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First-period report: Penguins have rough start to Game 3

By Scott Burnside

Wednesday, May 6, 2009

PITTSBURGH -- Guess the Pittsburgh Penguins are taking a page from the Washington Capitals' playoff book: play lousy to start and hope things turn out OK at the end. Wacky start, to be sure. For some reason, Marc-Andre Fleury released his stick behind the net and then stumbled awkwardly as a Mike Green dump-in shot caromed off the end boards, past the fumbling goalie and out to Alex Ovechkin, who -- now this was a shocker -- drove the puck past two bewildered Penguins defensemen and Fleury. Ug ...

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