is averaging 3.0 goals per game in the playoffs, the same as the Predators. Rinne stopped 50 of 52 shots he faced back home in Games 3 and 4.
The home side added three more scores in the second where Phil Kessel notched his first goal of the Finals, with Conor Sheary and Ron Hainsey adding to the Penguins' tally.
By then, Nashville looked dazed, their minds obviously running through the hard task that awaits them now.
A big question lingered after the first two games of the Stanley Cup Final: what happened to Pekka Rinne?
This series, more than anything, has been dictated by the venue. And while the 2014-15 Final matchups were televised on NBC Sports Network, other marks from this year's Penguins and Predators series have been promising, to say the least. The Penguins won the first two games at home, while the Predators won the next too in Nashville.
Guentzel scored his 13th playoff goal in Game 3, but the Penguins were blown out 5-1 by the Preds, who seemed to feast off the atmosphere of their home arena.
"I know people talk about how we're exhausted, but believe me, they're exhausted too", Pittsburgh forward Evgeni Malkin said. "You're in your in your normal game-day routine of sleeping in your own bed, your spot you eat at every day". It streak now stands at seven.
"We've done a fair amount of tweaking of lines to create the balanced attack that we think makes us the most risky to play against", Sullivan said. "We were really jumping and playing our game, playing fast".
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He has had a masterful two-year run as coach of the Pittsburgh Penguins.
"Tonight it's not really about that", Predators sniper Filip Forsberg said, dismissing any advantage the hosts may have.
"Our guys were pretty confident after Game 2", head coach Peter Laviolette told reporters in Nashville on Tuesday afternoon. I think Marc-Andre Fleury should get the start when they head back home. And for the second time, it's after the first 20 minutes. When the Penguins had just three goals during the first three games of the Eastern Conference finals against Ottawa last month, they scored 10 over the next two to take control.
"Understand that we're going to play a desperate team", said Penguins captain Sidney Crosby after collecting three assists.
As Murray stood tall, Bryan Rust added another goal for Pittsburgh 6:43 into the opening frame. It was a display of the Pens' trademark speed, as they flipped the puck past the defense. Crosby and Subban became tangled up behind the Nashville net late in the first period, with Crosby ended up on top of Subban. Nashville put a new goalie in net. The only reasonable surprise - and it's been a great one - has been the scoring prowess of rookie Jake Guentzel, who is one goal away from tying Dino Ciccarelli's record for most playoff goals by a freshman. He assisted Schultz's goal and found Conor Sheary with a attractive pass to make it 4-0 in the second period.
It wouldn't be a classic Crosby game without a bunch of points, would it?
Crosby may be closing in on 30 years old (he'll be that age at the start of next season), but there's a reason it still feels like the hockey world revolves around him.
When Hainsey, who waited 907 regular-season games before reaching the playoffs for the first time this season, tapped in a pass from Malkin to make it 6-0, the stage was set for the Penguins to return to familiar territory.
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