The Game 5 collapse leaves the Predators without much confidence in Rinne and no room for error. Moments later, Pittsburgh had it's fifth goal of the night. Well, that and what Crosby and Subban will do to each other next. Pittsburgh won't necessarily need another shutout from Murray to win its second straight Stanley Cup, but Murray will have to perform better in Game 6 than he did in the first two games in Nashville. Evgeni Malkin and Phil Kessel were among the six different goal-scorers for the Penguins, who are now one win away from becoming the first repeat Cup victor in nearly 20 years.
"We know we're going to have to", Fisher said. I think sometimes people can get fooled by the scores of games, but we don't.
So do the Predators, who can't get back to Smashville fast enough. Rinne, the Predators goaltender who was so brilliant in Nashville, turned back into a pumpkin in Pittsburgh. "That means a lot to us, to play our best at home, in front of our fans".
The goaltending has been downright feeble by the visitors in this series, be it Rinne or Pittsburgh's Matt Murray.
"It's always challenging when you go on the road", Nashville winger James Neal said.
The Penguins will have a chance to do something for the first time in franchise history today. Pittsburgh then added three more goals in the second period from Conor Sheary, Phil Kessel and Ron Hainsey. It was Crosby who sent the message - with his vision, his creativity and, oddly, his fists. Pittsburgh C Sidney Crosby reached 20 career points in Stanley Cup Final games, moving one ahead of Mario Lemieux for the club record.
"And after (making the team), I wanted to be better than I was the year before", he said.
The Tribune-Review's version of plus-minus for the postseason also addresses two-play, albeit with more taken into account. Crosby looked great in Game 4, including two breakaways and a goal.
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"He was doing some UFC move on my foot", Crosby said. Unlike those nerve-racked teams I alluded to above, the Predators know who their No. 1 goalie is. I don't know what he was trying to do to my ankle. I was in some sort of lock there.
Rust's goal 6:43 into the opening period, on a great backhander into the top corner, came off a feed from Kunitz and gave Pittsburgh an early two-goal cushion. "We're playing good defense", Nashville defenseman Mattias Ekholm said.
Arvidsson's dramatic goal spike during the regular season was fuelled by an increase in shots - he had nearly 250 - and shooting percentage (12.6 per cent) and a comfortable fit alongside the Preds' two most risky offensive players. Rinne is remarkably resilient; he has allowed exactly one goal in each of Nashville's last four games after a defeat. He got the surprise start in the Penguins' first playoff game when Murray was injured in warmups. The 38-year-old has led Erie to four consecutive 50-win seasons.
"It's a good game but it's still not done", Malkin said. The Penguins have won their last five home games and are 9-3 overall on home ice in the playoffs.
But, more than worrying about statistics, he's breathing in every thing that is Cup Final.
NOTES: Matt Murray finished with 24 saves. The Pens used their speed to overwhelm the Predators and won to take a 3-2 advantage in the Stanley Cup Final.
With 164 career playoff points, Crosby is now tied with Denis Potvin for 19th all-time. The teams combined for 100 penalty minutes (58 for Nashville, 42 for Pittsburgh). Nashville F Colin Wilson made his series debut after missing the first four games with an undisclosed injury.
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