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Series Thread:. Eastern Conference Final. Ottawa @ Pittsburgh

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Senators 2  Penguins 1  OT    Ottawa leads series 1 game to 0.


The Ottawa Senators' forward Bobby Ryan scored on a breakaway in the first overtime period to win for the Senators. 


The Senators managed to thwart all five of the Penguins power plays in the game and even took the lead in the first period on a goal by Jean Gabriel Pageau.  The Senators lead wouldn't last long as Pittsburgh's Evgeni Malkin tied it up in the third. Then came OT and Ryan's heroics.


Story:
http://www.ctvnews.ca/sports/ottawa-senators-beat-penguins-2-1-in-overtime-in-game-1-1.3412871
 
2017 Eastern Conference Final
Game 1  Ottawa @ Pittsburgh  7PM  Sunday May 13
Game 2  Ottawa @ Pittsburgh  8PM  Monday May 15
Game 3  Pittsburgh @ Ottawa  8PM  Wednesday May 17
Game 4  Pittsburgh @ Ottawa  8PM  Thursday May 19
Game 5*  Ottawa @ Pittsburgh  3PM  Sunday May 21
Game 6*  Pittsburgh @ Ottawa  8PM  Tuesday May 23
Game 7*  Ottawa @ Pittsburgh  8PM  Thursday May 25

*if necessary
 
Kesselmania Runs Wild, by Jake Guentzel:

https://www.theplayerstribune.com/jake-guentzel-kesselmania-runs-wild/

A really fun read by a young guy blown away by playing with the likes of Crosby, Kessel and Malkin.
 
Right now, I don't see how a team beats the Senators.  They have perhaps the best player on the planet playing for them.  Also, they are simply outworking the other team.  This may be the year that Ottawa gets the cup.
 
Heroic Shrimp said:
Kesselmania Runs Wild, by Jake Guentzel:

https://www.theplayerstribune.com/jake-guentzel-kesselmania-runs-wild/

A really fun read by a young guy blown away by playing with the likes of Crosby, Kessel and Malkin.
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Thanks for sharing, HS! What a great story Guentzel has been so far.

He's not only a great wingman for Crosby, but also for his brother (1:22):
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsEhKiI7pp0[/youtube]
 
2nd period of this game just finished. 0-0. Pittsburgh absolutely dominated this period though. I haven't seen anything like it so far in these playoffs. Not sure Ottawa had a single 30+ second shift in the offensive zone. With that said, a ton of the shots Pittsburgh took were either blocked or missed the net.
 
Also, Phil is piiiisssssseddddddddd:

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www.twitter.com/PeteBlackburn/status/864293526338666496

Their line in particular seemed to constantly be in the offensive zone but just couldn't create any significant chances.
 
And of course Kessel is the one who ends up scoring the game winner, assisted by his buddy Malkin:

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www.twitter.com/PeteBlackburn/status/864306217203748864
 
Significantly Insignificant said:
cabber24 said:
YAAWWWNNN... Guy Boucher is coaching a real sleeper of a series. 1-3-1 makes for a slow game.
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It's worked for them up to this point though.
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If I were coaching a slower, less talented team than the opponent's, I'd definitely force them into playing a boring, slow pace that my guys could control better.
 
Penguins 1  Senators 5  Ottawa leads series 2 games to 1.

How about that, eh?  The Ottawa Senators scored four goals in the first period at the boisterous Canadian Tire Centre.  It has been ten years since the last time Ottawa participated  in a Conference Final.

The Penguins solicited a change in their goaltending as Marc-Andre Fleiry was replaced by Matt Murray.  By then, the game looked well out of reach for Pittsburgh, a team already decimated by injuries.

Excuses?  By and large there weren't any except to say that Pittsburgh was suffocated by the Senators' neutral zone defence and shot blocking. 

A job very well done by Ottawa.  Boribg hockey?  Nah, not when it counts.

Story:
http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/senators-hammer-penguins-take-2-1-series-lead/
 
Man, I'm going to have to put up with a whole year of Sens are Stanley Cup winners talk.  I mean, if the shoe was on the other foot, I wouldn't want anyone taking anything away from the Leafs if they were doing this.  Hard not to get jealous of the Sens success sometimes.  Melnyk doesn't help matters either, as he seems like the type who likes to twist the knife.
 
hockeyfan1 said:
Penguins 1  Senators 5  Ottawa leads series 2 games to 1.

How about that, eh?  The Ottawa Senators scored four goals in the first period at the boisterous Canadian Tire Centre.  It has been ten years since the last time Ottawa participated  in a Conference Final.

The Penguins solicited a change in their goaltending as Marc-Andre Fleiry was replaced by Matt Murray.  By then, the game looked well out of reach for Pittsburgh, a team already decimated by injuries.

Excuses?  By and large there weren't any except to say that Pittsburgh was suffocated by the Senators' neutral zone defence and shot blocking. 

A job very well done by Ottawa.  Boribg hockey?  Nah, not when it counts.

Story:
http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/senators-hammer-penguins-take-2-1-series-lead/
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Apparently Guy Boucher is an amazing coach. They go from trap to attack overnight. I guess they figured why sit back with all the injuries PIT has.
 
Significantly Insignificant said:
Man, I'm going to have to put up with a whole year of Sens are Stanley Cup winners talk.  I mean, if the shoe was on the other foot, I wouldn't want anyone taking anything away from the Leafs if they were doing this.  Hard not to get jealous of the Sens success sometimes.  Melnyk doesn't help matters either, as he seems like the type who likes to twist the knife.
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I keep waiting for the wheels to fall off but they don't... I don't want to hear it from Sens fans either. I want them to loose, Canada's team my a@$. I want a Karlsson too!
 
I wouldn't mind if Ottawa wins the Cup.  It'll fit into the narrative of #bring back Stanley.  It'll be Canada's 150th birthday soon, so it'll be quite fitting for a Canadian-based team to win the Cup this year.  Not saying it will happen, but there's every possibility for for Ottawa to vault to the Cup Final if they take this series.

I wish the Leafs would have been that team (*sigh*)

Also, I personally don't believe that, should Ottawa be in the Cup Final, that they would have the capability to beat Nashville or Anaheim.  They are not teams decimated by injuries the way Pittsburgh has been.

Whether Pittsburgh ot Ottawa, neither of the two will beat Nashville or even Anaheim for Stanley.  Highly doubtful.
 
Penguins 3  Senators 2  Series tied at 2 games apiece.

Memo to the Ottawa Senators:  never underestimate the power of Sidney Crosby.

That's right.  The great #87 had a goal and assist and set the tone of the game for his Pittsburgh Penguins.  When Crosby's on the prowl, look out.

Though the Penguins had a 3-1 lead going into the third period,  the Senators were not done yet as Ottawa scored to narrow Pittsburgh's lead but well, fell short of rhe mark in attempting to tie it up.  For that, Pittsburgh can thank their goaltender Matt Murray, who started in place of Fleury.  Murray was nothing short of brilliant making several key saves and preserving the win.

With Pittsburgh (some would say Crosby) coming to life in winning Game 4, it makes the series all the more interesting and in a way inpredictable, especially knowing Ottawa's penchant for coming back to win when the stakes have been on the line in these playoffs.

Game story:

http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/penguins-fend-off-late-senators-surge-even-east-final-2-2/
 
The talk of Pittsburgh being finished a couple games ago may have been premature.

5-0 Pens late in the 2nd of game 5.
 
CarltonTheBear said:
The talk of Pittsburgh being finished a couple games ago may have been premature.

5-0 Pens late in the 2nd of game 5.
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Just a little. Ottawa poked the bear in Game 3. The Pens are fully awake now.
 
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