Final
Penguins hope to bounce back after embarrassing Game One loss
Apr 14, 2007 - 1:28 PM Pittsburgh at Ottawa 3:00 pm EDT Eastern Conference quarterfinals Ottawa leads, 1-0OTTAWA (Ticker) -- The Pittsburgh Penguins suffered through an embarrassing Game One loss in Ottawa. Lucky for them, the Ottawa Senators have a history of Game Two defeats.
The Penguins visit the Senators in Game Two of their Eastern Conference quarterfinal matchup on Saturday.
Ottawa claimed a convincing 6-3 victory in Game One Wednesday night, but has an 0-6 record in Game Two's in the playoffs after winning the first game. The Senators have never led a series 2-0.
Ottawa scored twice in the first period on Wednesday and added a tally five minutes into the second to go up 3-0 before Pittsburgh got on the board two minutes later. Right wing Dany Heatley netted the game-winner nine seconds into the third period.
The Penguins had 13 players make their playoff debuts in Game One, including 19-year-old superstar Sidney Crosby, who added a power-play goal in the third period.
The Senators have made the playoffs in each of the past 10 seasons, but have advanced to the Conference Finals only once, losing to the New Jersey Devils in seven games in 2003.
The series shifts to Pittsburgh for Games Three and Four on Sunday.
- PLAYOFFS
NHL FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
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PITTSBURGH 1 0 3 4
OTTAWA 0 2 1 3 FINAL
GOAL SCORING:
1ST PRD: PIT - (PP) RYAN WHITNEY 1 (SERGEI GONCHAR, SIDNEY CROSBY)
3:01
2ND PRD: OTT - JASON SPEZZA 1 (ANTON VOLCHENKOV) 8:28
OTT - (PP) DANIEL ALFREDSSON 1 (DANY HEATLEY, JASON SPEZZA)
16:44
3RD PRD: PIT - (PP) G
Apr 14 6:01 PM - PLAYOFFS
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Pittsburgh 1 0 3 --4
Ottawa 0 2 1 --3
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Shots on goal:
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Pittsburgh 5 5 11 --21
Ottawa 6 19 12 --37
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Goalies : Pittsburgh, Marc-Andre Fleury (37 shots, 34 saves). Otta
Apr 14 6:00 PM - PLAYOFFS
NHL PITTSBURGH 4
OTTAWA 3
3RD PRD: PIT - SIDNEY CROSBY 2 (MARK RECCHI, EVGENI MALKIN) 11:44
Penguins vs. SenatorsApr 14 5:39 PM - PLAYOFFS
NHL PITTSBURGH 3
OTTAWA 3
3RD PRD: PIT - JORDAN STAAL 2 (MICHEL OUELLET, GARY ROBERTS) 9:34
Penguins vs. SenatorsApr 14 5:34 PM - PLAYOFFS
NHL PITTSBURGH 2
OTTAWA 3
3RD PRD: OTT - CHRIS KELLY 2 (DEAN MCAMMOND, ANDREJ MESZAROS) 6:18
Penguins vs. SenatorsApr 14 5:27 PM - PLAYOFFS
NHL PITTSBURGH 2
OTTAWA 2
3RD PRD: PIT - (PP) GARY ROBERTS 1 (SERGEI GONCHAR, EVGENI MALKIN)
2:04
Penguins vs. SenatorsApr 14 5:20 PM - PLAYOFFS
NHL END OF THE 2ND 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
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PITTSBURGH 1 0 1
OTTAWA 0 2 2 END OF THE 2ND
GOAL SCORING:
1ST PRD: PIT - (PP) RYAN WHITNEY 1 (SERGEI GONCHAR, SIDNEY CROSBY)
3:01
2ND PRD: OTT - JASON SPEZZA 1 (ANTON VOLCHENKOV) 8:28
OTT - (PP) DANIEL ALFREDSSON 1 (DANY HEATLEY, JASON SPEZZA)
16:44
SHOTS ON
Apr 14 4:56 PM - PLAYOFFS
NHL PITTSBURGH 1
OTTAWA 2
2ND PRD: OTT - (PP) DANIEL ALFREDSSON 1 (DANY HEATLEY, JASON SPEZZA)
16:44
Penguins vs. SenatorsApr 14 4:52 PM - PLAYOFFS
NHL PITTSBURGH 1
OTTAWA 1
2ND PRD: OTT - JASON SPEZZA 1 (ANTON VOLCHENKOV) 8:28
Penguins vs. SenatorsApr 14 4:33 PM - PLAYOFFS
NHL END OF THE 1ST 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
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PITTSBURGH 1 1
OTTAWA 0 0 END OF THE 1ST
GOAL SCORING:
1ST PRD: PIT - (PP) RYAN WHITNEY 1 (SERGEI GONCHAR, SIDNEY CROSBY)
3:01
SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
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PIT 5 5
OTT 6 6
GOALIES: PIT
Apr 14 4:00 PM
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