Pittsburgh Penguins fans Arianna Burns, left, Kaeli Stolar right, and Alex Hersh, rear, cheer for the team outside PPG Paints Arena before Game 5 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Final between the Penguins and the Nashville Predators, Thursday, June 8, 2017, in Pittsburgh. They grabbed a 2-1 series lead by crushing the Penguins, 5-1, in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Final. "I just think he has such a drive to be the best, and he's willing to do what it takes", Sullivan said. "We know it's not going to be easy".
"When these guys play a committed, inspired game the way they do and they execute, then their talent and their instincts are going to take over", Sullivan said. Pekka Rinne gave up four goals in each of the first two games before finally being replaced by Juuse Saros.
Needless to say, Predators head coach Peter Laviolette wasn't thrilled with the officials' decision to dole out equal punishments.
All the good mojo Rinne generated while helping Nashville rally to tie the series at 2 vanished in a span of 20 minutes. Nashville was the stronger team in the first two games in Pittsburgh but couldn't win, and the Penguins played somewhat well in a 4-1 loss in Tennessee in Game 4.
"This is obviously a great win, a great feeling", said Hainsey, "but come tomorrow it's got to be parked because we have to get one more win". The Penguins lead the series 2-1.
Schultz, Bryan Rust, Malkin, Conor Sheary, Phil Kessel and Ron Hainsey scored the Pittsburgh goals. It was Crosby who sent the message - with his vision, his creativity and, oddly, his fists.
There's a reason no team has won back-to -back Stanley Cups since Detroit in 1997 and 1998. The one power play goal they had was the game-winning goal.
And apparently not taking any more stuff from Subban either.
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Speaking before his fourth appearance in the final - while searching for his third Cup win - Crosby said he was motivated not by history, but by making the most of the rare opportunity to win at all. "I didn't try to throw it". Cameras caught Crosby throwing a water bottle from the Penguins bench in the direction of Nashville defenceman Mattias Ekholm, who was well behind the play. "I was in some kind of lock there". This was the Crosby who asserts his will on games, who's unrelenting and unstoppable by any natural force. Maatta's now-signature move of putting his back to a defender led to the first goal in Game 4.
Game 4 marked the sixth time in their last 11 games the Penguins have scored just one goal, compared to just twice in 24 playoff games last spring.
Crosby set the tone on the first shift when he broke into the clear in the opening minute and rattled a shot off the post as he was being pulled to the ice by Predators' defenceman Ryan Ellis. Expect Rinne to be back in net for Game 6 in Nashville. It's not a coincidence they're the last two teams standing, both two wins away from a championship. "We've got to get one more win".
The Penguins unceremoniously ushered the Predators out of Pittsburgh to start with the Final, but Nashville wasn't demoralized by the misleadingly lopsided losses.
This has not been the most grueling of Cup Final schedules. The entire back-and-forth has added an unusual layer of intrigue to a compelling series, to the delight of the mouthwash brand.
And then there was Matt Murray. They will also stream the game on mobile devices via the NBC Sports app, which can be downloaded via the Apple App Store, and the Google Play Store. By the time the final buzzer went off, the teams had combined for 100 PIM.
"Growing up, you watch him, so to be honest it's pretty special", said Guentzel, whose 13 postseason goals are one off the National Hockey League playoff rookie record set by Dino Ciccarelli with the Minnesota North Stars in 1981. This can be good news for the Penguins if center Nick Bonino, who took pre-game warmups but was unable to play in Game 4, can return to the lineup from a lower-body injury. Winger Filip Forsberg comes into this series on a seven-game point streak.
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