| Series Recap |
| Game 1 |
Pittsburgh 4, Ottawa 0
Marc-Andre Fleury stops 26 shots to record the Penguins' first
playoff shutout since 2001. Evgeni Malkin scores a goal and sets
up two. Gary Roberts, who missed most of the season with a
broken leg, nets two. Play gets physical in the third period
when Ottawa's Wade Redden roughs up Sidney Crosby.
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| Game 2 |
Pittsburgh 5, Ottawa 3
Ryan Malone scores twice, including the go-ahead goal on the
power play with 62 seconds remaining in the game. Sidney Crosby
finishes with four assists, Evgeni Malkin posts three and Petr
Sykora also scores twice. Shean Donovan, Cory Stillman and Cody
Bass score for the Sens, who come back from a 3-0 deficit.
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| Game 3 |
Pittsburgh 4, Ottawa 1
Inspired by the return of captain Daniel Alfredsson, the
Senators take the lead early in the second period on a goal by
Nick Foligno. But the Penguins respond with four unanswered
goals. Sidney Crosby gives Pittsburgh the lead for good when he
scores 12 seconds into the third.
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| Game 4 |
Pittsburgh 3, Ottawa 1
Jarkko Ruutu scores the deciding goal with 4:32 remaining in the
second period when he spins in the low slot and backhands the
puck between Martin Gerber's pads. Evgeni Malkin and Sidney
Crosby also score for Pittsburgh, which completes its first
series sweep since defeating Chicago in the 1992 Stanley Cup
Finals.
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| Series MVP |
| Penguins G Marc-Andre Fleury |
Fleury
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What a difference a year makes. Fleury, who struggled in his
playoff debut against the Senators in 2007, turned in a
near-flawless performance this postseason. The Penguins
goaltender backstopped his team to its first sweep since 1992
and set a team record for fewest goals allowed in a series with
five. He was perfect against Ottawa's Dany Heatley, Jason Spezza
and later Daniel Alfredsson, holding one of hockey's most
dominant trios scoreless.
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Game 4: Pittsburgh gets revenge for its playoff loss to Ottawa last year. (Getty Images)
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| Series Schedule |
| Date |
Location |
Time |
| Apr 9 |
at Pittsburgh |
7 p.m. |
| Apr 11 |
at Pittsburgh |
7 p.m. |
| Apr 14 |
at Ottawa |
7 p.m. |
| Apr 16 |
at Ottawa |
7 p.m. |
| Season Series |
| Ottawa wins, 3-1 |
| Date |
Result |
| Nov 22 |
Pittsburgh 6, Ottawa 5 (SO) |
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| Dec 13 |
Ottawa 4, Pittsburgh 1 |
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| Feb 23 |
Ottawa 4, Pittsburgh 3 (OT) |
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| Mar 1 |
Ottawa 5, Pittsburgh 4 |
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| Expert Picks |
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Why? |
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Goldstein: Goaltending matters and Penguins have a big advantage there. |
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Cimilluca: No team wanted out of the playoffs more than Ottawa. This is their chance. |
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Brown: Losing Alfredsson and Fisher will be too much for Ottawa to overcome. |
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Cercel: Unlike last year, Crosby and Malkin will get it done this time. |
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