I am quite surprised with the performance of the Penguins and Flyers, Flyers especially. I knew the Penguins were good, but after seeing them stone wall a much more aggressive and disciplined Rangers team in game 3. I am not sure if there is nothing this Penguins team can't do. The Penguins had gotten some lucky bounces in the first two games against the Rangers, but the Rangers have been getting just as many. After the Pens exerted themselves during that 5 on 3 PK in period 3 i thought the Rangers were going to Rally back. They certainly controlled the momentum until they suffered an unnecessary penalty. Of which the the Pens capitalized on. I have never seen the Penguins special lines perform this well. Their PK is unstoppable. I'm sure most of you know the shots of that game, 39-17 in favor of the Rangers. The Penguin players must have blocked at least 20 or so shots though. I have only been watching the Wings and Pens series, but i havent seen a team with the Hussle that the pens play with, in a long time.
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The Pens got a bit lucky in Game 3. When you get out-shot 39-16 you're not supposed to win regardless of how well you play otherwise. It seems to be an issue for them on the road, so I'm a bit worried about upcoming series.
Still, this series is basically over, and I feel like the Penguins have more raw talent than any team in hockey. Sid/Malkin is as good a 1-2 punch as there has been in hockey since, hell, probably since Jagr/Lemieux. And like you said they've been playing with a lot of heart.
I used to think that too, until i noticed that in Hockey, its hard to read a game by looking at the stats. It is actually a commone thing in Hockey for teams to win a game and being overwhelmingly out shot. I know the PEns have have had many victories this year where they were out shot 3-1
As far as the pens getting lucky in game 3. I highly disagree. Fluery was a machine. There may have been a few crossbar ricochets, but the majority of the blocked shots came from a solid performance. The players themselves blocked an additional 20 shots. The Pens have definitely gotten some lucky bounces, but when you hit the net with the Hustle that they generate, you are going to get lucky bounces. The Rangers themselves have had plenty of luck in this series too. They have just not had the ability to capitalize on their chances.
As for this last game. I believe it was the Penalties that won the game. I do not want to take away from the Rangers performance. They did play well, but no better than they have in any other game in this series. I feel the Rangers actually played stronger in game 3. The Penguins had 22 minutes worth of penalties, excluding the misconducts. I'm not sure if the Ref's were being more strict, but either way, there is no excuse for that lack of discipline. although, i do not believe the Rangers scored any PP goals, it is hard to create pressure on a team when you are pr-occupied killing penalties
And for fuk sake, these announcers piss me off. Near the end of the game one of the casters said, OH MY, "The Rangers are right back in this series...,The Pens are now going to have a rough road in finishing these Rangers off"--WTF,
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lol at the announcers. I firmly believe the Pens threw that game probably because they want a victory at home in front of the fans. I'm %100 sure the Pens will dominate the next game and win.
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Yeah, you don't lose series when you're up 3-0. It's possible, but so unlikely as to be a moot point. Until I see them pull it to 3-3, I'm not concerned. I hope the Flyers close out their series. They're playing well, but the Pens would have home ice. For whatever reason they play decidedly better at the Igloo, and I'd like to have 4 games there if possible.
i am very surprised with philly's performance. I was not expecting them to dominate the canadians the way they did. I thought for sure if they met the Pens it would be a one sided series in way of the Pen's, but im not so sure now.
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