The 28-year-old set up a pair of goals in Game 4 and leads the Penguins with 10 goals and 21 points this spring. They have scored first each time, and their only loss in this series came in overtime.
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“I thought every game we’ve created a little bit more chances to score”, said DeBoer. “If we can take lead, maybe things open up for us”.
Twenty eight teams have rallied from a three-games-to-one deficit to win an National Hockey League playoff series – the predicament now facing the Sharks as they prepare for Game 5 in Pittsburgh. Juggle the lineup? Change the lines?
Seems like Wingels doesn’t mesh well with DeBoer’s system, will he for sure be back next year or am I ignorant to what he brings?
San Jose was close in Games 1 and 2, losing the opener on a tie-breaking goal in the final three minutes and falling again two nights later in sudden death. “I don’t expect anyone to shy away or not play hard next game”. “I think we’ve had pretty good starts”.
Pavelski, in his first season as the Sharks’ captain, entered the Stanley Cup Final as the leader playoff goal scoring (13 goals). Their scoring leader through four games is defenceman Justin Braun, with two.
Look, we all know how the Warriors were down three games to one against Oklahoma City in the National Basketball Association semifinals and rallied to win three straight games. It’s not ideal. Catches up to you, especially when you’re this deep into the playoffs and have played as many games as we have and logged as many miles as we have. That’s a different story. “We know that we’re going to need our very best in order to accomplish our ultimate goal”. I feel I should probably have more (goals in the final). If you say it’s just another game, it’s no big deal – as much as you want to say that, it’s not the case.
Murray Avenue is one of the main streets in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of the city, and for one day (Thursday, when Game 5 will be played) it will briefly be known as “Matt Murray Avenue”.
Their distinct paths have diverged further in the Stanley Cup Final.
“It’s not an easy game”, Couture said.
“We still have a lot of work ahead of us”, Sullivan said.
DeBoer, who coached the New Jersey Devils against the Kings in the 2012 Cup Final, recalled rallying his troops after they lost the first three games. The team with the lead is the one with confidence. The puck bounced to Karlsson in the slot, and he beat Matt Murray for his fourth goal of the playoffs.
So often in the Stanley Cup playoffs, the best team is the one with depth. Sharks coach Peter DeBoer said Tuesday that Hertl remains day-to-day and DoBoer is “hopeful” Hertl could return. In the past two games, he loaded up the top line with Pavelski, Couture and Thornton.
“Well, I think they’ve been an underestimated group all throughout the post-season”, Sullivan said.
“We got to find a way to get some from some other people, too”.
No. Typically you leave in the guy who’s been your best player in the series so far, and in this case that’s Martin Jones.
Fehr scores with 2:20 left off a pass from Carl Hagelin to give Pittsburgh a 3-1 lead on the San Jose Sharks.
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Of course you can’t talk about great players on the Pens team without mentioning fellow superstar Evgeni Malkin.
