Game 1 of the Stanley Cup is tonight on NBC and don’t leave your seat because Game 2 is tomorrow night agian on NBC. The reason why they are on back to back nights might baffle you.
Stanley Cup Finals in a Hurry
– May 30, 2009Posted in: NHL
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Penguins Win Game 1
– May 19, 2009Posted in: NHL
The Pittsburgh Penguins held off a late surge from the Carolina Hurricanes to win Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals 3-2. The Penguins got off to a fast start scoring two goals in the first eleven minutes of play. The first came from Miroslav Satan who got the puck after coming out of the penalty box and beat Cam Ward with a nice backhand. Evgeni Malkin added another one 84 seconds later beating Cam Ward with a backhand that went just under Wards’ arm.
Cam Ward kept Carolina in the game in the second making a terrific glove save on a one timer off Bill Guerin’s stick. Chad LaRose then made it 2-1 beating Marc-Andre Fluery five hole. In the third Philippe Boucher gave the Penguins a 3-1 scoring on the power play. Boucher. who was only playing because Penguins coach Dan Bylsma decided to dress seven defensemen because of Sergei Gonchar’s knee injury, was key in the victory adding an assist in addition to the big third period goal. The Hurricanes made it close in the end scoring in the final 90 seconds on the power play but it wasn’t enough. They did have a great chance with under 30 seconds remaining but Eric Staal couldn’t put it home. Fluery was great all night and made his best save of the night at the end when stopped Staal. The series continues with Game 2 scheduled for Thursday night in Pittsburgh where the Hurricanes will look to even the series.
