>>> ALL RIGHT, SIDNEY.
  PLEASE.
  IN WORDS, THE DREAM.
  >> DREAM COME TRUE. 
  >> I DON'T THINK -- I DON'T EVEN
  KNOW WHAT TO SAY.
  I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO FEEL.
  I'M JUST THAT HAPPY.
  >> THE TEAM WAS A LITTLE 
  EMOTIONAL RIGHT NOW.
  THE FAMILY RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME.
  BIG HUGS. 
  >> ALL RIGHT.
  WE'LL GIVE HIM A LITTLE TIME. 
  >> THIS IS MORE THAN I EVER 
  EXPECTED.
  YOU CAN DREAM ABOUT IT BUT YOU 
  CAN'T REALLY GO THROUGH IT.
  UNBELIEVABLE RIDE.
  >> MIKE.
  >> YEAH?
  >> IT'S -- 
  [ SIGHS ]
  >> NO SEASON IS SATISFYING 
  UNLESS YOU HAVE THAT BIG CUP 
  STANDING BESIDE YOU.
  THIS IS CERTAINLY THE ICING ON 
  THE CAKE. 
  >> GET SOME HEARTBREAKS, GOOD 
  TIMES.
  NOTHING COMPARES TO THIS.
  I WISH EVERY PLAYER GOT AN 
  OPPORTUNITY TO GO THROUGH THIS 
  JUST ONCE.
  >> LIKE TO SAY HELLO.
  AMBER, LEAH, GRAHAM.
  DADDY LOVES YOU!
  >> YEAH, BABY. 
  >> ENJOY THE MOMENT.
  DOESN'T HAPPEN TOO OFTEN THAT 
  YOU GET TO PLAY IN THE STANLEY 
  CUP FINAL AND WIN IT.
  WHAT A FEELING IT IS.
  UNBELIEVABLE. 
  >> 22 YEARS.
  YOU DID IT. 
  >> WE MADE THE MOVE.
  >> JUST GIVE ME ONE MORE SECOND 
  HERE.
  WE ARE GETTING A LITTLE BIT DAMP
  IN THIS CELEBRATION. 
  >> I HAVE WAITED 25 YEARS FOR 
  THIS. 
  >> YOU HAVEN'T WAITED THAT LONG 
  COMPARED TO A LOT OF OTHER 
  PEOPLE.
  ♪
  >>> IT IS THE MOST VISIBLE AND 
  RECOGNIZABLE PRIZE IN ALL OF 
  SPORT.
  THE ONE NHL PLAYERS SPEND THEIR 
  ENTIRE LIVES LOOKING TO GET 
  THEIR HANDS ON.
  >> IT IS MY DUTY AND 
  RESPONSIBILITY TO PRESENT THE 
  STANLEY CUP.
  >> THERE IS A TRADITION IN THIS
  LEAGUE -- A SUPERSTITION 
  REALLY -- OF WHICH EVERY PLAYER 
  IS WELL AWARE.
  UNTIL YOU'VE WON THE CUP YOU 
  CAN'T TOUCH THE CUP.
  THAT HONOR, THAT PRIVILEGE, THAT
  MOMENT OF COMPLETE AND TOTAL JOY
  BELONGS ONLY TO THOSE FEW WHO 
  HAVE SUCCESSFULLY ENDURED 
  EVERYTHING THAT COMES WITH A 
  SEASON IN THE NHL.
  >> THE WAITING IS OVER.
  >> WELL EARNED VICTORY 
  CELEBRATION IS UNDER WAY.
  >> NOW, AS SIX GRUELLING MONTHS 
  OF WINTER MELTS INTO THE INTENSE
  SPRING OF PLAYOFF HOCKEY, THERE 
  ARE ONLY FOUR TEAMS LEFT WITH 
  THAT CHANCE.
  WELCOME TO ALL ACCESS: QUEST FOR
  THE STANLEY CUP.
  [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
  >> LAST SEASON, IT WAS THE 
  PITTSBURGH PENGUINS WHO TOUCHED 
  THE CUP.
  NOW SIDNEY CROSBY AND THE PENS 
  ARE BACK TO DEFEND THEIR TITLE 
  WITH ONE TIME CUP HERO MARC 
  ANDRE FLEURY UNEXPECTEDLY BACK 
  IN GOAL.
  >> THE DEFENDING CHAMPIONS ARE 
  GOING TO DEFEND STILL.
  >> THEIR OPPONENT IN THE EAST 
  THE LAST OF CANADA'S FIVE 
  PLAYOFF TEAMS, THE OTTAWA 
  SENATORS, LED BY A REMARKABLY 
  TALENTED YOUNG DEFENSEMAN FROM 
  SWEDEN AND A VETERAN GOALTENDER 
  WHO SPENT THE SEASON BATTLING 
  MORE THAN JUST PUCKS.
  >> THE OTTAWA SENATORS ARE ON 
  THEIR WAY IN THE EASTERN 
  CONFERENCE FINAL.
  >> IN THE WEST THE NASHVILLE 
  PREDATORS, A WILD CARD TEAM WITH
  THE WORST RECORD AMONG PLAYOFF 
  QUALIFIERS, SURPRISINGLY SWEPT 
  THE TOP SEED, THE CHICAGO 
  BLACKHAWKS AND THEN OUSTED THE 
  ST. LOUIS BLUES TO REACH THEIR 
  FIRST CONFERENCE FINALS AND 
  ALONG THE WAY TURN NASHVILLE 
  INTO A HOCKEY TOWN.
  >> THE NASHVILLE PREDATORS ARE 
  HEADED TO THE CONFERENCE FINAL!
  >> THEY WILL FACE RYAN GETZLAF 
  AND THE ANAHEIM DUCKS, WHO ENDED
  FOUR STRAIGHT YEARS OF
  AGONIZING GAME SEVEN HEARTBREAK,
  TAKING AN INTENSE SECOND ROUND 
  SERIES AGAINST THE EDMONTON
  OILERS.
  >> IT'S A DUCKS WIN IN GAME 
  SEVEN!
  >> AND AS THE LONE REMAINING
  DIVISION WINNING TEAM PREPARES 
  FOR GAME ONE OF THE CONFERENCE 
  FINALS, TONIGHT, LIKE EVERY 
  NIGHT, THERE'S ANOTHER 
  SUPERSTITION THAT NEEDS 
  ATTENDING TO -- VETERAN COREY
  PERRY'S PRE-GAME ROUTINE.
  >> WELL, IT'S TIME I CLEAR MY 
  HEAD, LOOK AROUND, THINK ABOUT 
  THE GAME.
  IT'S A TIME I GET TO MYSELF.
  I DON'T HAVE TO TALK TO ANYBODY.
  NOBODY TALKS TO ME.
  JUST SIT THERE AND RELAX.
  WE KNOW IT WILL BE A ROLLER 
  COASTER OF EMOTIONS.
  ANY TIME YOU WIN A GAME SEVEN 
  IT'S A SPECIAL FEELING.
  EVERYONE KNOWS ABOUT OUR 
  STRUGGLES IN GAME SEVENS IN THE 
  PAST COUPLE OF YEARS.
  TO GET THAT MONKEY OFF OUR BACK 
  AND GET INTO THE NEXT ROUND AND
  KEEP GOING, THAT'S DEFINITELY A 
  GREAT FEELING.
  >> TONIGHT NASHVILLE IS STARTING
  ITS THIRD CONSECUTIVE SERIES ON 
  THE ROAD, HAVING WON GAME ONE OF
  THE PREVIOUS TWO.
  >> THEY ARE GOING TO TRY TO 
  INTILT DATE US, BOYS.
  >> BRING OUR OWN ENERGY OUT 
  THERE. 
  >> WE GET ONE CHANCE AT GAME 
  ONE.
  HERE IT IS IN FRONT OF US.
  WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE 
  HOME ICE AND BRING IT OUR WAY.
  LET'S HAVE FUN TONIGHT.
  PEKS, PIKKE, GIVE US A START.
  [ APPLAUSE ]
  >> ALL RIGHT, BOYS.
  HERE WE GO.
  RIGHT FROM THE START.
  WE'VE GOT ROCKS.
  MAX.
  GET TO THE NET.
  [ APPLAUSE ]
  >> WE GET SET FOR GAME 1 OF THE 
  BEST OF 7 SERIES.
  THE DUCKS IN THE WEST FINAL FOR 
  THE FIFTH TIME IN FRANCHISE 
  HISTORY.
  SECOND TIME IN THE LAST THREE 
  SEASONS.
  >> FOR THE PREDATORS, TONIGHT IS
  THEIR FIRST EVER GAME PAST THE 
  SECOND ROUND.
  >> LET'S GO!
  LET'S GO!
  >> HEADS UP.
  >> GET THERE HARD.
  >> GIVE IT TO HIM RIGHT AWAY.
  >> AFTER THE PUCK DROPS, IT'S 
  THE VISITING PREDATORS WHO HAVE 
  THE EARLY CHANCES BUT JUST FIVE 
  MINUTES IN, IT'S THE DUCKS WHO 
  TAKE THE LEAD.
  >> COME ON, BOYS. 
  >> THE PASS BEHIND KESSLER.
  SHOT BY SILVERBERG.
  HE SCORES!
  ON THE DUCKS' FIRST SHOT OF THE 
  SERIES.
  >> A TOUGH START FOR PEKKA 
  RINNE. 
  >> YOU'RE A LOSER.
  NOBODY LIKES YOU.
  >> GOOD ONE.
  >> IT DOESN'T LAST LONG.
  JUST SEVEN MINUTES LATER, THE
  HARD HITTING GAME IS TIED. 
  >> A SHOT, SCORE!
  >> WHAT A PLAY.
  >> OFF A DEFLECTION IN FRONT, WE
  ARE TIED AT ONE.
  >> GOOD JOB, MAN.
  >> GO TO WORK, BOYS.
  >> KEEP IT GOING.
  MAKE THE PLAYS.
  IF YOU'RE NOT THERE, CHASE IT 
  DOWN.
  DON'T HAVE THAT MENTALITY.
  WE'RE GOING AFTER THEM HERE.
  ♪
  >> KEEP IT UP. 
  >> KEEP SHOOTING, BOYS.
  KEEP SHOOTING.
  >> KEEP WORKING, GUYS.
  KEEP WORKING.
  >> STAY AWAY FROM THAT.
  WE'RE STARTING HALF OF IT.
  WE DON'T WANT TO PLAY THAT GAME.
  STOP SLASHING THEM.
  STOP CROSS CHECKING THEM.
  IF THEY PUNCH US IN THE HEAD 
  MAYBE WE'LL GET A PENALTY AND GO
  ON THE POWER PLAY.
  PLAY HARD.
  WIN THE SECOND PERIOD.
  LET'S GO.
  >> KEEP WORKING, BOYS.
  KEEP WORKING.
  >> EARLY IN THE SECOND THE PREDS
  SEEM TO ABSORB THE WORDS OF 
  COACH PETER LAVIOLETTE, AS WELL 
  AS ALL THE DUCKS THROW AT THEM.
  >> INTO THE ZONE.
  BACK FOR JOHANSEN.
  ACROSS FOR A SHOT.
  SCORE!
  2-1 NASHVILLE, AUSTIN WATSON 
  GETS IN.
  >> AN UNFORTUNATE BOUNCE FOR 
  WATSON.
  >> TOUGH BREAK FOR THE DUCKS.
  >> FOR THE REST OF THE SECOND 
  PERIOD, AND INTO THE THIRD, 
  GOALTENDER PEKKA RINNE IS CALLED
  ON TO DEFEND NASHVILLE'S SLIM 
  LEAD.
  AND AS HE WAS IN THE FIRST
  TWO ROUNDS, THE TWO TIME ALL 
  STAR FROM FINLAND IS AGAIN
  SUPERB. 
  BUT EVENTUALLY, ANAHEIM BREAKS 
  THROUGH.
  >> DUCKS CONTROL THE DRAW.
  A SHOT.
  HE SCORES!
  >> GAME ONE BETWEEN THE DUCKS 
  AND PREDATORS HEADED TO 
  OVERTIME.
  >> ONLY TWO DAYS REMOVED FROM A 
  GRUELLING SEVEN GAME SERIES, 
  OVERTIME CAN'T BE ANAHEIM'S 
  FRIEND.
  ACCORDINGLY, IT'S THE PREDS WHO 
  CARRY THE ACTION, AND EVENTUALLY
  TAKE THE SERIES' FIRST GAME.
  >> LET'S GO, BOYS. 
  >> HIT THE NET, BOYS.
  HIT THE NET.
  >> OUT TO THE POINT, SUBBAN 
  ACROSS.
  NEAL.
  FIRES, SCORES!
  THE NASHVILLE PREDATORS WIN GAME
  ONE IN OVERTIME.
  >> WHOO!
  >> HELL OF A GAME START TO 
  FINISH.
  WHO'S GOT THE CHAIN?
  >> THIS HAS TO GO TO THE GUY WHO
  GOT HIS REST LAST NIGHT AND THIS
  MORNING, SHOWED UP AND HAD A BIG
  GAME FOR US.
  [ CHEERS ]
  >> GREAT JOB, EVERYONE.
  LET'S GET READY FOR GAME TWO.
  [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
  ♪
  >> WELCOME TO THE STANLEY CUP 
  PLAYOFFS.
  EASTERN CONFERENCE FINAL.
  THE DEFENDING STANLEY CUP 
  CHAMPION PITTSBURGH PENGUINS LED
  BY SIDNEY CROSBY AND THE UP 
  START OTTAWA SENATORS AND 
  CAPTAIN ERIK KARLSSON AS WE GET 
  SET FOR GAME ONE. 
  >> SUCCESS HAPPENS WHEN TWO 
  THINGS COME TOGETHER.
  ONE IS OPPORTUNITY.
  THE OTHER PART IS THE 
  PREPARATION PART.
  WE HAVE PREPARED HARD.
  WE ARE READY TO GO NOW.
  IT'S TIME TO ACT.
  >> LET'S MAKE SURE WE ARE READY 
  TO COMPETE RIGHT FROM THE DROP 
  OF THE PUCK.
  OKAY?
  WE HAVE TO COMPETE.
  ALL RIGHT?
  LET'S GET IT DONE HERE.
  COME ON.
  >> WE'RE GOING WITH THE FLOWER, 
  OLI, SCHULTZY, RUSTY, GENTSY, 
  CROSBY. 
  >> LET'S GO, BOYS.
  GOOD START HERE.
  >> LIKE MOST SERIES THIS TIME OF
  YEAR, THE EASTERN CONFERENCE 
  FINAL ALREADY STARTS AS A WAR OF
  ATTRITION, HIGHLIGHTED BY THE 
  PERSEVERANCE OF THE TEAM'S TWO 
  CAPTAINS, OTTAWA'S ERIK
  KARLSSON AND PITTSBURGH'S SIDNEY
  CROSBY, BOTH HAVING PLAYED 
  THROUGH PLAYOFF INJURIES.
  >> SIT BACK AND ENJOY GAME ONE.
  A WRISTER TIPPED OFF THE CROSS 
  BAR.
  IT STAYS OUT.
  >> HARD, HARD, HARD!
  >> SHOT STOPPED BY ANDERSON.
  REBOUND.
  ANDERSON CAN'T GET TO IT.
  WILSON WITH A CHANCE.
  DENIED.
  CRAIG ANDERSON COMES UP BIG.
  >> ALMOST EXPECTEDLY, THE 
  VETERAN PENGUINS BLEND OF SKILL 
  AND SPEED LEADS TO A DOMINANT 
  START. 
  AND WHILE THE UNDERDOG SENATORS 
  LOOK RATTLED EARLY, IT'S A 
  PITTSBURGH MISTAKE THAT AFFORDS 
  THE FIRST OPENING OF THE GAME.
  >> METHART BACK IN.
  HEADED TO IT IS BRIAN DUMELIN.
  FOR RYAN.
  JEAN GABRIEL PAGEAUD KEEPS IT 
  GOING.
  OTTAWA, OFF AND RUNNING.
  >> THAT'S THE WAKE-UP CALL.
  WE DIDN'T GET HURT THAT BAD.
  IT'S 1-0.
  WE HAVE TO PLAY THE RIGHT WAY.
  LET'S GRAB AHOLD OF OURSELVES.
  LET'S HAVE A GOOD PERIOD. 
  >> WE NEED TO SHOOT, GUYS.
  REBOUNDS AND CHAOS.
  >> THUS FAR IN THE PLAYOFFS, 
  CONTROLLED CHAOS HAS WORKED WELL
  FOR THE SENATORS 
  >> KEEP HITTING. 
  >> AND TONIGHT AFTER FIVE EMPTY 
  POWER PLAYS IN THE FIRST 30 
  MINUTES.
  >> NOW WE'RE BUZZING.
  >> IT'S PITTSBURGH'S TURN TO 
  FEEL THE PAIN.
  >> WHERE ARE YOU GOING?
  NOT GOOD ENOUGH.
  >> UNRELENTING, THE SENATORS
  CONTINUE TO FRUSTRATE THE 
  PENGUINS DEEP INTO THE THIRD 
  PERIOD.
  >> DON'T GET FRUSTRATED.
  GET DETERMINED.
  >> BUT WITH TIME SLIPPING AWAY, 
  IT'S ONE OF PITTSBURGH'S STARS 
  WHO COMES THROUGH.
  >> MALKIN BREAKS THE ICE!
  [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
  >> AND WE WILL GO TO OVERTIME.
  DEADLOCKED AT ONE.
  >> IN ALL OF SPORT, THERE IS 
  SIMPLY NOTHING AS FINAL AS 
  OVERTIME IN PLAYOFF HOCKEY.
  ONE GREAT MOVE OR WRONG BOUNCE, 
  AND IT'S OVER.
  TONIGHT IT'S THE SENS WHO TAKE 
  ADVANTAGE OF BOTH.
  >> HERE HE COMES.
  RYAN'S IN.
  HE SCORES!
  BOBBY RYAN WINS IT IN OVERTIME.
  >> WHOO!
  [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
  ♪
  >> OUT IN ANAHEIM, IT'S A FEW 
  HOURS BEFORE GAME TWO, AND THE 
  PREDS ARE HOPEFUL THEY CAN CARRY
  ON WITH THE GOOD VIBES FROM GAME
  ONE -- THEIR THIRD STRAIGHT 
  SERIES OPENING WIN ON THE ROAD.
  ♪
  >> IN MY OPINION THERE IS NO 
  SUCH THING AS MOMENTUM IN THE 
  PLAYOFFS.
  EVERY SECOND OF EVERY GAME COULD
  BE A SECOND THAT YOU'RE LOSING 
  TOWARDS THE END OF YOUR SEASON.
  THE IMPORTANCE OF EVERY MOMENT 
  IS IT JUST GOES THROUGH THE 
  ROOF.
  IT'S A TALL TASK AT HAND TODAY.
  THE BIGGEST GAME OF THE SEASON 
  FOR SURE.
  ♪
  >> ONCE A FIXTURE IN MONTREAL, 
  PK SUBBAN'S EXUBERANT 
  PERSONALITY HAS TRAVELLED WELL 
  TO NASHVILLE, WHERE HE'S BECOME 
  AN INVALUABLE TEAM LEADER.
  >> WHY DON'T YOU DUMP THE WHOLE 
  THING ON YOUR HEAD?
  [ LAUGHTER ]
  >> BE FEARLESS WITH OUR GAME 
  HERE.
  MAKE SURE EVERYBODY GIVES 100% 
  WITH WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO DO.
  IT WILL BE WORTH IT WITH THE 
  INVESTMENT TODAY.
  MAKE SURE WE INVEST A LOT.
  LET'S HAVE A GREAT GAME.
  >> COME ON, BOYS.
  COME ON, BOYS.
  HERE WE GO.
  >> THE DUCKS LOOK TO EVEN THE 
  SERIES ON HOME ICE.
  IT'S GAME TWO OF THE WESTERN 
  CONFERENCE FINAL.
  >> ANAHEIM IS LOOKING TO AVOID 
  LOSING THE FIRST TWO AT HOME FOR
  THE SECOND CONSECUTIVE SERIES. 
  BUT EARLY ON, IT'S NASHVILLE 
  THAT JUMPS ON TOP.
  >> JOHANSEN ON THE BREAKAWAY.
  HE SCORES!
  1-0 PREDATORS.
  >> GOOD JOB OUT THERE. 
  >> THAT'S IT, BOYS.
  THAT'S IT. 
  >> HERE WE GO. 
  >> KEEP FIRING.
  >> AND NOW OUR FIRST PENALTY.
  >> LISTEN, YOU'RE ALL WOUND UP 
  AT THE START.
  YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BE IN MY 
  -- ALL NIGHT.
  I HAVE RESPECT FOR YOU.
  YOU CAN TALK TO ME.
  HE DIDN'T HAVE THE PUCK. 
  >> HE DIDN'T GO THROUGH?
  >> IT WAS ON THE OTHER SIDE. 
  >> ORIGINALLY IT DID.
  RIGHT?
  >> BURY HIM RIGHT HERE.
  LET'S GO.
  WE NEED A GOAL.
  >> JOHANSEN FOR NEAL.
  HE SCORES!
  2-0 PREDATORS.
  >> WHAT A PLAY.
  >> THEY ARE GETTING HITS IN 
  ANAHEIM.
  THEY ARE NOT GETTING ANYTHING 
  GOING OFFENSIVELY.
  I DON'T THINK ANAHEIM HAS BEEN 
  ABLE TO CARRY THE PUCK OVER THE 
  NASHVILLE BLUE LINE MORE THAN 
  ONCE OR TWICE. 
  >> WE HAVE TO BE MORE 
  AGGRESSIVE.
  >> JUST BEFORE THE PERIOD ENDS, 
  THE DUCKS FINALLY GET GOING.
  >> DRIVE, HE SCORES!
  >> THEY GET OUT OF THE PERIOD 
  DOWN BY ONE.
  GOING TO BE A SUCCESS.
  >> NOTHING SHOULD CHANGE GOING 
  INTO THE SECOND PERIOD.
  AVOID SLASHES.
  AVOID THE -- AFTER THE WHISTLES.
  IF WE MAINTAIN DISCIPLINE THEY 
  WILL GO TO THE PENALTY BOX.
  WE ARE FAST, PHYSICAL, DOING IT 
  INSIDE 20-SECOND SHIFTS.
  WE ARE GOING TO WIN THIS PERIOD.
  SET IT UP.
  COME ON.
  >> GOT TO GET BACK TO WORK ON 
  THE GAS.
  SOME ATTITUDE!
  >> LESS THAN A MINUTE INTO THE 
  SECOND, NASHVILLE'S EARLY 
  2-0 LEAD IS A MEMORY  AND 
  >> GOT TO RESPOND IN HERE.
  >> EVENTUALLY, SO, TOO, IS THE 
  GAME.
  >> HERE COME THE DUCKS. 
  >> A SHOT.
  HE SCORES!
  >> ACROSS FOR THE EMPTY NET.
  HE SCORES!
  >> WHAT A TREMENDOUS COMEBACK BY
  THE ANAHEIM DUCKS. 
  >> SO THE ANAHEIM DUCKS TIE THE 
  BEST OF SEVEN WESTERN CONFERENCE
  FINAL WITH THE SERIES HEADING 
  BACK TO NASHVILLE.
  >> BIG COMEBACK.
  NOW WE HAVE THEM DOUBTING.
  ALL RIGHT?
  CONTROL THAT EMOTION.
  STAY WITH THE PROGRAM.
  THE SKY'S THE LIMIT FOR US.
  WE KNOW THAT.
  IT WILL BE TOUGHER.
  WE KNOW THAT.
  WE ARE A TOUGH GROUP IN HERE.
  GREAT JOB.
  LET'S GO.
  [ APPLAUSE ]
  >> MUSIC SHOW. 
  >> HIT PLAY.
  ♪
  >> BACK IN PITTSBURGH THE SCRIPT
  IS THE SAME. HAVING LOST GAME 
  ONE AT HOME, PENGUINS DEFENSEMAN
  IAN COLE IS DESPERATE NOT TO 
  LEAVE TOWN LOSING ANOTHER.
  >> YOU KNOW, FOR US, WE WENT TO 
  WASHINGTON AND WON TWO GAMES.
  THAT GAVE US A HUGE ADVANTAGE 
  COMING BACK HOME WITH A 2-0 LEAD
  IN THE SERIES.
  FOR US TO KNOT THIS UP AT ONE 
  APIECE WOULD PUT US IN A MUCH 
  BETTER SITUATION THAN GOING DOWN
  2-0.
  >> THERE IS A CERTAIN SAMENESS 
  TO PLAYOFF GAME DAYS.
  BUT THIS TIME OF YEAR, A COACH 
  EXPECTS EVERY PLAYER TO BE 
  READY. 
  IN PITTSBURGH'S 2016 CUP RUN, 
  ROOKIE GOALTENDER MATT MURRAY 
  REPLACED INJURED VETERAN MARC 
  ANDRE FLEURY. 
  THIS YEAR, WHEN MURRAY WAS HURT 
  IN WARMUPS BEFORE THE FIRST 
  PLAYOFF GAME, FLEURY HAD HIS 
  CHANCE FOR REDEMPTION.
  >> I THINK EVERYBODY KNOWS WHAT 
  A TOUGH YEAR IT IS FOR HIM.
  FOR PERSONAL REASONS TO SET 
  THOSE ASIDE, HAVING TO HAVE 
  SOMEBODY STEP IN AND PLAY THE 
  MAJORITY OF THE GAMES.
  I THINK WE ARE PROUD OF THE WAY 
  HE'S BEEN PLAYING.
  HE'S THRIVING IN THIS MOMENT.
  IT'S SOMETHING WE ALWAYS KNEW 
  WAS WITHIN HIS GRASP IF HE EVER 
  GOT A CHANCE TO GET AHOLD OF THE
  NET AGAIN.
  >> AS WE GET SET FOR GAME TWO, 
  SIT BACK AND ENJOY THIS ONE. 
  >> HEY!
  >> BE TIGHT ON THEM, BOYS.
  BE TIGHT ON THEM.
  >> STRIPPED DOWN TO ITS MOST 
  BASIC FORM PLAYOFF HOCKEY IS A 
  BRUTAL ENDEAVOR.
  AND ON THIS NIGHT THE PUNISHMENT
  IS ON DISPLAY FROM THE OPENING 
  WHISTLE.
  >> GO, GO, GO!
  >> GET BACK.
  >> HIT HARD!
  >> GOOD CLEAN HIT. 
  >> A HEAVY RUN AT JUSTIN 
  SCHULTZ.
  FAVORING THE RIGHT ARM.
  >> AFTER THE INTENSE START, THE 
  FOCUS SHIFTS FROM THOSE WHO DOLE
  OUT PUNISHMENT TO THOSE WHO 
  ABSORB IT. 
  >> HECK OF A PLAY BY FLEURY.
  >> AS BOTH GOALTENDERS
  KEEP THE SCOREBOARD CLEAN  
  >> STOPPED BY ANDERSON.
  >> HEADED INTO THE THIRD PERIOD.
  >> A DANDY!
  >> THAT'S WHAT WE NEED.
  >> HEY.
  >> HEY.
  >> LET GO OF MY GOALIE.
  >> WE ARE NOT GOING TO GIVE THEM
  ANYTHING.
  WE ARE GOING TO STAY OUT OF THE 
  BOX.
  THEY WANT YOU FRUSTRATED RIGHT 
  NOW.
  THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT WE DON'T 
  WANT TO FALL INTO.
  YOU KEEP YOUR HEAD.
  YOU KEEP YOUR COOL.
  WE PLAY HARD AND WE ARE GOING TO
  GET WHAT WE WANT HERE.
  IT'S GOING TO BE AN UGLY ONE.
  ♪
  >> WHILE THE THIRD PERIOD ACTION
  FAVORS PITTSBURGH, WHEN TESTED 
  MARC ANDRE FLEURY REMAINS SHARP.
  >> OH, YEAH.
  GOOD SAVE.
  >> AS DOES CRAIG ANDERSON. 
  >> COMES UP BIG. 
  >> UNTIL THE PENGUINS BREAK 
  THROUGH.
  >> MALKIN, KESSEL WITH A SHOT 
  BLOCK, THE REBOUND, SCORE!
  PHIL KESSEL BREAKS THE ICE.
  [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
  >> STICK WITH IT.
  LOTS OF TIME. 
  >> SHUT DOWN BY ANDERSON.
  >> THE RETURN.
  WIDEMAN.
  HIS SHOT GOES WIDE.
  SHOT STOPPED BY FLEURY.
  THE REBOUND.
  FLEURY GETS ACROSS ON HOFFMAN.
  >> HEY, MALKIN!
  >> NOT WORTH IT.
  >> THREE SECONDS LEFT.
  HERE'S KARLSSON, LONG BOMB.
  NO PROBLEM FOR FLEURY.
  GAME TWO TO PITTSBURGH.
  >> WE WERE RIGHT THERE.
  0-0 HOCKEY GAME.
  DIDN'T KNOW WHAT BOUNCE WOULD BE
  THE DIFFERENCE.
  JUST SUCKS.
  FORWARD DEFENSE MAN TOUCHES AN 
  EDGE, FALLS DOWN, NOTHING 
  HAPPENS.
  I CATCH AN EDGE IT'S IN THE NET.
  IT SUCKS.
  ♪
  >> CAN YOU GIVE US A "LET'S GO 
  PREDATORS" A COUPLE OF TIMES?
  ARE Y'ALL READY?
  LET'S GO PREDATORS!
  WHOO HOO!
  ♪
  ♪ I COULD TAKE YOU FISHING ♪
  ♪ MAYBE SKINNY DIPPING ♪
  ♪ SITTING BY THE BONFIRE ♪
  ♪ PLAYING HANK SONGS ♪
  ♪ IT'S A FAMILY TRADITION 
  DON'T NEED TO GO NOWHERE ♪
  ♪ GOT EVERYTHING WE NEED RIGHT 
  HERE ♪
  ♪ IT'S GONNA BE A GREAT 
  AFTERNOON ♪
  ♪ IT'S REDNECK FOR TWO ♪
  >> THERE ARE FEW CITIES IN 
  AMERICA WHERE MUSIC MEANS AS 
  MUCH AS IT DOES IN NASHVILLE, 
  THE COUNTRY MUSIC CAPITAL OF THE
  WORLD. 
  BUT THESE DAYS IN THE HONKY 
  TONKS THAT LINE BROADWAY, 
  THERE'S ANOTHER PASSION THAT'S 
  CAPTIVATED THIS UNIQUELY 
  SOUTHERN TOWN. 
  THAT GAME FROM UP NORTH -- 
  HOCKEY.
  ♪
  >> OOH, BABY!
  [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
  >>> FROM NASHVILLE, THE COUNTRY 
  MUSIC CAPITAL OF THE WORLD THERE
  ARE NO SONGS PLAYING RIGHT NOW.
  IT'S THE STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS.
  THEY'RE LOVING IT IN HERE.
  [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
  >> GET UP.
  HOLD IT.
  >> GET UP!
  >> WHILE THERE IS NO SCORING IN 
  THE FIRST PERIOD, THERE IS STILL
  PLENTY OF ACTION. 
  AND MIDWAY THROUGH THE SECOND, 
  THE APPARENT ANIMOSITY BETWEEN 
  THE TWO TEAMS BECOMES PAINFULLY 
  OBVIOUS.
  >> THESE TWO GUYS ARE REALLY 
  TRYING TO LAY IT ON ONE ANOTHER.
  THEY ARE NOT READY TO STOP YET.
  >> 22 SECONDS TO GO FOR ANAHEIM.
  TO PERRY.
  SHOT, SCORES!
  >> GOOD JOB, BOYS.
  THAT'S A GOOD START.
  >> THE THIRD PERIOD BEGINS WITH 
  THE DUCKS HOLDING ON TO THEIR 
  1-0 LEAD, BUT SOON ENOUGH, THE 
  PREDS EVEN THINGS UP.
  >> ON OUR TOES, BOYS. 
  >> THAT'S RIGHT.
  STAY UP. 
  >> FORSBERG IS THERE.
  CENTERS IT.
  SCORE!
  >> YEAH, BABY!
  >> LET'S GO.
  COME ON.
  >> NOT LONG AFTER TYING THE 
  GAME, NASHVILLE APPEARS TO TAKE 
  THE LEAD NOT ONCE BUT TWICE.
  >> GO, GO. 
  >> HIT HIM!
  >> SCORE!
  NO GOAL.
  WAVED OFF IMMEDIATELY.
  >> OKAY.
  WE GOT NO GOAL.
  HE WENT THROUGH THE BLUE.
  YOU GUYS CAN CHALLENGE IF YOU 
  WANT.
  OKAY.
  NO GOAL OUTSIDE.
  >> MAKE WAVES, MAKE WAVES. 
  >> HERE WE GO. 
  >> COME ON.
  LET'S PUSH. 
  >> EKBLAD, MOVING UP.
  IN FRONT OF THE NET.
  SCORE.
  NO GOAL AGAIN. 
  >> THAT'S A PENALTY ALL DAY 
  LONG. 
  >> WENT THROUGH THE BLUE AND 
  KNOCKED THE GOALIE OVER. 
  >> THE D GRABS HIS ARM, PUSHES 
  HIM IN. 
  >> WE'RE IN THE NHL.
  THESE GUYS CAN STOP. 
  >> HE WENT THROUGH THE BLUE AND 
  RAN THE GOALIE OVER.
  IF WE ALLOW THAT EVERYONE IS 
  GOING TO COME THROUGH THE BLUE 
  WITH THE PUCK AND RUN THE GOALIE
  OVER. 
  >> NO.
  >> I WANT A PENALTY. 
  >> THIS IS TOTALLY DIFFERENT.
  [ WHISTLE ]
  >> FINALLY WITH JUST UNDER THREE
  MINUTES TO PLAY THE PREDS GET 
  ONE THAT COUNTS.
  >> TURN IT UP!
  >> KEEP WORKING IN HERE.
  >> PUCK FIRED.
  REBOUND.
  SCORE!
  [ CHEERS ]
  >> WHOO HOO!
  >> THIS ONE IS OVER.
  >> TALK ABOUT GUTTING IT OUT.
  AS THIS ONE IS FAR FROM OVER AS 
  FAR AS THE PLAYERS SEPARATING.
  >> NASHVILLE WITH A 2-1 WIN AND 
  THEY TAKE A TWO GAMES TO ONE
  LEAD IN THE SERIES.
  >> WAY TO GO, BABY.
  [ CHEERS ]
  ♪
  >> WITH THEIR SERIES NOW TIED AT
  ONE GAME EACH, THE PITTSBURGH 
  PENGUINS HEAD TO OTTAWA FOR GAME
  THREE, NOT SURPRISINGLY IN A 
  GOOD MOOD THEY ARE, HOWEVER 
  MISSING SEVERAL KEY PLAYERS IN 
  WHAT'S BECOME AN EXTREMELY 
  PHYSICAL SERIES.
  >> WE ARE FORTUNATE WE HAVE THE 
  DEPTH WE HAVE AS AN 
  ORGANIZATION.
  IT'S A NEXT MAN UP MINDSET.
  EVERYBODY'S GOT TO DIG DOWN A 
  LITTLE BIT DEEPER AND HELP US 
  FIND WAYS TO WIN GAMES.
  ♪
  [ CHEERS ]
  >> IN THE BACK OF THE GOAL.
  FLUSHED OUT BY MATTA.
  TURRIS OFF A SKATE.
  HOFFMAN, SCORES!
  IN TIGHT.
  HOFFMAN RUNNING.
  >> GO, GO, GO!
  >> BACK AT HOME, OTTAWA'S 
  OFFENSE STARTS STRONG AND BEFORE
  THE DELUGE ENDS, THE SENS HAVE 
  TOTAL CONTROL OF THE GAME.
  >> METHOT.
  STOPPED BY FLEURY.
  THEY SCORE. 
  >> MacARTHUR.
  OUT IN FRONT.
  THEY SCORE!
  >> SMITH, GOOD HUSTLE.
  HE SCORES!
  >> THERE'S GOING TO BE A 
  TIME-OUT.
  MURRAY IS GOING TO GO IN.
  >> FOUR GOALS IN THE FIRST 
  13 MINUTES, FORCE THE PENS TO 
  MAKE A CHANGE IN NET, AND WHILE 
  LAST YEAR'S CUP HERO MATT MURRAY
  IS ON HIS GAME, OTTAWA'S EARLY 
  BARRAGE IS TOO MUCH TO OVERCOME.
  >> GAME NUMBER THREE.
  FOR THE OTTAWA SENATORS.
  >> AT THIS POINT IN THE 
  PLAYOFFS, HARD CHOICES ARE PART 
  OF THE JOB, AND THE POST GAME 
  QUESTIONS MIKE SULLIVAN MUST 
  ANSWER, WHILE EXPECTED, ARE NONE
  THE LESS, DIFFICULT.
  >> MIKE, COULD YOU WALK US 
  THROUGH THE DECISION TO MAKE A 
  CHANGE IN NET AND DO YOU KNOW 
  WHO THE STARTER WILL BE THERE 
  FOR GAME FOUR?
  >> I HAVEN'T EVEN GIVEN ANY 
  CONSIDERATION TO THAT AT THIS 
  POINT.
  WE ARE STILL TRYING TO DIGEST, 
  YOU KNOW, THIS GAME THAT WE JUST
  PLAYED.
  YOU KNOW, WE'LL SLEEP ON IT.
  AND WE'LL MAKE DECISIONS MOVING 
  FORWARD.
  ♪
  >> THIS GAME WITH ITS RELENTLESS
  PACE SIMPLY NEVER LETS UP, NEVER
  ALLOWS FOR EVEN A MOMENT OF 
  REST. 
  ESPECIALLY THIS FAR DOWN THE 
  LINE, WHEN THE STAKES ARE SO 
  HIGH AND THE REWARD IS SO VERY 
  CLOSE TO THE TOUCH.
  ♪
  >> THE QUEST IS NOW ONE WEEK 
  CLOSER TO AN ANDY.
  AND ALL FOUR TEAMS 
  STILL HAVE REASON TO BELIEVE 
  THAT THIS PRIZE, WILL BE THEIR 
  PRIZE. 
  AND WHEN THEY DO GET THEIR HANDS
  ON IT, YOU CAN BET THEY WILL 
  NEVER LET GO.
  ♪
     
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