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Sullivan: ‘It’s almost like you’re fighting human nature’

Games like this are why coaches purchase antacids by the six-pack.

Assuming they can't get them by the case.

Now, you might not think that Mike Sullivan had much reason to fear for the well-being of his central nervous system during the early stages of the Penguins' 6-4 victory against Nashville at PPG Paints Arena Saturday night.

Not when Bryan Rust scored a goal 32 seconds after the opening faceoff, let alone after Dominik Kahun made it 2-0 just 33 seconds later.

And when Kris Letang drove Nashville goalie Juuse Saros from the game with a power-play goal at 9:04 of the first period to make it 3-0, one might have suspected that Sullivan's most pressing concern would be deciding where to go for dinner after watching his team claim a couple of low-stress points.