Game 7 Series Buzz
Will the Penguins all-time record on the road in Game 7’s improve to 6-0 after tonight?
The Penguins might not have momentum in the series anymore but Game 7’s in hockey are not easy to predict.
Who rises to the moment and who doesn’t is what determines who comes out on top of what is a one game playoff tonight.
With the way the last two games have gone, we should see very early where this game is going to trend.
Teams that score the first goal in Game 7’s are 124-42 all-time.
For Pittsburgh, how they start is going to tell the story with how the Capitals have taken over the series since the third period of Game 5.
Pittsburgh needs to strike early or at least establish their pace in carrying the play and start to get in the Capitals heads again.
A strong start from Marc Andre Fleury might be most important thing tonight for the Penguins that needs to happen. Fleury has allowed 8 goals on the last 39 shots he’s faced. If the Capitals get to him early, the Penguins are doomed.
What can’t be overlooked for the Penguins is that they have proven time after time under Mike Sullivan to be able to rise to the occasion. Tonight is the biggest test of them all as last post-season Pittsburgh was never outplayed like this.
Washington has shown some championship pedigree in how they’ve forced a seven game in the manner they have in taking over the series, but they still have to finish the job.
How they handle the pressure tonight will be fascinating to watch.
Their high-end players are really going right now but no one will be talking about Game 5 and Game 6 if they come up small tonight.
— The Penguins coming off two straight losses, will make a couple lineup changes tonight for Game 7.
Carter Rowney will draw into the lineup for Tom Kuhnhackl and Scott Wilson is also under consideration to get in, for who, is not known.
The headline this morning for the Penguins is Matt Murray out since the start of the playoffs, is progressing and “healthy enough” to dress tonight as the backup, Mike Sullivan said.
This is a good dynamic for the Penguins to have.
Although Murray has not even participated yet in a full-team practice, if the Penguins fall down a couple goals early, it won’t be a surprise to see Sullivan go to him.
Big picture, Murray returning is a big development for the Penguins for the third round if they get past the Capitals tonight.
Pressure not even on Marc Andre Fleury to close out the Capitals tonight but to play well enough and keep Murray on the bench if the Penguins advance.
— GAME 7 Numbers —
[hide]– The Capitals are 3-6 all-time in Game 7’s during the Alex Ovechkin era
— The Penguins are 3-2 all-time in Game 7’s with Sidney Crosby/Evgeni Malkin both in the lineup
Marc Andre Fleury has a .901 career save percentage in Game 7’s……..Braden Holtby .921………Fleury has the biggest Game 7 win of the two, obviously the 2009 Stanley Cup final.
— GAME 7 Leaders —
Justin Williams | 7 GP| 7 Goals – 7 Assists – 14 Points |
Evgeni Malkin | 5 GP | 0 Goals – 6 Assists – 6 Points |
Alex Ovechkin | 9 GP | 3 Goals – 3 Assists – 6 Points |
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So yodipshit… you’ve been calling for the man to fail in 11 games now. He answers with wins over 2 of the 4 highest ranked teams in hockey…. shut out in game 7. Do you still think Murray is starting vs Ottawa?
YOOOOOODAAAAAAA
Ok, now that the euphoria has passed. How fucking bad is the Penguins defense. Unwatchable
Awful. Shutout worthy awful. You called it. Hainsey cost them the ECF
Where’s our fuckking prophet. Where is he!?!
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“Fleury will be a nervous wreck”
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Fleury stole the game
where’s yoda?
I love you motherfuckkers
Internet hug
All hail!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I’m just here for the yoda comments
Man, Sullivan makes right player personnel calls again. Let’s hope his stones are so big he takes Maatta out next
Like…by playing hainsey?
Next to Maatta Hainsey is a pillar of consistency.
Poor Chad Ru-whatever. Not up for the moment.
You have to admit, Wilson was good tonight too! Added exactly what they were missing
Told you I felt good about tonight.
It was the Aliens don’t worry about it.
Dear Mr. Fleury: I apologize for calling you the mental midget all these years. I will never do it again
Respek!
Wow ballz something that Yoda is yet to discover
But you see every night before sleeping
So D… Caps in 5? Taking every chance you could to shit on MAF? Lol. MAF had a couple of rough outings but if this team wins the Cup MAF is clearly the front runner for the Conn Smythe. All four wins he stole PERIOD!
Caps 0-4 in game 7 Vs pens
Fleury fleury fleury. Let’s see what sully will do next game play fleury when he should or be a cocksukerr and use his agenda use Murray
You’re as dumb as yoda… MAF is still the starter going forward you moron
At least caps fans are still at the game last time when pens were down 2-0 arena was half empty and most fans turn off their tv’s
Fleury the mental midget
The guy that is suppose to meltdown tonight
The guy that is nervous because Murray is on the Bench. Hey Yoda and rest of the fleury haters
Last I checked fleury by far pens best player .
Now go suckk on dickk same dickk that Npl usually does
Williams first game 7 loss
And no points haha, he’s a cuntt…. a lot like you
Wilson has been so solid tonight man!
Apparently npl is a nervous wreck I don’t know what makes him so nervous
A) watching his first ever game 7
B) wining a bet and losing his virginity to a girl
Classic sammich… suddenly he isn’t the virginal one lol. Fuckk you loser lol
Patric fucken Hornqvist baaaaaybeeeee
Sam, you still watching?
Good thing Murray is ready to back up if needed.
Next goal wins the series
Fleury looks like a nervous wreck
Your mom looks like a nervous wreck. You cocksuckerr fleury is the reason pens are winning .oh let me guess rust is the reason
#BoxScore
You’re so fucken dumb lol
The Great American Hero, Bryan Rust
Start the parade
500 buck says if Crosby scored sammich would have ejaculated on his tv, “closed it” and started his cup parade?
Disgusting Queeer
I’m engaged to a beautiful blonde woman that has a great career… I’m not a virginal one… you disgusting queeb!
Sorry, she’s not a real blonde but hey, at least she’s not my hand hey sammich?
Wooooooooooooo Rusty baby… I’m so fucken drunk haha
Kris Letang and his 7.25 looking good and wasted in that suit. While some of us bitch about 800k guys on the ice we forget that hey… at least they are on the fucken ice lol
Caps may go on to win but they sure blew the opening momentum. After first 5 minutes that’s the best the pens have looked in weeks.
Hainsey played well
By well do you mean didn’t direct any shots at fleury?
Once again thank fleury for this first period
Yea he came up clutch on that Winnik shot that was 5 feet from the net
You mean thank you Daniel Winnik. He only missed the net by 4 feet on his breakaway.
Editing post to say “5 feet”
Game 7 history.
Teams that scores first wins most of the time 124-42 so npl keep your finger on the red button on your remote control and as soon as caps score first you may shut off your TV immediately
Game 7 history, sammich has “closed his tv” to ponder being Virginal in each game seven since he became a Penguin fan in 2005!
Dude, that’s must coherent post from you ever.
Close the TV sammich
Last i checked Sam had his TV off
Every fucking time… this happened last game too… every fucking time this fucking team is near a fucking blue line it’s whistled dead. Wake the fuck up you fucking morons… how are they so offside every mother fucking opportunity!
Kill yourself with that thumbs down you virginal fucking fake fucking Canadian cocksucking Habs fan.
Ya I’m a little fired up…
Look at the bright side. At least you’ve been laid before. Could be worse.
May still get some tonight so I’m a two time winner haha
I watched a 13 year old Ranger fan meltdown on video so I’m better now
Not only our Russian needed a soccer net to score. But never disappoints with offensive zone dumb penalty
This con artist must’ve bought his plane ticket already
Last you checked?
Says the virginal one
Consistency in reffing… love it
Please tell me it’s just an early surge
The pens need to play better than last game if they want to win #analysis
Yes, having Murray serve as the back up is consequential. If they have to put Murray in this game they’re screwed
Funny, most coaches and players feel momentum is usually a game to game thing meaning each game you build it not that it carries over…
Sam the virginal bandwagon man
I didn’t have a good feeling about games 5 and 6, game 7 I think the Pens pull out a win. Uncle Gary needs the Pens to win for tv ratings. The games may be exciting here on out without the Pens, but Ottawa vs Wash or Ana\Edm vs Nash will bring a new low to NHL ratings. Who am I kidding the ratings going forward even with the Pens are going to be terrible.
Crosby Vs McDavid
Present Vs future
McDavid is the present and the future.
Eichel > McDavid
Keep dreaming budd
Dream match up for me… I want the Pens to win but if they couldn’t pull it off I wouldn’t be devastated because fuck the Montreal Canadians 😉
Quick memo to our bandwagon fans
1) prepare a Stanley Cup parade
2 ) make sure all of you pretending watching the game tonight with nbc channel on giving them viewer rating
3) anything goes wrong with be game.
You may turn off your TV mid way the game . And if caps score first with game the history of game 7 winning ratio 124-42 turn on your TV immediately. And prepare for next April.
Good luck to Bandwagons like Npl ,stain Tbj, mstartari
oh no, if murray is on the bench the saint will be a nervous wreck.
So pens use Murray and if he chokes your defend him by saying he hasn’t played in a while
Thats a lot of thumbs down
There’s literally a better chance Sam gets laid this weekend than Fleury winning the game tonight and Murray being a consideration for Gm 1 vs. the Sens.
There is no pressure to keep Murray on the best…the net is MAF if the win..
There’s part of me that’s surprised DePaoli acknowledged that Fleury was in goal in Game 7 in 2009.
that was a very long time ago. quit living in the past
So was 2012 you little catcher.