Pittsburgh Penguins head coach Mike Sullivan made a wise choice.
Sullivan elected to go with rookie goaltender Matt Murray on Tuesday in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Final, and the youngster rewarded him with a 5-2 victory on the road over the Tampa Bay Lightning at Amalie Arena. The series is now tied at three games apiece and will shift back to Pittsburgh for a decisive Game 7.
The NHL responded to the result with the two best words in sports:
While Murray started the opening four contests of the series, the Penguins turned to veteran goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury in the third period of Game 4 and during the Game 5 loss. Murray was given the chance Tuesday and responded with 28 saves on 30 Tampa Bay shots (93.3 save percentage). He helped set the tone as Pittsburgh jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first two periods and then blocked critical shots down the stretch.
On the other side, Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy allowed four goals on 33 shot attempts (87.9 save percentage) and couldn't prevent the high-powered Pittsburgh offense from controlling the pace.
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