With a chance to close out the series on home ice, the Pittsburgh Penguins completely blew it. They now head back to Washington for a deciding Game 7.
Monday night, the Pens played completely flat and uninspired hockey. Much of the game was spent in the Penguins own zone. There was a sequence in the second period that they couldn’t clear their own zone for awhile and the Capitals just kept buzzing. All of that eventually led to an outpouring of goals in favor of Washington.
Yes Marc-Andre Fleury let in 5 goals. However when the ice is tilted heavy in the opponent’s favor, there is little a goaltender can do.