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Penguins vs. Lightning: Game 6 Score and Twitter Reaction from 2016 NHL Playoffs

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.