Posted on 17/05/08
Pens want to end it at home
PITTSBURGH -- The Pittsburgh Penguins refuse to listen to the whispers that every 33 years an NHL team manages to overcome a 3-0 series disadvantage in the Stanley Cup playoffs.The Penguins had an opportunity to sweep their Eastern Conference final against the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday, but the Flyers prevailed with a 4-2 win to give life to the slim possibility that they, too, can join the 1942 Toronto Maple Leafs and 1975 New York Islanders as the only two clubs in Stanley Cup playoff history to storm back with four consecutive victories to clinch a series.
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