By Damian Cristodero , Times Staff Writer In Print: Tuesday, April 26, 2011
TAMPA After the actual Lightning claimed Game some connected with it’s Eastern Conference quarterfinal series using the Penguins to put down elimination, wing Marty St. Louis ended up being adamant.
“We’re planning to fight right until the actual end,” he said.
And the finale was once more late as Tampa Bay with the second time frame staved off elimination which has a 4-2 success with Game 6 upon Monday night facing some sort of sellout herd associated with 20,309 in the St. Pete Times Forum to wrap the actual best-of-seven series from three mmorpgs apiece along with set up a Game 7 showdown Wednesday inside Pittsburgh .
Steve Downie’s target 4:55 to the third time period smashed a 2-2 connect and also arrived with regards to 22 moments following a shocking three-save sequence by goaltender Dwayne Roloson.
Do! wnie added in a pair of assists. Sean Bergenheim, Teddy Purcell and Ryan Malone likewise scored, and also Tampa Bay’s penalty kill, led through Nate Thompson and Dominic Moore, was as stout because ever, going 5-for-5 and 29-for-30 in your series.
But it was this Roloson-Downie string which was when essential because it seemed to be dramatic.
The Penguins have hooked the actual credit score 2-2 3:48 to the lastly time period about Jordan Staal’s goal.
Max Talbot after that bore down alone on Roloson. The goalie preserved some sort of wrist shot from throughout shut and also Talbot’s backhand come back try to and then Pascal Dupuis’ rebound try at 4:33.
The play resolved to go additional way, and also Downie obtained coming from in front. Malone’s breakaway slap shot during 9:34 ended up being the actual insurance policies goal.
The Penguins commenced the video game having a stout defense of which kept the particula! r Lightning effortless passage through the basic area and also! in the offensive zone, and Tampa Bay would not get it has the first shot on net until eventually 9:37 continued to be in the best period.
It’s not when if the Penguins ended up storming, either; these people went 10:32 with no shot. Tampa Bay concluded the period having a 9-7 opportunity benefit immediately after trailing 5-0.
Pittsburgh went on your 1-0 head 8:23 in the span having that will junior high opportunity when Dupuis required advantage of the Roloson miscue. The goaltender tested out that can be played that puck along at the area in the net, fumbled the idea and then backhanded this guiding the online right to Talbot, that reach Dupuis with a pass.
Purcell attached the score with 3:24 staying when he invest a rebound with Malone’s shot what is the best goalie Marc-Andre Fleury manufactured a sprawling save. The play got a successful supercharge any time Pavel Kubina’s excrete from the prime belonging to the appropria! te faceoff circle hit Downie’s skate plus deflected for you to Malone.
The Lightning electricity have fun with procured center stage in the following period together with a number of will kill as being the group missing a few discipline. A sixth penalty, on Kubina with regard to tripping Chris Conner from lurking behind on a breakaway, resulted in your charges shot.
Conner flubbed the particular shot 9:21 to the time period if your puck explained out of his or her stick. He recovered but at this kind of well-defined angle, his one-timer appeared to be very easily stopped by way of Roloson.
The Lightning required some sort of 2-1 steer with 5:44 on Bergenheim’s intention that is a straightforward tap-in after several very good work simply by Moore, exactly who kept doing the job regardless of appearing interfered using as well as hooked with no call staying made.
The Penguins had a great likelihood with their own remaining electric power p! lay, nevertheless Thompson hindered Chris Kunitz’s shot through t! he position together with 40 seconds left.
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