The Senators Pestered The Shit Out Of Sidney Crosby

And for all the many reasons that Mike Sullivan and the Penguins’ coaching staff pulled him from these Stanley Cup playoffs, most of those reaching well beyond actual goaltending, if you ask me, it’s got to be his team once again for Game 7 of the Eastern Conference final Thursday back in Pittsburgh. When Friday rolls around, the 40-year-old will either wake up and discuss the Stanley Cup Final opponent Nashville and its goalie Pekka Rinne with his three sons or wonder if Game No. 1,483 was the last of his National Hockey League career.

The Pittsburgh Penguins are one win away from returning to the Stanley Cup Finals back-to-back seasons.

Still, the Predators’ legs will be as fresh as they can be, which is a rare luxury for games played into June. With a Stanley Cup Final bid on the line, the noise level will be through the roof. You can scoop up tickets at Vivid Seats.

Craig Anderson made 45 saves for the Senators. Boucher favors discipline over daring, and while the stat sheet looked awfully one-sided in Game 6, the scoreboard did not. Now in front of their home crowd, they will face the season’s biggest test to date. Ottawa needed just six games to defeat the Boston Bruins and New York Rangers in each of their first two series.

The Senators charged ahead 2-1 on a rocket of a shot from Hoffman at 1:34, his blast from the top of the left circle going ping-ping-ping before going in.

Games 1 and 2 in Pittsburgh both went Under, with a total of four goals being scored. “At the same time, we were deflecting a lot things to the outside, a lot of perimeter shots, so we’ll do some slight adjustments but what we got in (Game 6) is what we’re going to be looking at (Thursday)”.

“In the second period, they were zipping the puck”. Plagued by slow starts throughout the playoffs, they came out flying, leaving no hope that Ottawa could keep up on the ice or the scoreboard. Pittsburgh destroyed Ottawa at home in Game 5 and I think something similar could happen here. After losing Game 5 and Game 6 to the Washington Capitals in the second round, the Penguins shut out their opponent in Game 7. Marc-Andre Fleury has been solid all post-season and Murray played a huge role in the team’s win a year ago. The price is steep for my taste, but I like the Penguins to win and advance to another championship series.

Despite the disparity in chances, Clarke MacArthur said he believed the Senators did “a better job in the middle of the ice” but were as opportunistic as ever. But it hummed effectively this time around with Ryan ultimately wiring a one-timer short-side – evening the game at one. I think it will mean more to me when I have time to sit back and step back from the game. “We need to play better, like don’t listen to noise, don’t listen to like everything, like forget everything and play how we can, like we have good group, good leadership, and just show our game”. “I think you’ve got to be prepared for anything, stay in the moment as best you can”.

A bad turnover from Olli Maatta almost resulted in the Senators tying the score, but Bobby Ryan misfired on a pass to Derick Brassard.

Getting to the final for the fourth time in less than 10 years (he’s 2-1 so far following appearances in 2008, 2009 and 2016) would be a remarkable feat on its own for the Cole Harbour, N.S., native and a rarity in today’s parity-infested National Hockey League.