from Frank Seravalli of TSN,
Nick Bonino delivered the Heimlich Maneuver when he scored six minutes into overtime for the Penguins, eliminating the Capitals in six games in their best-of-seven series with a head-spinning 4-3 win at a Consol Energy Center that was both bonkers and manic in the same game.
The Pittsburgh Penguins are now halfway home. They’ve checked off eight boxes on the shirts they wear underneath their equipment that say ‘Just Win.’ Eight to go.
“I really think they’ve got a shot at it,” Capitals coach Barry Trotz said.
When this grueling journey began 30 days ago, Trotz felt the same about his team. He handicapped that there are maybe 10 heavyweights in the NHL who have a legitimate shot at the Stanley Cup in any given year.
“I thought we were going to be one of them,” Trotz said.
Instead, Pittsburgh will host Tampa Bay in the Eastern Conference final beginning this weekend for the right to play for Lord Stanley’s mug. And the Capitals squandered their fifth 100-point regular season in the last seven years alone.
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