Hainsey deftly moved to his left, and the two Predators collided as he took off up the ice with the puck. And if the Pens can push the pace and overwhelm Nashville the way they did on Thursday night, they could be returning to Pittsburgh as the first defending champions in almost two decades. Crosby didn't score in the 6-0 blowout of the Nashville Predators, but he was directly responsible for half of the team's goals. Still, Pittsburgh is pretty good in the house that owner Mario Lemieux built.
In reality, we know that's not true.
Crosby's actions bring back a reoccurring question of why do many White athletes get away with having the "bad boy" image?
Predators coach Peter Laviolette thought a stronger penalty should have been called on Crosby. Pittsburgh leads the best-of-seven series 3-2.
The Penguins - who set a club record with their 10th home win of the playoffs - scored three times in the first period and another three in the second.
"I know we've got to be better in front of him". In the second period it was more of the same with Conor Sheary, Phil Kessel and Ron Hainsey (!) scoring to extend the lead to six. It was Crosby who sent the message - with his vision, his creativity and, oddly, his fists.
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Not Crosby, who said Subban "likes the attention" and "wants to make stuff up".
In the second period, Crosby got involved even from the bench. Not only that, Crosby and Subban continued their personal rivalry, highlighted by Crosby repeatedly burying Subban's head into the ice behind the play.
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"He was doing some sort of UFC move on my foot", Crosby said.
Mike Milbury will never be confused for a member of the P.K. Subban fan club. "I don't know what that was".
I'm kind of digging Crosby embracing the heel turn here. In 2017, Duke star Grayson Allen has taken the title of the game's dirtiest player. The two-time MVP ended up on top of a stickless Subban and attempted to get up only to have Subban refuse to let go of Crosby's right leg.
Malkin scored on the resulting four-on-four to give the Penguins a 3-0 lead heading into the first intermission. The best thing about my job is when I'm in work for two straight months, like the National Hockey League playoffs, I'm in a room with 20 televisions. Backup Juuse Saros didn't fare much better, giving up three goals in relief.
In Game 5, we saw just how much better Crosby can make his teammates.
In a freakish moment during Game 5, Crosby stood up on the bench to protest a missed penalty call - and he ended up throwing a water bottle onto the ice. So, why does it matter if the Penguins win at home, as long as they win? Can't let them gain the zone that easy, can't take that penalty, and can't let Schultz have a shot directly on net from the blueline. But both of these teams have been scary good at home this spring. "We have to win a road game".
Conversely, the Penguins have scored 15 goals in three home games and the Predators nine in two. After the game, Subban said that Crosby's actions were just a part of the nature of hockey and that he can't control how officials call a game. Multiple Predators fans have been ejected from the arena for throwing catfish onto the ice during Stanley Cup games.
The goaltending has been downright feeble by the visitors in this series, be it Rinne or Pittsburgh's Matt Murray.
Consider the fact that since 2001, in a Stanley Cup Final that has been tied 2-2, the club that lost Game Five has rebounded to win it all in four of eight instances. The teams combined for 100 penalty minutes (58 for Nashville, 42 for Pittsburgh). Crosby and rookie Jake Guentzel were credited with the assists. Pittsburgh C Nick Bonino missed his third straight game. Nashville LW Colin Wilson returned from an undisclosed injury and made his Final debut.
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