The Penguins dominated from the drop of the puck, beating the Predators with their speed and brilliant shots, mixed in with the Preds' own incompetence. In the three games played in Pittsburgh in this series, Rinne has been yanked twice.
By then, Nashville looked dazed, their minds obviously running through the hard task that awaits them now.
According to ESPN Stats & Info, he passed Mario Lemieux for the most Stanley Cup Final points in franchise history with 20.
Now, Rinne and the Predators, facing elimination for the first time in the playoffs, will have to win at home on Sunday to extend the series. Then in game two, the Penguins broke open a 1-1 game with another three goal flurry over the first 3:28 of the third period.
Pittsburgh will have a chance to become the first franchise in 19 years to win back to back championships when the series shifts back to Nashville for Game 6 on Sunday night. "I don't think that they were necessarily bad goals".
The sellout crowd in Pittsburgh helps sing the National Anthem to kick off Game 5 between the Predators and Penguins.
Sullivan took over as Penguins coach midway through last season and was struck by how Crosby "controls everything within his power to be the very best". "We've just come to believe they'll respond the right way because we've seen them do it".
Unfortunately for Zolnierczyk and his teammates, the friendly confines of a chilly rink on a dreary day in Western Pittsburgh was heaven for the Penguins. "Tonight's it's all about our effort".
Sidney Crosby threw a water bottle on the ice.
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"I don't know if anybody shakes off a game like that that quickly", Nashville coach Peter Laviolette said.
"Obviously not the start you want to have". "We still need one more game, one more win".
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.
The Penguins and Predators have provided plenty of drama, from the roller-coaster play of Nashville goaltender Pekka Rinne to the running feud between Pittsburgh captain Sidney Crosby and P.K. Subban.
Pittsburgh looked hungry and controlled the puck nearly exclusively in the opening half of the period. It was a display of the Pens' trademark speed, as they flipped the puck past the defense. Then Bryan Rust scored a few minutes later on a wide open look in front of Rinne.
After some deep breaths for the two teams after a wild first period, things calmed down. And it worked - for 79 seconds.
Saros stopped 12 of the 15 shots he faced. The Penguins also boast the top four scorers in the postseason.
It took seven years for the Penguins to reach the final again after Crosby's first victory in 2009 and he's noted a desire to not let opportunity slip away when it presents itself. Twelve of Pittsburgh's 18 skaters registered at least a point in game five. "Nothing's done yet and we've got a lot of work ahead of ourselves". Just prior to Phil Kessel scoring mid-way through the second period to make it 5-0, Crosby was on the bench and got angry when a slashing penalty was not called on the Predators. He didn't, and Murray bounced back with a shutout on Thursday night. But every match in this series has been odd, lopsided, or both.
"He doesn't just show up to the rink and put his equipment on". "There's not too many guys who can do that coming right out of the shoot and I think everybody fed off that a bit as far as alright, we're going to be aggressive and try to go get it". "Two teams that skate well up and down the ice", Rinne said Wednesday from the team hotel.
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