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First-period report: Strong start for Penguins, but they failed to score

By Scott Burnside

Tuesday, June 9, 2009

PITTSBURGH -- Well, lots of positives after the first period of Game 6 if you're the Pittsburgh Penguins. First, they limited the Red Wings to three shots, and when netminder Marc-Andre Fleury was tested, as he was twice by Henrik Zetterberg, he was solid. Lots of folks were curious to see how he would respond to being pulled in Game 5. And the Penguins did not take any penalties -- something that ultimately cost them Game 5. But they likewise failed to capitalize on two first-period power pla ...

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