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The Ottawa Senators brought a decisive end to Sidney Crosby's teenage years in the NHL.
Ray Emery made 20 saves for his first playoff shutout, leading Ottawa to a 3-0 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday to win their first-round series in five games. Dany Heatley, Antoine Vermette and Chris Kelly scored second-period goals.
The Senators scored three times in the middle period and held the 19-year-old Crosby without a point for a second straight game.
Emery helped Ottawa weather two early 5-on-3s, including one that lasted 74 seconds after Dean McAmmond was given a delay of game minor for backhanding the puck over the glass with Wade Redden already in the penalty box.
Heatley scored his second goal of the series on a power play 1:08 into the second and Vermette made it 2-0 when he drove through the slot and scored on Marc-Andre Fleury.
Kelly brought the sellout crowd to its feet with a roar once again when he beat Fleury at 17:55.
Ottawa, which has never squandered a 3-1 series lead, advances to face one of the three teams in the New York area. The fourth-seeded Senators will either travel to No. 2 New Jersey, or host the sixth-seeded New York Rangers or the eighth-seeded New York Islanders when the second round begins.
Damn, these aren't the same playoff choking Senators....
Ray Emery made 20 saves for his first playoff shutout, leading Ottawa to a 3-0 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday to win their first-round series in five games. Dany Heatley, Antoine Vermette and Chris Kelly scored second-period goals.
The Senators scored three times in the middle period and held the 19-year-old Crosby without a point for a second straight game.
Emery helped Ottawa weather two early 5-on-3s, including one that lasted 74 seconds after Dean McAmmond was given a delay of game minor for backhanding the puck over the glass with Wade Redden already in the penalty box.
Heatley scored his second goal of the series on a power play 1:08 into the second and Vermette made it 2-0 when he drove through the slot and scored on Marc-Andre Fleury.
Kelly brought the sellout crowd to its feet with a roar once again when he beat Fleury at 17:55.
Ottawa, which has never squandered a 3-1 series lead, advances to face one of the three teams in the New York area. The fourth-seeded Senators will either travel to No. 2 New Jersey, or host the sixth-seeded New York Rangers or the eighth-seeded New York Islanders when the second round begins.
Damn, these aren't the same playoff choking Senators....
......perhaps a Bills sig would be in order then
not cool
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