`DESPERATE' PENGUINS TIE SERIES : PITTSBURGH 2, FLORIDA 1.Byline: Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. A little desperation did wonders for the Pittsburgh Penguins The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). . Coming off what may have been their worst game of the season, the Penguins evened the Eastern Conference finals by beating the Florida Panthers For the animal species by this name, see . The Florida Panthers are a professional ice hockey team based in the Ft. Lauderdale, Florida suburb of Sunrise. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). 2-1 Sunday on Bryan Smolinski's goal with 3:31 left. ``We were like a desperate team,'' Penguins captain Mario Lemieux Mario Lemieux (born October 5, 1965) is a retired professional ice hockey centre who played 17 seasons for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL) between 1984 and 2006. said. ``We didn't want to go back home down 3-1. Maybe we should be desperate more often.'' The best-of-seven series is now tied 2-2 and resumes Tuesday night in Pittsburgh. Florida claimed the winning goal should have been discounted because Smolinski had plowed through defenseman Gord Murphy Gord Murphy (born March 23, 1967, in Willowdale, Ontario) is a former National Hockey League defenceman. He was drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers in the ninth round, 189th overall, of the 1985 NHL Entry Draft. to get to the net. ``He got knocked over,'' said an angry Florida coach Doug MacLean. ``He got knocked off his feet and it was a tip-in goal. It was more than a pick, it was pretty obvious.'' Brad Lauer had tied the score for Pittsburgh at 8:57 of the third period. Dave Lowry had put Florida ahead at 12:50 of the second with his team-leading 10th playoff goal. Penguins goaltender Tom Barrasso made 32 saves - many from close range - and only once had to take refuge from rats thrown by fans. |
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