Final Day 5

Home ice....home ice is the answer to this series. The only time a team has won in this series is on home ice. The Penguins whooped the Predators 60 in Pittsburgh to take a 3-2 series lead. The game started out horribly for Pekka Rinne who allowed 3 goals in the 1st with one being 90 seconds into the game. He was pulled after that, but it didn't hep at all because the Penguins got 3 more in the 2nd. Justin Schultz got the game winner with the first goal of the game. Clearly the Predators can't win away from Nashville and if the Predators force a game 7, that will be a problem. Game 6 will be in Nashville where the Predators have been amazing all year and that will come to the test as game 6 is a must win. The Penguins are just hoping to clinch their seconds straight Stanley Cup. Should the Predators start Rinne? Can the Predators force a game 7? Who will win game 6? stay tuned....

Final Day 4

Tie series. We have a tie series in the 2017 Stanley Cup Final. With a score of 4-1 the Predators have tied the series heading back to Pittsburgh. The Predators played really well at the start and it took 15 minutes to make it 1 nothing even though the Penguins challenged the goal. About a minute later the game was tied up and stayed tied going into the 2nd period. This next goal for the Predators was a weird one due to the fact that they scored and everyone kept playing until the horn went off which let the refs review and they determined that the puck was clearly in the goal. This was a ball buster for the Penguins who were starting to find their game at that point. That goal was the game winner. A nice passing play led to a breakaway that was buried into the net to make it 3-1 at the end of the 2nd period. The 3rd period was pretty even, but the Predators continued to dominate the puck and they forced the Penguins to pull their goalie which caused and empty netter. Frederick Gaudreau got the game winner in the 2nd with that weird delayed goal. Pekka Rinne had another great game while Matt Murray had another bad game or the Penguins played bad. The crowd was crazy as usual which continues to push the Predators forward. Game 5 is in Pittsburgh where the winner have the chance to win the Stanley Cup in Nashville for game 6. Can Pekka Rinne continue to play like this? Who will start for the Penguins in game 5? Who will win game 5? stay tuned....

Final Day 3

The first Stanley Cup Final game in Nashville was a successful one for the Predators as they beat the Penguins 5-1. 3 minutes into the game the Penguins scored and you guessed it, Jake Guentzel. The Predators had some good chances after that, but could not convert so the score remained 1-0 until 5 minutes into the 2nd the Predators got one and another one almost a minute later. They got another one late in the 2nd to make it 3-1.The Predators got 2 more in the 2nd and it was the end of a horrible game for the Penguins, plus Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malking went shotless the whole game. Frederick Gaudreau got the game winner in the 1st period. Pekka Rinne had a bounce back game for sure after 2 horrible performances in games 1 and 2 and P.K Subban made a bold statement saying that the Predators will will win game 3 before so he was spot on. Game 4 is in Nashville again where the Penguins will look to take a 3-1 lead and the Predators will look to tie the series at 2 making it a best of 3 series. Can the Predators contain Jake Guentzel? Will the Predators keep the momentum? Can Pekka Rinne have another good game? stay tuned....

Final Day 2

This has been one weird series for sure. First we have a winning team go almost 2 period without a shot and win to 3 goals in the first 3:20. The Penguins are now 2 wins away from the Stanley Cup because they beat the Predators 4-1. The first period was a very close one that ended up tied and the 2nd was scoreless. Then 10 seconds into the 3rd Jake Guentzel got his second of the game which makes Predators fans want to strangle him. Scott Wilson and Evgeni Malkin scored shortly after to make it 4-1. The Penguins made it 5-1, but it got called back and I just quit on the game at this point so I don't know why, but it didn't matter because they won anyways being out shot 38-27. Jake Guentzel got the game winning goal in case you couldn't tell. Game 3 is in Nashville on June 3rd where the Predators are basically in a must win game. How do the Penguins always find ways to win? Can the Predators contain the Penguins' offense? stay tuned....