from Jonathan Bombulie of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review,

When a raucous Bridgestone Arena crowd was in danger of losing its enthusiasm, Roman Josi and his teammates on the power play gave the Nashville Predators a spark.

For the Penguins, the power play was where sparks went to die.

Josi's special-teams strike kickstarted a three-goal second period for the Predators, leading them to a 5-1 victory over the Penguins in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final on Saturday night.

The Penguins lead the series 2-1 with Game 4 set for Monday night in Nashville.

"They were the more desperate team tonight," Sidney Crosby said. "That was pretty evident."

The Penguins went 0 for 3 on the power play in the game to fall to 1 for 13 in the series. They managed one shot on goal in six minutes of power-play time.

"It's the first time in my career we can't score like that," Evgeni Malkin said. "So many chances. We're not shooting the puck. They pressure us. First power play, we moved the puck so well, but still no shots.

"We need to change something. I don't know. If we score a couple goals, it's so much easier to play. It's not working. We need change. Maybe players. I don't know. It's tough to say right now. But I know we played bad on the power play."

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