Murray shines as Penguins down Senators 7-0 in Game 5 for 3-2 series lead
PITTSBURGH — Erik Karlsson had a different perspective after his Ottawa Senators lost Game 5 of the Eastern Conference final 7-0 to the Pittsburgh Penguins on Sunday.
Better a blowout then a nail-biting loss, he said.
“It’s wrong to say, but I’d rather lose like this than in overtime or anything like that,” said Karlsson, the Senators leading post-season scorer who didn’t play the third period. “We didn’t play the way that we needed to be in this game. They certainly did. We know that it’s unacceptable and we have to move on.”
The thrashing gave Pittsburgh a 3-2 lead in the series while leaving the Senators on the brink of elimination.