I'm sitting here pretty bummed out by the Pens OT loss tonight, which means we're headed back to Washington for a seventh and deciding game. And what a game it will surely be, although I would much rather not have to see it.
This won't be the first time the Penguins will head to Capital-land for a seventh game. The first time was in 1992, when Mario and Co. completed a monumental comeback from a 3-1 series deficit by polishing off the Caps with a rock-solid defensive performance and timely scoring. It was the type of game that showed the hockey world that the high-flying Penguins could clamp down as well as any team when the had to; they limited Washington to a mere 19 shots in the 3-1 triumph.
This article from the May 2,1992 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reveals another similarity to this year's titanic battle: both teams featured stunning offenses. The Pens led the league in scoring (343 goals), while the Caps were second-best (330).
And here's a piece about the game from the New York Times, which has a headline I liked.
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