PITTSBURGH - Don’t plan the parade route just yet.
The defending Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins aren’t quite ready to surrender their title to the Ottawa Senators.
Yes, the Senators wore smiles Sunday, less than 24 hours after they knocked off the Penguins 2-1 in overtime in Game 1 of the East final at the PPG Paints Arena Saturday night. But the Ottawa players are well aware there’s plenty of racetrack left before the club books a trip to the Stanley Cup final.
If the Senators thought the New York Rangers had strong pushback in a 4-1 win in Game 3 of the last series at Madison Square Garden, they likely haven’t seen anything yet because the Penguins are going to come out with all guns blazing.