Or just bad team karma for what Ovechkin did against the Leafs.

Also, if we’re going to start discussing missed calls and pretend like they are all favoring the Penguins, it’s important to point out the missed double-minor from the Caps high-sticking Jake Guentzel in the third period and drawing blood from his lip. That’s a 4 minute double power play that the Caps got away with,…

Not a fan of either team, but I can’t help but think that Oshie’s penalty was just karma for him doing the exact same thing to Bonino in the playoffs last season:

Niskanen is probably getting too much of the blame the wayward stick from Ovie to the back of the head was the catalyst for the play.

Wait... “those two empty-net goals sent the game to overtime”?

Your narrative is false.

Hard to imagine this has to be said in 2017 but playoff scheduling is largely a function of arena availability and travel accommodations. Anyone who’d rather watch a draft than an actual sport during its playoffs is probably not going to prioritize watching hockey for any reason, so where’s the harm there?

It’s my favorite annual rite of spring: the Penguins ripping the heart out of Capitals’ fans collective chest, in the most painful way possible.

Olli Maatta would like to hit you with his stick for being so wrong.

True... but it also should have been blown dead earlier when Ovechkin ran over Fleury. (Best angle at around 1:06)

The Capitals had seven defenders on the ice at one point it all evens out.

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That’s not an ultralight, and damn, the passenger/videographer needs to see a goddamned dentist.

What’s in Perth? No idea, all I know about Australia is:

And your point is...? When you have two of the most skilled players currently playing, you’re going to draw penalties. Couple that with the fact that the Penguins play a fast, possession focused game you’re going to have teams trying to catch up to the puck. Plus, the Penguins aren’t a strong hitting team, so they…

Maybe Pitt will be so far out of contention after the suspension and they’ll finally trade McCutchen.

As a Pens fan...yeah, probably should not have been goalie interference but Savard wasn’t called for cross-checking Hornqvist into the net(‘s crossbar elbow). I wouldn’t call them even calls but shit generally goes both ways. Aside from the whole “Pens get all the calls” rant **wanking motion**.

Being physical with Pittsburgh normally backfires. They’re a quick team, utilizing their speed and depth to outlast teams. CBJ just simply can’t compete with them yet.

I know that Playoff hockey is more physical, but Torts had them out there checking literally twice as much as they normally do. That’s not their game.

Even as a Pens fan, I felt bad for the Jackets for that bad goalie interference call; then Savard crosschecked Hornqvist face first into the pipe away from the play a minute later and I stopped caring.