Thirteen years ago, Pascal Dupuis helped punch the Penguins’ ticket to the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs in the team’s quest to defend their 2009 Cup title.
For the third time in four years, it was the Penguins squaring off with the Ottawa Senators and Pittsburgh wanted to keep its Cup title.
The Senators didn’t make things easy on the Pens, however, winning the first game of the series on the road.
The Pens would rattle off three straight wins before a marathon overtime matchup in Game 5 would go to three additional periods before Matt Carkner silenced the Mellon Arena.