Nicklas Backstrom, John Carlson and Burakovsky all struck in quick succession to fire Washington into a commanding 5-0 lead in the third period to all but guarantee victory.
It wasn't that long ago when the Pittsburgh Penguins appeared to be well on their way to eliminating the Washington Capitals in their Eastern Conference semifinal playoff series.
A week after he was knocked out of playoff game with a concussion, Pittsburgh star Sidney Crosby slid headfirst into the boards during another tense game against the Washington Capitals.
"I think that's up to you to understand all that different stuff". The fifth is when a player is "slow to get up" or "clutches his head".
EDMONTON, Alberta - Leon Draisaitl had three goals and two assists, Mark Letestu added two goals and two assists, and Edmonton cruised past Anaheim to force a decisive Game 7 in their Western Conference semifinal series.
Getzlaf and Perry have combined for only seven points in six chances in Game 7 going into another one at home against Edmonton (10 p.m. ET, NBCSN).
- Only 44 active players have scored more than one career goal in a Game 7, and Bryan Rust is one of them. "Now we have to focus on the second game, not think about the Game 7". "Now it boils down to one. We're going to have to play really, really well to beat them". "And if we want to keep playing, we're going to have to be at our best". "If we don't hold serve, then it's not what we're looking for".
This Game 7 has the potential to have that kind of profound effect. Trotz doesn't think it'll have anything to do with history. That they are trying to come back from a 3-1 deficit is also fitting for a team that has blown so many 3-1 series leads in the past.
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"There's no doubt that for me experience, when you have it, is a good thing", Vigneault said on a conference call Sunday.
He did not come out of Game 6 on Monday night. Washington defenseman Brooks Orpik played for the Penguins that night. "Based on (Monday) night I don't see any reason why they won't".
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One of the effects of numerous concussions is that the threshold for future head injuries is lower, two concussion experts told The Washington Post last week.
It looked far worse, though a few minutes later when Crosby skated straight up the middle of the ice to chase a puck that went behind the Washington net. Penguins coach Mike Sullivan said that Crosby did not go into concussion protocol after the hit because the Penguins' medical staff determined it wasn't necessary.
When I was young, I played baseball and I was in a league with future MLB pitcher Ryan Dempster. Crosby clarified the chain of events Tuesday, following the team's practice, noting that he was attended to by the team trainer and then examined by the team doctor, who decided Crosby did not need to enter the protocol at the first intermission. Those spotters, working both from a centralized location via TV feed and from the stands of games themselves, have the power to trigger a player's removal from the game if they deem protocol necessary.
Evgeni Malkin then pulled the Pens to within three, but it was too little, too late. Turns out they found some.
The ratings likely won't be quite as high there thanks to the game being on NBCSN rather than NBC (to say nothing of no Derby lead-in), but that should still draw well, especially in comparison to numerous other second-round matchups.
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