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May 22, 2016; Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Tampa Bay Lightning center
May 22, 2016; Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Tampa Bay Lightning center /

With a 4-3 OT win over the Pittsburgh Penguins in game 5 of the ECF, the Tampa Bay Lightning are just one win away from reaching the Stanley Cup Finals for the second year in a row. However, Penguins forwards Patric Hornqvist & Evgeni Malkin sounded confident his team will force a game 7.

"“We’re in a tough position,” Hornqvist said after Sunday’s loss in Game 5 to the Lightning, per Sportnet’s Chris Johnston, “but there’s no doubt in my mind we’re going to come back (to Pittsburgh) for a Game 7.”  Malkin: “I believe in my team. I believe in myself. We’re coming back to Pittsburgh (for Game 7) for sure.”"

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    • Another big decision Pens coach Mike Sullivan faces: start Matt Murray or Marc-Andre Fleury?

    Fleury’s first start in 52 days (he was out with a concussion) was a big one, and although Pittsburgh lost, he made some great stops and kept them in the game. Murray, 22, has been stellar all playoffs but recently fell off in a game 4 loss to the Lightning. Is a break all he needs?

    What has been the turning point for Tampa Bay? Nikita Kucherov, who caught fire in round one vs. Detroit, had been going though a slump since then, but returned to his old (or new?) self at the Consol Energy Centre Sunday, scoring 2 goals and adding an assist for 3 points on the night.

    Ben Bishop, who hasn’t played since injuring his knee in game 1, has had his role taken by the 21-year-old Andrei Vasilveskiy.

    Vasilveskiy has been a great in the last 5 games, with a .928 SVP and showing up when it counts. This pits a very interesting story for 2016-17, with Bishop a pending UFA and Tampa in a salary cap crunch.

    Next: Joni Pitkanen, Minnesota Coaching Staff

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