Ten seconds into the third period, Guentzel - who delivered the game-winner in Game 1 - notched his second of the game.
Pittsburgh Penguins' Sidney Crosby (87) tries to unsuccessfully redirect a shot in front of Nashville Predators goalie Pekka Rinne (35) during the third period of Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final, Monday, May 29, in Pittsburgh.
The Predators are down 2-0 to the Penguins in the Stanley Cup Final, but Nashville defenseman P.K. Subban is optimistic his team will right the ship back at home on Saturday. "There's not one ounce of doubt in this locker room".
The Penguins will look towards their star players to boost them once again to victory. "So I didn't like what he said, so I said something back to him, and then we went".
Jake Waddell, a Nolensville, Tenn., resident, was charged with disorderly conduct, possessing an instrument of crime and disrupting a meeting after sneaking a catfish into PPG Paints Arena and tossing it onto the ice during Monday's Game 1 in Pittsburgh. "You can't even put into words what it feels like".
While Murray has been great since taking over the net from Fleury, it's safe to say that if Pittsburgh is going to win this series, they'll need to generate a few more shots than they did in Game 1. Murray allowed four goals on 64 shots to start the series (.938).
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Then, just over three minutes later, the Predators had their second own-goal in as many games, when Vernon Fiddler's skate knocked a bouncing puck through Rinne's five-hole - the goal officially goes to Scott Wilson, but equal credit should go to Phil Kessel, who earned the assist for sneaking the puck into a unsafe position. Left wing Scott Wilson was credited with the Penguins' third goal, at 3:13. "We want to score more". Asked whether his confidence was intact, Rinne said, "Of course, when you lose a couple games and get pulled you're not happy how things went, but you've got to put those things behind and focus on the things you can control". A tied game turned into a full-on Penguin rout. Pittsburgh had 11 shots on Rinne, and scored four times. It was Guentzel's 12th goal of the playoffs, which is the most of any American-born rookie in playoff history and just two behind Dino Ciccarelli's all-time rookie record of 14.
"Pekka's been excellent for us all year long", Laviolette said. "Obviously they're going to be tough to get". In Game 1 against Washington in the second round, Crosby scored 12 seconds into the second period, and again 52 seconds later to give Pittsburgh a 2-0 lead (they won 3-2).
"You saw that last night", said Sullivan. "For me, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity". "I don't know if you remember but the worst goaltender at the World Cup for Team Finland was Pekka Rinne". Breaking up the barrage of penalties was Nashville's Pontus Aberg, netting a wrist-shot past Penguins' goaltender Matt Murray. Two goals went off teammates and into the net, but it has not been the inspiring performance that the Predators and their fans are used to from the big Finn.
Nashville's Matt Irwin drilled Pittsburgh's Matt Cullen from behind into the boards in the first period, a hit that left the 40-year-old Cullen headed down the runway for a quick check but didn't result in a penalty.
"We're concerned about where the series is at", Predators captain Mike Fisher said. If the Penguins continue to steamroll their way through the final, the only thing that might prevent Guentzel from breaking both the overall goals and points records would be a dearth of games.
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