Neither team can dictate its style of play for long, and the result has been three exhausting one-goal games. The Detroit News.
Smiles are back on the faces.
Before the series started, I don't think anybody told you we were going to sweep these guys. Just because we're up 3-1 doesn't mean we've dominated the series. We didn't think it was going to be a sweep, and we didn't think it was going to be easy. So little has separated the teams that the absence of Penguins center Jan Hrdina could've been the difference in the Capitals' 3-2 victory Wednesday night. Coach Herb Brooks said he will shuffle his lines again to try to achieve a more balanced attack without Hrdina.