Take away a couple of soft goals allowed by Matt Murray in Game 1, and the Pittsburgh Penguins would probably be heading home with a 2-0 lead in their Eastern Conference semifinal series with the Washington Capitals.
And if Mike Richards had been able to shoot into an open net with six minutes left in the third period of Game 2 on Saturday night, the Caps would likely be heading to Consol Energy Center with a two-game lead over the Pens. It could be either way right now. Instead, it's 1-1 after Pittsburgh's 2-1 win at Verizon Center.
But the series doesn't feel even. It feels like it's Pittsburgh's to lose after two games in which they largely dominated play. The disparity was much wider in Game 2 than it was in Game 1.
Washington had better find a way to get more scoring chances on Murray and the suddenly stifling Penguins defense, or this might be a short series. Maybe that's a bit unfair; Washington did outplay Pittsburgh for most of the third period, outshooting the Penguins 14-7, and had a glorious chance to take the lead when Jason Chimera set up Richards alone in front. Richards, though, missed wide lef ...
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