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Cold facts: Stars' third-period flurry provides no goals, Penguins pull away

Three stars

1. Sidney Crosby, Penguins: Goal and two fantastic assists

2. Marc-Andre Fleury, Penguins: 32 saves, many of the spectacular variety

3. Patric Hornqvist, Penguins: Goal, assist, seven shots on goal

Big play

With Dallas pushing to tie the game midway through the third period, Marc-Andre Fleury somehow kept several shots out of the net. With the help from his defensemen, Fleury flopped around to stop shots from Brett Ritchie, Stephen Johns and Antoine Roussel.

Discuss

Is playing seven defensemen a viable answer to this problem of having too many defensemen?