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Originally Posted by 0002s
Pens have momentum?
They really haven't played well except in game 3 and then just barely. Other than that Last Night was Flurry and ONLY Flurry.
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I agree (except it's FLEURY). That was a terrible game to watch. Detroit outplayed us, whether you're looking at the statistics or momentum during the game. The third period felt like one long Detroit power play. Even in overtime, Detroit was better. Our goalie was better than their goalie, and that's the difference.
The goal to tie with under a minute left was a gift. We should have lost that game. Anything that happens after that goal, from the eventual win in game 5 to whatever happens in games 6 and 7, is a gift.
Who knows, we may see an entirely different Penguins team in the next two games (or a tired, aging Detroit team that's off a step). Malkin might make an appearance. As the expression goes, that's why they play the game.
Either way, we dodged a bullet in game 5.