Pittsburgh Penguins
Pittsburgh Penguins
Eastern Conference No. 2 Seed
47-27-8, 1st Atlantic
Talbot may not stay on Staal line in Game 5
Talbot may not stay on Staal line in Game 5
ALAN ROBINSON,
May 16, 2008
The Pittsburgh Penguins got back into a game that looked hopelessly lost by replacing the more physical Jarkko Ruutu with the faster Max Talbot at center Jordan Staal's line. Staal, adjusting on the fly to a new linemate, scored twice in 11 minutes of the third period as the Penguins cut a three-goal deficit to one goal before losing 4-2 in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals Thursday night. ...More |
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Penguins Team Report
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Penguins Team Report May 16, 2008
Jordan Staal spent Wednesday in Thunder Bay, Ontario, attending his grandfather's funeral.
He spent Thursday out-playing his teammates in the Penguins' Game 4 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers at Wachovia Center.
Staal scored twice in the third period—his fourth and fifth playoff goals—to fuel a furious comeback from a 3-0 deficit.
The Penguins hope his strong play—Staal has scored three goals in the series—carries over into Game 5, when they will attempt to put the kibosh on any Flyers' comeback hopes.
The Penguins still lead the best-of-seven Eastern Conference final, 3-1. Game 5 is at Mellon Arena on Sunday. Flyers 4, Penguins 2: Pittsburgh's pre-game talk of a post-series handshake proved premature, as ...More |
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PK% |
SHG |
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| Special Teams | 20.4 |
77 |
81.0 |
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