The 2017 NHL playoffs are almost over. Tonight the Nashville Predators are in Pittsburgh to face the reigning Stanley Cup champions, the Penguins. The series is tied 2-2, so there’s at least one more game besides tonight’s.
However, the results of tonight’s game could yield the next Stanley Cup champion just the same.
If the Pittsburgh Penguins Win
There’s a lot of buzz surrounding the Pittsburgh Penguins right now. They’re attempting to make history, to echo the success they saw in 1991 and 1992 when they had back-to-back Stanley Cup wins. Only one team has managed that feat since, the (despicable) Detroit Red Wings in 1997 and 1998.