Wednesday, May 25, 2016

Lightning-Penguins Preview (Yahoo Sports)

Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Kris Letang (58) and left wing Chris Kunitz (14) celebrate Bryan Rust's (17) goal during the third period of Game 6 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Eastern Conference finals Tuesday, May 24, 2016, in Tampa, Fla. The Penguins defeated the Lightning 5-2. (AP Photo/Brian Blanco)

Sidney Crosby is in no mood to get caught up in his own personal narrative, the one eager to attach whatever happens to the Pittsburgh Penguins in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals on Thursday against Tampa Bay to the superstar's legacy. Forget that Crosby has the game-winning goal in each of Pittsburgh's victories in its entertaining back-and-forth with the resilient Lightning. Forget that he hasn't been on the winning side of a post-series handshake line this deep into the playoffs since his glorious night in Detroit seven years ago, which ended with him hoisting the Penguins' third Stanley Cup.


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