Arena: Mellon Arena
Time: 08 May, 2010 at 7:00 PM ET
League: NHL – United States of America

Last 10 matches:
Montreal’s 3-2 victory against Pittsburgh Thursday marked the 16th time in the 2010 Stanley Cup Playoffs that a team won a game in which it trailed during the third period. … Also on Thursday, Gionta scored his fifth goal of the playoffs. He became the first U.S.-born player in franchise history to score as many as five goals in one playoff season. The previous record of four goals was shared by Chris Chelios and John LeClair. … Montreal is three wins away from 400 all-time in the Stanley Cup Playoffs (397-279-5). … Bylsma has 22 career playoff wins with the Penguins. His next victory will tie him with Scotty Bowman for the most in franchise history. Pyatt recorded a goal and an assist in Game 4 for Montreal. … Gionta has 3 goals and an assist in this series, and Cammalleri has 3 goals. … Since giving up 5 goals in Game 1, Halak is 2-1 with a 1.34 goals-against average and a .959 save percentage. … Pittsburgh defenseman Alex Goligoski has a goal and 3 assists in four games against Montreal. … Crosby is tied for the postseason lead with 17 points (5 goals, 12 assists). … Cammalleri has 8 goals, one behind Joe Pavelski of San Jose for the League lead.
Nobody wants to be in the position of having to win two consecutive games just to stay alive in the postseason, but that’s the scenario the loser of Saturday’s crucial Game 5 will be in. In the conference quarterfinals, the team that won Game 5 went on to win six of the eight series. Live score and results will be available soon.. stay tuned.

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