Andrei Vasilevskiy must have felt like a kid cleaning the balls off a driving range. The Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender was under siege on Wednesday night as the Pittsburgh Penguins played a statement game in the Eastern Conference Final.
The statement? These Pens are mighty.
Firing 48 shots at Vasilevskiy, the Penguins used their speed and transition game to dominate the Lightning on the road to take a 4-2 victory in Game 3 and a 2-1 series lead.
Much like the way Wednesday’s game evolved, this series has tilted in favor of the Penguins since they dropped the opening game on home ice. They turned in shot counts of 35 in Game 1, another 41 in Game 2 and then nearly 50 in the third contest.
Their depth, speed and star power were on full display in this one, starting with a player who provides all three in Phil Kessel.
His star power has faded the past couple of seasons thanks to declining numbers with the Toronto Maple Leafs and in his first year with the Penguins, but it’s on the rise again with an incredible postseason that has him leading the Pens in both goals (seven) ...
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