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'Buffalo appeared to become passive immediately after Penguins C Robert Lang tied the score with 11 minutes left in regulation. Only one forward forechecked, and the defensemen became reluctant to pinch along the boards as aggressively as they had all series. "I don't think we were tight. I didn't feel that at all," C Stu Barnes said. "I felt we … [Read more...] about Penguins Report

'"We tried hard, but we didn't deserve to win," Hasek said.' … [Read more...] about Kasparaitis becomes the most unlikely of heroes with overtime goal

'They call this town the City of Good Neighbors, a place where anybody and everybody is welcome. Darius Kasparaitis might be an exception.' … [Read more...] about Kasparaitis silences Sabres' fans

'The Penguins advanced because someone had to. Because even a confrontation as epic as this cannot be permitted to go on indefinitely. But to anoint one team as superior in the wake of all that's taken place would be an injustice to the other.' … [Read more...] about Series did defy all odds

'"I'm sure it's very difficult for Dougie, because he's been in the league for so many years and has been successful before," Lemieux said. "When you know you're at the end of your career, a lot of emotions go through your mind. Obviously, it's been in your blood since you were a little boy growing up. So, playing your last game and knowing it's your last game is always very … [Read more...] about Game 7 might have been Gilmour’s last hurrah

'Darius Kasparaitis isn't known as a goal-scorer, but the big-hitting blue-liner couldn't have picked a better time for a big score.' … [Read more...] about Kasparaitis gets game-winner in OT

'The Buffalo Sabres might not have the most knowledgeable hockey fans, but they certainly had some different signs hanging around HSBC Arena.' … [Read more...] about Legend of ‘Moose’ continues to grow

'For a while, it didn't look like Pittsburgh would get that feeling. Trailing 2-1 in the third period, the Penguins looked absolutely lost. Buffalo got to every loose puck, and Pittsburgh looked ready to mail it in. Mario Lemieux and Jaromir Jagr were completely ineffective, amassing a combined zero shots through two periods, and the second line wasn't clicking either.' … [Read more...] about Penguins capture Game 7

'The Penguins have turned the switch on and off against both Washington and Buffalo and got away with it.' … [Read more...] about Kasparaitis One of Penguins’ Many Heroes

'Tonight, Jagr (who assisted on all three Pittsburgh goals) thrived in the kind of anguishing hockey that makes fans squirm with each trip down the ice, a gut-wrenching experience almost too painful to watch. Some fans even prefer to linger in those unresolved moments rather than deal with the ultimate sequence of events. One goal would send one team home, ending a slow churn … [Read more...] about Penguins Survive Overtime Thriller

'The Sabres supposedly had more depth on the bench and on the blue line, but for the second consecutive game they blew a late 2-1 lead. "Four times in the series we were up by one goal and they came back to win," said goalie Dominik Hasek. "We couldn't hold a lead. We didn't deserve to win."' … [Read more...] about Pens break Sabre hearts

'Yet there are other times when such confrontations do unfold as advertised: gripping, gasping, exhilarating and edgy; a duel between equals. Such was the case here last night, once the teams got a static first period out of the way.' … [Read more...] about Kasparaitis an unlikely OT hero for Pens

'"It's such a long summer to have to say I could have been better, or we missed the big chance . . . would'a, could'a, should'a."' … [Read more...] about Kasparaitis fires dream goal

'"One game," said Pittsburgh captain Jaromir Jagr, "one mistake, one bad bounce -- it can turn the game just like that."' … [Read more...] about Penguins pounce on a lucky bounce to squash Sabres

'The Pens gave the Devils something new to think about by changing their lines. Jaromir Jagr, who had three assists in the game, moved to the second line with Robert Lang and Martin Straka, with Alexei Kovalev taking his spot on the first line with Lemieux.' … [Read more...] about Penguins frustrate Sabres