By Gene J. Puskar, APLightning goaltender Dwayne Roloson stopped Chris Kunitz, Pittsburgh, one of his 36 saves in the night.
By Gene J. Puskar, APLightning goaltender Dwayne Roloson stopped Chris Kunitz, Pittsburgh, one of his 36 saves in the night.
"Obviously, he has a lot of insight (because) of what he has seen through the years," Tampa Bay coach Guy Boucher said.The Roloson wisdom, experience and expertise were crucial Wednesday as he posted 36 saves to lead Tampa Bay to a 1-0 win against the Pittsburgh Penguins in game 7 of the quarterfinals of the Eastern Conference best-of-seven.Lightning 5, winning a series for the first time since they captured the Stanley Cup in 2004, play the Washington Capitals in the Eastern semi-final, starting on Friday (7 p.m., Versus). "He just knows what to do in the playoffs, and he is not afraid to talk," said Tampa Bay Center Steven Stamkos. Boucher announced after the game that the lightning had dedicated the game to assistant coach Wayne Fleming, who is battling a brain tumor. Boucher praised the graciousness of the penguins, which caused the lightning had the puck after the game, so it could be submitted to the penalty of Fleming. The Lightning killing was crucial in the series, and Boucher pointed Fleming works with the killing of pity.Roloson has been as much as the Stanley Cup Final in 2006 with the Edmonton Oilers before he was injured in game 1, and it is now 6-0 in elimination games during his career. After Tampa Bay fell behind 3-1 in the series, Roloson gave four goals in three consecutive victories against Pittsburgh lightning. "Rollie brought us a lot of composure, "said Tampa Bay forward Martin St. Louis. "He is the type of goaltender who you need to win a playoff series.One of the keys to the success of Flash was allowing the goal of being able to play only one of penguins in 35 opportunities. Tampa Bay Center, Nate Thompson has a penalty with 1: 33 left in regulation, and the penguins pulled their goalie has an advantage of six four. But they couldn't resolve Roloson. Pittsburgh coach Dan Bylsma benched Alex Kovalev in the third period and not even using it in 6-on-4. He was acquired to help the offense of the team within the trade, but never found his game. St. Louis said he was not trying to disrespect the murderers, "but his goalkeeper is always the best penalty killer".
By Gene J. Puskar, APSean Bergenheim tampa Bay, right, celebrates after scoring the lone goal of the game.
Lightning forward Ryan Malone said Roloson was "suffocating" shots from the outside, not allowing second-chance opportunities.Tampa needed only one goal from Sean Bergenheim. It is not a player of great minutes or a premium top scorer, but he scored identical goals in games 6 and 7. At 5: 41 of the second period, Dominic Moore began to carry the puck behind the net and then dropped a backhand pass in the sense that it began. Bergenheim was to pass in front. He fired a quick shot at a half empty ".The entire team practicing it, but they are better at it, "said Boucher. both players were signed as free agents in the summer and that turned out to be valuable role players. Bergenheim scored 15 goals this season. "We call it the hustler because your engine is always going, "said Boucher.Com Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin both out with injuries, the penguins had often offensive struggles in second half of the season. In their four losses to Tampa, managed just five goals. For more information about reprints & permissions, visit our FAQ. To report corrections and clarifications, contact standards Editor Brent Jones. For consideration of publication in the newspaper, send comments to letters@usatoday.com. Include name, phone number, city and State for verification. To view our corrections, go to corrections usatoday.com. We've updated the guidelines of the conversation. Changes include a brief review of the moderation process and an explanation of how to use the "report abuse" button. Read more.
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