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Game 7, such as the one the Pittsburgh Penguins and Ottawa Senators are facing Thursday in the Eastern Conference Final, brings out a lot of things. With the game at PPG Paints Arena set to determine which club moves on to face Nashville in the Stanley Cup Final beginning Monday, the Penguins and Senators seem to be thinking of every possible advantage while also trying to clear their minds. Pittsburgh's Matt Murray is trying to balance some tunnel vision against the fact that his team is coming off a 7-0 shellacking of Ottawa in Game 5 followed by a Game 6 in which the Penguins did what amounted to everything but win when they swarmed on offense and produced 46 shots, only to have the Senators' Craig Anderson stop 45 in a 2-1 loss. Continue to Article

May 24, 2017 9:40:pm EST

The Pittsburgh Penguins could get just the boost they need to secure a spot in the Stanley Cup Finals with the returns of Patric Hornqvist and Justin Schultz. Speaking on Wednesday, Pittsburgh coach Mike Sullivan said it would be "reasonable" to expect defenseman Schultz and forward Hornqvist to return in the team's deciding game seven against the Ottawa Senators on Thursday. Schultz, who has two goals and six assists in 14 playoff games, has not played since the team's game two loss on May 15 when he was injured on a hit by Senators left wing Mike Hoffman in the first period. Continue to Article

May 24, 2017 7:44:pm EST

Thursday in Pittsburgh, the Ottawa Senators will not only be playing for a spot in the Stanley Cup Final, they’ll also be looking for their first Game 7 triumph in franchise history. If they can somehow find a way to knock off the Penguins, it’ll be some kind of special victory. Continue to Article

May 24, 2017 5:29:pm EST

Here are your Puck Headlines: A glorious collection of news and views collected from the greatest blogosphere in sports and the few, the proud, the mainstream hockey media. • Why Guy Boucher wouldn’t have taken the Ottawa Senators job without Craig Anderson in goal. • It wasn’t pretty, but the Senators won and that’s all they care about. Continue to Article

May 24, 2017 12:45:pm EST

The Pittsburgh Penguins could have a couple of reinforcements for tomorrow’s seventh and deciding game against the Ottawa Senators at PPG Paints Arena. Pens coach Mike Sullivan said this morning that it would be “reasonable” to expect the returns of defenseman Justin Schultz and forward Patric Hornqvist. Schultz was injured early in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Final and hasn’t played since. Continue to Article

May 24, 2017 11:14:am EST