The Penguins were given an early opportunity to take charge
of the third and deciding game of their 1976 Preliminary Round series against
the Toronto Maple Leafs when Toronto’s Dave “Tiger” Williams was sent to the
sin bin for a five-minute major penalty less than two minutes in. But the Pens
power play stayed dormant, as it had been all series long, and the Leafs fed
off the mammoth penalty kill to grab the momentum and hold it until the final
buzzer.
“Killing that penalty was the key point of the game,” said Leaf
coach Red Kelly in this game report. “After that we took charge of everything.”
Pittsburgh's Vic Hadfield regretted the missed opportunity.
“We knew we had five minutes so we took our time, but pretty soon time ran out
on us.”
Toronto goalie Wayne Thomas had another great game but long-time
Penguin Jean Pronovost saw another reason for his club’s demise. “Thomas robbed
us and was a big factor, but as a whole their team worked harder than ours.”
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