PITTSBURGH -- It didn’t take long for the mayhem to arrive in the Eastern Conference finals between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Tampa Bay Lightning.
Before the Lightning’s 3-1 win in Game 1 Friday night at Consol Energy Center, coach Jon Cooper described Game 1s in the postseason as a feel-out process, and the hatred builds as the series progresses.
Safe to say the hate is here.
Tampa Bay’s Ryan Callahan was given a five-minute major for boarding Penguins defenseman Kris Letang from behind at 2:50 of the first period.