Goaltender Matt Murray may only be a rookie, but he has the Pittsburgh Penguins a mere two victories away from the Stanley Cup Final.
Murray registered 26 saves on 28 shots and led the Penguins to the 4-2 road victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Final on Wednesday at Amalie Arena. He was unbeatable throughout the first two periods and didn't allow a single goal until Pittsburgh was already ahead by two in the third. The Penguins are now leading 2-1 in the series.
His counterpart, Andrei Vasilevskiy, was more impressive than the four allowed goals indicated. He registered a save percentage of 91.7 by stopping 44 of 48 shots from the relentless Pittsburgh offense.
Carl Hagelin, Phil Kessel, Sidney Crosby and Chris Kunitz all scored for the Penguins, while Tyler Johnson and Ondrej Palat registered goals for the Lightning. The NHL reacted to the Pittsburgh victory:
While the Lightning still had Vasilevskiy in goal instead of the injured Ben Bishop, they were the ones peppering the net with early chances in the first ...
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