Nashville Predators vs Pittsburgh Penguins

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Sat 3rd June 2017 Local
Sat 3rd June 2017 12:00am UTC

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Pittsburgh Penguins @ Nashville Predators

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League
NHL

Season
2016-2017

Round
Round 200

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The Penguins had home ice advantage in the series due to their better regular season record. The series began on May 29 and concluded on June 11. The Penguins made their second consecutive Finals appearance, marking the third time in their history they had done this, following their appearances in 1991–1992 and 2008–2009. No team had appeared in consecutive Finals since the latter year, which was a rematch between the Penguins and Red Wings. The Predators made their debut in the Finals. This was the second consecutive season in which a Western Conference team made their first appearance in the Finals; the San Jose Sharks made their Finals debut the year prior. This was the first time in NHL history that two United States–born head coaches faced off against each other in the Stanley Cup Finals.

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In game three, Jake Guentzel came within one goal of Ciccarelli's rookie record when a shot 2:46 into the game got past the Predators goaltender Pekka Rinne. In the second period, the Predators scored 42 seconds apart to not only tie the game, but take the lead. The first goal for the Predators came when defenceman Roman Josi fired a slap shot past Matt Murray. The second goal was on a wrist shot blasted by Frederick Gaudreau. James Neal then gave the Predators a two-goal lead with 23 seconds left in the period. In the third period, a breakaway by Craig Smith gave the Predators a three-goal lead and a goal by Mattias Ekholm would be the insurance goal in a 5–1 victory for Nashville. Near the end of the game, several misconducts were assessed after a cross checking by Phil Kessel gathered a crowd and fights broke out.