By then, Nashville's veteran goalie Pekka Rinne, who played so well at home with 50 saves on 52 shots in Games 3 and 4, was on the bench.
The Penguins, who set a club record with their 10th home win of the playoffs, scored three times in the first and again in the second.
The two first shared headlines after they barked at one another during Game 3 in Nashville.
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And while many eyes will be on Rinne to see if he channels his inner Roberto Luongo and lose on the road again (sorry Lu, you know we love you), you also have to wonder how short the leash is on Matt Murray? However, he hadn't scored in 14 of his last 16 playoff games and needed a breakthrough. "I don't think that necessarily they were bad goals". "It all started with that start and got us going for the rest of the game".
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It's likely why he was among the few regulars to skate at an optional Penguins practice early in the Stanley Cup final. He's taken full advantage of being put back on the first line and in Game 5, he was rewarded. "We still need one more game, one more win". Hainsey silenced critics with an outstanding night killing penalties and forechecking. "To be honest, I can't even tell you the specific play, but I remember being surprised when it comes out of my hand". The game featured just the right combination of frustration and lingering animosities. They started quick, capitalized on their power play, moved the puck through the neutral zone with perfection, and didn't give the Predators any room to breathe.
Yes, the water bottle went flying across the ice.
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With the Penguins one win away from their second straight Cup title, Subban may give the hygiene talk second priority to forcing a Game 7.
The 23-year-old had been sharp in stopping 37-of-38 shots in a Game 2 victory at home and relatively sturdy since he took over for Marc-Andre Fleury midway through the Eastern Conference final. Game 4 was Pittsburgh's best game through the first four contests and carried that momentum into Game 5. Subban said he responded by assuring the Pens captain he used mouthwash before the game.
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That was on the heels of getting just one goal in each of the two previous games, in Nashville. The defending champs won 6-0 on Thursday at PPG Paints Arena, pushing ahead to a 3-2 lead in the series, affording them a chance to clinch their second consecutive Stanley Cup in Nashville on Sunday.
The Thunder Bay, Ont., native, who guided the Penguins to their fourth Stanley Cup a year ago, has a.925 save percentage in the playoffs.
Apparently he was kicked out of Game 5 for doing something that annoys hockey fans nearly as much as a excessively long goal review: Boswell was banging on the glass. Rinne, the Predators goaltender who was so brilliant in Nashville, turned back into a pumpkin in Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh won't be intimidated by the Nashville atmosphere in Game 6 and they'll be ready.
In his short National Hockey League career, which began with a Cup win as the unlikely Penguins starter last spring, Murray has demonstrated an ability to rebound from poor performances.
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