Penguins Can Clinch Round 1 in Pittsburgh

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Sidney Crosby grabbed four more points in the Pittsburgh Penguins’ win over the Ottawa Senators, putting them one game away from clinching the first round. The Penguins are in a pretty great position here, winning both road games and heading back home for, what could be, their final game of the series. Pittsburgh grabbed a big lead against Ottawa in Game 4, and then went back and forth throughout the second period.

Evgeni Malkin started off the scoring with another Power Play goal, giving him his fourth goal of the Playoffs. Crosby followed up with his first goal of the game, early in the second period, giving Pittsburgh the two goal lead. Matt Cooke used that momentum and put in a third one 12 seconds later. However, Crosby was not satisfied with only three goals, so he netted another one in the sixth minute, to give Pittsburgh a nice 4-0 lead over Ottawa.

Finally, in the seventh minute of the second period, the Senators put one in, followed by a second goal a few minutes later. Luckily, the Penguins were not phased by this comeback attempt, because Max Talbot sank a Short Handed goal a few minutes after. Ottawa responded with a Power Play goal, but before the period could come to an end, Chris Kunitz opened the gap right back up.

Ottawa tried to make a third period comeback, starting with a Power Play goal in the seventh minute, but Jordan Staal knocked them back down. The Selke finalist gave Pittsburgh a Power Play goal of their own, closing out the scoring at 7-4.

Despite giving up four goals, Marc Andre Fleury held it strong for the Penguins to grab the win. Fleury shut out Ottawa in the first period, when the Pens took the four goal lead. Overall, he ended up with 26 saves, and a third Playoff Win.

The possible series finale will take place this Thursday, April 22, at 7:00 P.M. ET.

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