PITTSBURGH -- As Pittsburgh Penguins center Nick Bonino was driving to PPG Paints Arena for Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals against the Ottawa Senators on Sunday, his truck stopped working. The power steering went out. He safely pulled to the side and looked for help.
"Great teammate Phil Kessel came and picked me up," Bonino said after the Penguins' blowout win over the Senators. "I owe a lot to Phil tonight for being here. Great guy."
It was the perfect metaphor for the Penguins' struggles at the start the Eastern Conference finals.