Philadelphia at Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh fell victim to the "young great team" syndrome in game four as they slept-walked through the early going and found themselves down before they woke up. They couldn't come back. That game will have served as a wake-up call for them and we expect a much better effort tonight at home. Philadelphia has had some nice surprise wins this postseason but the fact remains that they are just 9-7, giving up 3.0 goals per game. Over their last five, they have allowed 3.6 per game! Pittsburgh is now 11-2 in the playoffs and are winning by an average score of 3.5 to 2.0. Since last season, the Penguins are 24-8 at home revenging a loss. They won those games by an average score of 3.6 to 2.2. This season they are 16-5 off a road loss, winning by an average score of 3.5 to 2.2. They are also 14-2 this season at home revenging a road loss, winning on average by a score of 3.9 to 2.1. We like the "real" Penguins to step up here and win a big one.