Posts Kept Penguins in It as Murashov Stood Tall

Pittsburgh needed uncanny luck and elite netminding to stay within one.

Two Penguins — Egor Chinakhov and Erik Karlsson — hit the iron on high-quality looks. Combine those near-misses with Sergei Murashov turning aside 21 of 22 high-danger shots (43 saves on 45), and the 3-2 final hides how thoroughly Columbus had the better chances: Columbus out-attempted Pittsburgh by a wide margin and generated roughly twice as many dangerous chances while posting higher expected goals.