Senators Outlast Penguins To Force Game 7 In Eastern Conference Final
The Ottawa Senators’ backs were against the wall Tuesday night, but they came out on top.
The Senators defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins in Game 6 of their Eastern Conference final series to force a decisive Game 7 on Thursday night in Pittsburgh.
Ottawa trailed by one in the second period when Bobby Ryan, the hero of Game 1, struck at the 13:15 mark with the Sens on the power play.
Bobby Ryan finally gets a power play goal for the Sens pic.twitter.com/SeJlxien3l
— Pete Blackburn (@PeteBlackburn) May 24, 2017
The game remained tied until the 1:34 mark in the third period when Mike Hoffman ripped a rocket into the top-right corner of the net to give the Senators a lead they would not relinquish.
I could kiss this shot from Mike Hoffman right on the mouth pic.twitter.com/sY5Cy3YZvo
— Pete Blackburn (@PeteBlackburn) May 24, 2017
The winner of Game 7 will play the Nashville Predators in the Stanley Cup Final.
Thumbnail photo via Dan Hamilton/USA TODAY Sports Images
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