Undying Pursuit. [NHL 20]

[GoldenJet]

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PPG Paints Arena	1	2	3	OT	F
	0	3	0	-	3
	0	1	1	-	2

To Boston, We Go
Tuukka Rask turns aside 42 saves as Boston evens up series


Tuukka Rask proved that Game 1 was no fluke, and he's here to play. He backstops the Bruins to stealing a home game from the Penguins.

Period	Time	Team	Scoring Detail	Score
2	0:48		Goal: Patrice Bergeron (1) Assists: None	1-0, Bruins
2	4:14		Goal: Jared McCann (1) Assists: None	1-1, Tied
2	9:27		Goal: Anders Bjork (1) Assists: Charlie Coyle, Jake DeBrusk	2-1, Bruins
2	13:23		Goal: Charlie Coyle (1) Assists: Matt Grzelcyk, Joakim Nordstrom	3-1, Bruins
3	5:50		Goal: Evgeni Malkin (1) Assists: John Marino	3-2, Bruins

	@
25	Shots on Goal	40
1/6	Power Plays	0/0
7:43	Power Play Minutes	0:00
17	Faceoffs Won	24
2:00	Penalty Minutes	12:00
82.3%	Passing %	83.9%
5:22	Time on Attack	7:36

Series: Penguins 1 - 1 Bruins

[DaMan1980]

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Almost came back....

[GoldenJet]

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TD Garden	1	2	3	OT	F
	2	0	2	-	4
	4	1	3	-	8

Elite Offense Breaks Through
Penguins' league-leading offense finally chase Tuukka Rask in Game 3


Kris Letang's slap-shot from the blueline proved to be the backbreaker for the Boston Bruins.

Period	Time	Team	Scoring Detail	Score
1	2:20		Goal: Bryan Rust (1) Assists: Jack Johnson & Kris Letang	1-0, Penguins
1	5:21		Goal: Jake DeBrusk (2) Assists: David Krejci	1-1, Tied
1	9:04		Goal: Patrick Marleau (2) Assists: Kris Letang & Zach Aston-Reese	2-1, Penguins
1	14:14		Goal: Jared McCann (2) Assists: Anthony Duclair & Conor Sheary	3-1, Penguins
1	14:53		Goal: Jared McCann (3) Assists: Anthony Duclair & Marcus Pettersson	4-1, Penguins
1	17:20		Goal: Jake DeBrusk (3) Assists: Ondrej Kase	4-2, Penguins
2	18:08		Goal: Kris Letang (1) Assists: Zach Aston-Reese	5-2, Penguins
3	4:12		Goal: Evgeni Malkin (2) Assists: Jason Zucker & Jack Johnson	6-2, Penguins
3	4:49		Goal: Jared McCann (4) Assists: Dion Phaneuf & Conor Sheary	7-2, Penguins
3	9:04		Goal: Nick Ritchie (1) Assists: Kevan Miller	7-3, Penguins
3	19:21		Goal: Anthony Duclair (1) Assists: Patrick Marleau & Jared McCann	8-3, Penguins
3	19:34		Goal: Torey Krug (1) Assists: Jake DeBrusk & Charlie McAvoy	8-4, Penguins

	@
36	Shots on Goal	30
0/1	Power Plays	0/0
0:16	Power Play Minutes	0:00
19	Faceoffs Won	19
5:00	Penalty Minutes	7:00
75.9%	Passing %	84.8%
4:47	Time on Attack	7:40

[SENS_AK27]

Re: Undying Pursuit. [NHL 20]

Nice win. Looked like it turned into a run and gun type game.

[GoldenJet]

Re: Undying Pursuit. [NHL 20]

Nice win. Looked like it turned into a run and gun type game.

First period we just came out blitzing. They couldn't hang with us so it was fairly smooth sailing from there.

[GoldenJet]

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PITTSBURGH PENGUINS ROSTER UPDATE

Pittsburgh Penguins Head Coach Mike Sullivan: Forward Conor Sheary will be out for Game 4 with a sprained ankle. We will be inserting Teddy Blueger into his spot in the lineup.

We're also pleased to have defenseman Justin Schultz back for his playoff debut. Juuso Riikola will become a healthy scratch.

[GoldenJet]

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TD Garden	1	2	3	OT	F
	0	4	1	0	5
	1	1	3	1	6

GUENTZEL PLAYS HERO
Pens' huge third-period overtime comeback gives them series strangehold


Tristan Jarry struggled but held in tough when the Penguins needed him to.

Period	Time	Team	Scoring Detail	Score
1	16:02		Goal: Bryan Rust (2) Assists: Jared McCann & Kris Letang	1-0, Penguins
2	6:37		Goal: Charlie Coyle (2) Assists: Matt Grzelcyk & Joakim Nordstrom	1-1, Tied
2	7:14		Goal: Joakim Nordstrom (1) Assists: Matt Grzelcyk & Nick Ritchie	2-1, Bruins
2	13:31		Goal: Torey Krug (2) Assists: Brad Marchand	3-1, Bruins
2	14:20		Goal: Jake Guentzel (2) Assists: Bryan Rust & Justin Schultz	3-2, Bruins
2	16:30		Goal: Nick Ritchie (2) Assists: Charlie Coyle	4-2, Bruins
3	3:43		Goal: Patric Hornqvist (2) Assists: Sidney Crosby	4-3, Bruins
3	7:29		Goal: Sidney Crosby (1) Assists: Patric Hornqvist & John Marino	4-4, Tied
3	13:26		Goal: Sidney Crosby (2) Assists: Justin Schultz	5-4, Penguins
3	19:03		Goal: Patrice Bergeron (2) Assists: David Pastrnak & Zdeno Chara	5-5, Tied
OT	0:19		Goal: Jake Guentzel (3) Assists: Kris Letang & Sidney Crosby	6-5, Penguins

	@
47	Shots on Goal	25
0/0	Power Plays	0/4
0:00	Power Play Minutes	7:23
28	Faceoffs Won	27
8:00	Penalty Minutes	0:00
84.6%	Passing %	82.4%
6:11	Time on Attack	4:59

Series: Penguins 3 - 1 Bruins

[TheJoker12]

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You're having the same defensive/goaltending problems as me!

[GoldenJet]

Re: Undying Pursuit. [NHL 20]

You're having the same defensive/goaltending problems as me!

Tons of defensive lapses and just ugly goaltending. I've considered switching to Matt Murray, but we've been winning so we're staying the course.

[GoldenJet]

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PPG Paints Arena	1	2	3	OT	F
	1	0	0	-	1
	1	1	2	-	4

OVER AND OUT
Jarry stars as Penguins knock Bruins out in Game 5.


Sidney Crosby and Zdeno Chara - the representing team's captains - shake hands in what could possibly be Chara's final game.

Period	Time	Team	Scoring Detail	Score
1	1:41		Goal: David Pastrnak (2) Assists: Patrice Bergeron & Brad Marchand	1-0, Bruins
1	15:08		Goal: Jack Johnson (1) Assists: John Marino	1-1, Tied
2	4:47		Goal: Patric Hornqvist (3) Assists: Sidney Crosby	2-1, Penguins
3	3:47		Goal: Bryan Rust (3) Assists: Patrick Marleau & John Marino	3-1, Penguins
3	19:44		Goal: Zach Aston-Reese (2) Assists: Brian Dumoulin & Justin Schultz	4-1, Penguins

	@
27	Shots on Goal	34
0/3	Power Plays	1/4
4:55	Power Play Minutes	6:39
19	Faceoffs Won	29
8:00	Penalty Minutes	6:00
84%	Passing %	83.2%
6:33	Time on Attack	7:31

Series: Penguins 4 - 1 Bruins

[GoldenJet]

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Penguins' Coach Mike Sullivan nominated for Jack Adams Award


Apr. 15, 2020 | The Pittsburgh Gazette

PITTSBURGH, PA - The National Hockey League has announced their nominees for the Jack Adams Award - awarded annually to the league's top head coach. The nominees are Pittsburgh's Mike Sullivan, Toronto's Sheldon Keefe, and Edmonton's Dave Tippett.

Coach Sullivan, since his arrival on December 12th, 2015, has had one of the hottest streaks of success in arguably NHL history since the Expansion era. He has won two Stanley Cups, and in the first year since signing a four-year contract extension, has led the Penguins to a President's Trophy as the league's top team.

The Penguins are in the midst of a playoff run, having just ousted the Boston Bruins in five games in the Eastern Conference Quarter-Finals.

Toronto Maple Leafs' head coach Sheldon Keefe feels a lot like Mike Sullivan when he first was hired in relief of Mike Johnston mid-season before the Penguins' first of two back-to-back Stanley Cup championships.

He came in after the Maple Leafs and Mike Babcock parted ways earlier this season before the team powered their way to second in the Eastern Conference, with an Atlantic Division title.

The Toronto Maple Leafs made quick work of the New York Islanders in the first round, sweeping the team.

Edmonton Oilers' head coach Dave Tippett is the only coach that has previously won a Jack Adams Award when he was the head coach of the Arizona Coyotes in 2010.

The Edmonton Oilers have arguably the top player in the NHL with Connor McDavid, who went and drafted perhaps another MVP season while he led the league in scoring.

The Edmonton Oilers, in a Battle of Alberta matchup with the Calgary Flames, came out on top with a seven-game series win.

The winner will be announced at the NHL Awards Show at the end of the season.

[GoldenJet]

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SECOND ROUND PREVIEW - WASHINGTON CAPITALS
Penguins have hands full with Alex Ovechkin and the Capitals


The National Hockey League has been waiting for another rendition of Sidney Crosby vs Alex Ovechkin

Playoff Results
VAN 1 - 4 MIN, EDM 4 - 3 CGY, COL 2 - 4 SJ, WPG 1 - 4 DAL
TOR 4 - 0 NYI, TB 3 - 4 FLO, PIT 4 - 1 BOS, PHI 0 - 4 WSH


Season Results
February 2nd, 2020: PIT 1 | WSH 5
February 23rd, 2020: PIT 9 | WSH 5
March 7th, 2020: WSH 5 | PIT 6 OT
March 22nd, 2020: WSH 1 | PIT 4


Leading Scorers
Goals: Sidney Crosby (56 goals) | Alex Ovechkin (56 goals)
Assists: Evgeni Malkin (47 assists) | Nicklas Backstrom (68 assists)
Points: Sidney Crosby (101 points) | Alex Ovechkin (95 points)

Playoff Leading Scorers
Goals: Jared McCann (4 goals) | Alex Ovechkin (5 goals)
Assists: John Marino (5 assists) | T.J. Oshie (3 assists)
Points: Jared McCann (6 points) | Alex Ovechkin (7 points)

Goaltender Comparison
Tristan Jarry: 30 Games Played, 21 Wins, 7 Losses, 1 Overtime Loss, 4 Shutouts, .906 Save Percentage, 2.46 Goals Against Average

Playoffs: 5 Games Played, 4 Wins, 1 Loss, .891 Save Percentage, 3.20 Goals Against Average

Braden Holtby: 59 Games Played, 33 Wins, 17 Losses, 7 Overtime Losses, 4 Shutouts, .910 Save Percentage, 2.75 Goals Against Average

Playoffs: 4 Games Played, 4 Wins, .929 Save Percentage, 1.86 Goals Against Average

Key Injuries
None

Players To Watch

Washington, Braden Holtby (G): Other than the first matchup between the Penguins and the Capitals, in which Washington surprised Pittsburgh with a 5-1 shutdown of their incredible offense, the Penguins have chased the Capitals in every single game. Goaltending is going to be huge in shutting down the Penguins, as Tuukka Rask of the Boston Bruins was basically the only player keeping Boston in the playoffs. Lucky for Washington, Braden Holtby is red-hot, and has gotten the benefit of rest while waiting for the rest of the playoffs to catch up after sweeping the Flyers. He has to stand on his head and hope Alex Ovechkin and the offense is ready.

Pittsburgh, Evgeni Malkin (F): The Pittsburgh Penguins were blessed with the news that Evgeni Malkin would return for Game 2, as he put up two goals in the remaining four games to help the team extinguish the Bruins early in the playoffs. He thrives against Washington when matched up against Alex Ovechkin and the Penguins are going to need him to get into superstar mode this series. The two-headed monster needs to be ready to go.

Expected Outcome
The Pittsburgh Penguins were on the road to their third consecutive Stanley Cup before Evgeny Kuznetsov scored an overtime goal to kick the Pens out of the playoffs in 2017. The Penguins have no plans of that happening again. The Washington Capitals are fully loaded and confident after knocking out the Philadelphia Flyers with ease. This series isn’t going to be a breeze.

Pittsburgh in 7

[GoldenJet]

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PPG Paints Arena	1	2	3	OT	F
	1	1	0	-	2
	2	0	2	-	4

Jarry brickwalls Washington
34 save performance has Pittsburgh narrowly claiming Game 1


Kris Letang ripping a shot from the blueline proved to be the game-winner for Pittsburgh in Game 1.

Period	Time	Team	Scoring Detail	Score
1	2:53		Goal: Jason Zucker (1) Assists: Patric Hornqvist & Jack Johnson	1-0, Penguins
1	13:55		Goal: Nick Jensen (2) Assists: Lars Eller	1-1, Tied
1	18:07		Goal: Sidney Crosby (3) Assists: Bryan Rust & Kris Letang	2-1, Penguins
2	1:27		Goal: Ilya Kovalchuk (3) Assists: Alex Ovechkin	2-2, Tied
3	1:05		Goal: Kris Letang (2) Assists: Sidney Crosby	3-2, Penguins
3	19:40		Goal: Anthony Duclair (2) Assists: Patrick Marleau & Dion Phaneuf	4-2, Penguins

	@
36	Shots on Goal	33
0/2	Power Plays	0/0
4:00	Power Play Minutes	0:00
20	Faceoffs Won	18
0:00	Penalty Minutes	4:00
83.4%	Passing %	80.8%
6:29	Time on Attack	4:57

Series: Penguins 1 - 0 Capitals

[GoldenJet]

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PPG Paints Arena	1	2	3	OT	F
	1	0	3	0	4
	1	1	2	1	5

Rust plays OT hero as Penguins take Game 2
Penguins narrowly avoid collapse behind Rust's overtime marker


Sidney Crosby sauced a pass over to Bryan Rust, who sniped a 2-0 series lead home for Pittsburgh.

Period	Time	Team	Scoring Detail	Score
1	1:56		Goal: Sidney Crosby (4) Assists: Bryan Rust & Jack Johnson	1-0, Penguins
1	5:13		Goal: Jakub Vrana (1) Assists: Brenden Dillon & Tom Wilson	1-1, Tied
2	7:38		Goal: Jared McCann (5) Assists: Jack Johnson & Kris Letang	2-1, Penguins
3	3:15		Goal: Jakub Vrana (2) Assists: Evgeny Kuznetsov	2-2, Tied
3	3:40		Goal: Jakub Vrana (3) Assists: Tom Wilson	3-2, Capitals
3	7:24		Goal: Jared McCann (6) Assists: Anthony Duclair & John Marino	3-3, Tied
3	13:23		Goal: Michal Kempny (1) Assists: Alex Ovechkin & Dmitry Orlov	4-3, Capitals
3	16:21		Goal: Evgeni Malkin (3) Assists: Patric Hornqvist	4-4, Tied
3	2:33		Goal: Bryan Rust (4) Assists: Sidney Crosby & Jake Guentzel	5-4, Penguins

	@
21	Shots on Goal	36
0/3	Power Plays	0/1
4:30	Power Play Minutes	2:00
14	Faceoffs Won	29
2:00	Penalty Minutes	6:00
88.2%	Passing %	83.6%
5:10	Time on Attack	6:05

Series: Penguins 2 - 0 Capitals

[GoldenJet]

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Penguins' Captain Sidney Crosby nominated for Hart, Ted Lindsay, Selke


Apr. 24, 2020 | The Pittsburgh Gazette

PITTSBURGH, PA - The National Hockey League has announced their nominees for the Hart Memorial Trophy - awarded to the player deemed to be the most valuable to his team. Edmonton Oilers' captain Connor McDavid, Washington Capitals' captain Alex Ovechkin, and Pittsburgh Penguins' captain Sidney Crosby were nominated as league MVP.

For Sidney Crosby, this is his opportunity to be awarded his third league MVP, his last two coming in 2007 and 2014. Crosby dominated this past season, especially in the latter half of the season with 56 goals and 101 points in 80 games played. His 56 goals were good for a tie with Ovechkin for the league-lead, landing him his third Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy as the league's leading goal-scorer.

Crosby finished third in league scoring, behind Connor McDavid's 113 points and Winnipeg Jets' star Mark Scheifele's 102 points. Crosby, McDavid, and Scheifele were nominated for the Ted Lindsay Award, as the league's most outstanding player as voted by the Player's Association.

Crosby, most recently noted for his increased defensive play, has been nominated for the Frank J. Selke Trophy as the league's top defensive forward - his first nomination. Crosby led the league in plus/minus with a +55 rating as a part of the league-dominating Pittsburgh Penguins.

Crosby is nominated along with Winnipeg Jets' captain Blake Wheeler and Mark Scheifele.

The winner will be announced at the NHL Awards Show at the end of the season.