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Five Things We Learned: Seven-defensemen plan working for Pens

By E.J. Hradek

Tuesday, May 19, 2009

High-tempo action, terrific goaltending and a pair of young brothers at each other's throats … welcome to the Eastern Conference finals! Here are five things that stood out in Game 1 between the Penguins and Hurricanes: 1. I have to say, the final minutes of Monday night's Hurricanes-Penguins Game 1 really reminded me of the dying moments of the Canes' Game 7 win over the Devils in the first round. The circumstances and the result were different, but Carolina was again able to maintain sus ...

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