Pittsburgh Ottawa Quarterfinals

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The Mahalo Top 7

• 1. Official Team Sites: Pittsburgh Penguins | Ottawa Senators
• 2. NHL.com: Penguins Senators Playoff Series Coverage
  • "...only this time it is the group from Ottawa that enters as the underdog, questioning its very right to be in the post-season. Pittsburgh, meanwhile, struts into the tournament as the Atlantic Division champion and a favorite to advance out of the East."
• 3. Hockey Night in Canada: Pittsburgh vs Ottawa Playoff Series Coverage
• 4. ESPN: Pittsburgh-Ottawa Playoff Series Coverage
  • "...one area the Penguins might be vulnerable in is killing penalties. The team finished 23rd, while the Senators were 13th on power play...if the Sens are going to stay close, they're going to have to exploit this weakness by first drawing penalties and then making their makeshift power-play unit click."
• 5. Local News Coverage: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | Ottawa Citizen
• 6. CBS Sports: Pittsburgh vs Ottawa Playoff Series Coverage
  • "...the Senators have played Pittsburgh well this season, winning three games and losing a fourth in a shootout, but the teams haven't faced each other for six weeks and the dynamics have changed a great deal in that time."
• 7. NBC Sports: Pittsburgh vs Ottawa Quarterfinal Playoff Series Coverage

Pittsburgh Ottawa Quarterfinals Schedule and Results

• Pittsburgh wins the series four games to none

2008 Eastern Conference Bracket

• NOTE: Teams re-seeded after quarterfinals is completed. All series best 4-of-7

Pittsburgh vs Ottawa Game Summaries and Articles

Game Four

• Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: "Penguins win, 3-1 complete sweep of Ottawa" (April 17, 2008)
• Ottawa Citizen: "The answer? they just weren't good enough" (April 18, 2008)
• Penguins Official Site: Penguins complete the four game sweep
• Hockey Night in Canada: "Bryan Murray will be back next season: Melnyk" (April 17, 2008)
• NHL.com: Game Four Recap

Game Three

• Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: "Penguins tighten their grip on series with win..."
• Ottawa Citizen: "Almost done: (April 14, 2008)
• Penguins Official Site: Penguins 4 - Senators 1
• NHL.com: Game Three Recap

Game Two

• Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: "Penguins chill Ottawa to take 2-0 series lead" (April 12, 2008)
• NHL.com: Game Two Recap

Game One

• Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: "Roberts scores twice, Fleury gets shutout..." (April 10, 2008)
• Ottawa Citizen: "Sens vs. pens, game 1? as expected" (April 10, 2008)
• The Vancouver Sun: Injury added to insult (April 10, 2008)
• Official Site of the Pittsburgh Penguins: Recap: Penguins 4, Senators 0 (April 9, 2008)
• ESPN.com: Roberts, Sykora spark Pens; Fleury blanks Sens (April 9, 2008)  

Pittsburgh vs Ottawa Series Preview

National Experts

• NHL.com: Breakdown of the Penguins-Senators Series
• ESPN: First-round breakdown: Penguins vs. Senators
• Sporting News.com: Penguins-Senators Preview
• The Hockey News: First Round Preview Capsules of all Eight Match-ups

Series Preview

• Regular Season Records (W-L-OTL): Penguins 47-27-8, 102 points; Senators 43-31-8, 94 points
• Leading Scorers (G-A-PTS): Penguins, Evgeni Malkin 47-59-106; Senators, Jason Spezza, 34-58-92
• Submitted By: Jon m - Crief:
  • One year ago, the Senators easily ran roughshod through the Penguins in the opening round of the playoffs, claiming victory in just five games. This was due in large part to the fact that after the Penguins scored 7 goals in gaining a split of the first two games, they managed just 6 in the final three games (all losses, two of those at The Igloo). The series victory launched the Sens on their drive to the Stanley Cup Finals, and it was Ray Emery's solid play between the pipes that drove the train. Fast forward one year later, and Emery is on the bench in favor of Martin Gerber, while the Pens appear to be gearing up for what they hope is their first finals appearance in 16 years. Don't be fooled by the fact that Ottawa won 3 of 4 in the regular season against Pittsburgh; the Sens are not nearly as confident a group as they were earlier in the season. Ottawa General Manager Bryan Murray took a page from the Lou Lamoriello playbook by firing his head coach late in the season to take over the club, and things have seemed to deteriorate further. Additionally, injuries to Daniel Alfredsson and Mike Fisher will hurt the Senators, especially on special teams where Alfredsson (power play) and Fisher (penalty killing) were key ingredients. Ottawa still has talented scorers in Dany Heatley and Jason Spezza, and they will need to step up their game. For Pittsburgh, the Penguins may have actually benefited from the 29 game absence of Sidney Crosby. Many left them for dead when he went out of the line-up, but instead they saw Evgeni Malkin, Ryan Malone and others pick up the slack. The return of Crosby and the trade deadline acquisition of Marian Hossa will force the Senators to 'pick their poison'. Goaltending is a huge question mark for both clubs, as Marc-Andre Fleury is looking to respond to last year's poor playoff showing. This series, and the Caps-Flyers series, has the best potential for firewagon hockey among the four first round Eastern match-ups.

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