Penguins return to Stanley Cup final with Game 7 win over Senators
PITTSBURGH — Chris Kunitz, Evgeni Malkin and Sidney Crosby took a moment to arrange themselves in the correct order before they picked up the Prince of Wales Trophy together.
They wanted to recapture the moment from last year’s Eastern Conference final where they broke from tradition and touched the trophy, a move that superstitious hockey players believe will prevent a team from winning the Stanley Cup.
It didn’t stop the Pittsburgh Penguins from winning the Stanley Cup last year and they’ll have another chance at the NHL’s championship again this spring.
Kunitz scored in double overtime to lift Pittsburgh over the Ottawa Senators 3-2 in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference final on Thursday night.