ECQF Game 2: Pittsburgh (2) vs Philadelphia (3) 7PM ET | CBC, TVAS, NBCSN, ATTSN-PT, NBCSP

[Speaking Moistly]

Yeah... I almost forgot to do this. Ignore any typos or whatever and a mod can lock it until closer to the game.

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[Beau Knows]

Well Phil was pretty much the only Pens major player who didn't get involved in game 1, would love see him get on the board here.

 

[Nathaniel Skywalker]

Should be a good game. I'm going 5-2 pens. Crosby 3 assists

 

[CanadianPensFan1]

3-2 Pens. I expect this one to be a lot closer.

 

[Tunez33]

3-1 pens, crosby with the empty netter to make it 3-1.

going to be a much closer game, need murray to continue to be playoff murray

 

[Bar Down]

5-4 Penguins, Claude shows up but Elliott does not.

 

[Vancouver Canucks]

Predict 4-3 F/OT win for Penguins.

 

[Syrinx]

Pittsburgh goes for and gets the extra 2 and Philly gets a field goal this time.

8-3 Pittsburgh

 

[TheKingPin]

I think we lose, but start off playing better and hopefully get a few goals. Pens come back throughout the game and win it by one.

 

[Philadelphia Ducks]

Pittsburgh better be ready, I expect atleast 1 goal by us tonight.

 

[WIP CALLER]

5-1 Pittsburgh. Will probably be close early but a softee by Elliot opens the flood gates in the second.

 

[Jaded-Fan]

Great GDT. Love it.

 

[BreakfastatMarios]

I'm not good at predicting games, just want the Penguins to win and not take any injuries.

If I were the Flyers though I'd look to get more traffic in front of Murray this game and try and get under Malkins skin to make him take dumb penalties which he is very capable of doing. From the Penguins perspective be patient dont take any unnecessary risks and let your depth win your game or if a SuperStar goes beastmode they could win it as well.

 

[Lomez]

Pens lose 4-2, everyone talks about momentum going back to Philly, Flyers skill hard to handle, too much grit for the Pens, Pens D really sucks, Murray looked really shaky, Pens fans panic, all as if Game One never happened. Or, maybe not...

 

[Victor Z]

The Flyers will surely be flyin' at the opening puck drop; Pens will be playing rope-a-dope trying to "weather the storm" and avoid getting hit, leading to a few turnovers and very little puck possession. Elliot won't even be tested for several minutes. Which then leads to:

Scenario 1: Flyers throw the kitchen sink (and maybe a few sticks & elbows) against Murray and get nothing, Pens come back down the ice and Elliot lets in a softie on one of the first shots he faces. 1-0 Pens. Storm = weathered.

Scenario 2 (more likely): Pens are assigned a penalty for something rough & tough like "hooking" after seeing that elbowing, hi-sticking, boarding, charging, interference, etc. are no longer deemed to be penalties, Flyers get that early power play -- and score on it -- and things develop much more differently than they did in the opener. Storm = not weathered.

The first goal is a biggie and the ice is very likely to be tilted towards the Pens' defensive end in the early going.

 

[Tripod]

6-2 Pens

 

[Riptide]

Pittsburgh better be ready, I expect atleast 1 goal by us tonight.

My hockey pool hopes so... I can't have the other guy who has Murray getting all these shutouts. But as a Pen's fan I hope not, because him having this shutout streak is nice.

 

[HockeyMomx2]

This neutral fan for this game really hopes this is a more competitive game between these two teams tonight.

 

[Sidgeni Malkby]

I predict 6-4 or 5-3 Pens. I don't see this being a low scoring affair, and I don't expect a blowout again.

 

[Sidney the Kidney]

Pens lose 4-2, everyone talks about momentum going back to Philly, Flyers skill hard to handle, too much grit for the Pens, Pens D really sucks, Murray looked really shaky, Pens fans panic, all as if Game One never happened. Or, maybe not...

If the Pens lose, all we'll hear from here on out is "2012 all over again".

 

[ColePens]

Once again - GDT makers are just on fire. I love love love how HF continues to bring it when it comes to GDTs.

 

[Luigi Lemieux]

If Matt Murray stays dialed in i don't see a way Philly can win this series. Because the pens will not be denied goals, lines 2 and 3 are both big mismatches.

 

[CarolinaBlueJacket]

The Flyers have the Pens right where they want them.

The master plan is to let Pitt win the first game, give up a lot of goals against both goalies, don't score themselves, stand around like they don't care and generally look like a beer league team. Now the Pens think every game will be like that and they let up. This is where the Flyers strike and win the series 4-1.
This might be the most brilliant strategy I have ever seen.

Holding my nose and hoping for a Flyers win.

 

[The Macho King]

Yeah... I almost forgot to do this. Ignore any typos or whatever and a mod can lock it until closer to the game.

I think your GAA for the Flyers are wrong. GAA are calculated per 60 minutes. So giving up 5 goals in 30 minutes is a GAA of 10.

Elliott's GAA is 10.32, while Mrazek's is 3.87.

 

[tade]

8-0 Pittsburgh