2-minute Drill: Pens Shut Down Sens to Claim Home Ice in First Round

| April 7, 2018


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  • The Penguins had one objective coming into their regular-season finale Friday night.
  • The Pittsburgh Pirates have been one of the biggest early surprises in the major leagues, winning six of their first seven games following the offseason trades of five-time All-Star center fielder Andrew McCutchen and ace pitcher Gerrit Cole.
  • The oldest usher in the major leagues is calling it a career after 81 years on the job.
  • Two of the Penguins players with the lengthiest injury histories were among the four players to appear in all 82 games this season.
  • Where the Pirates not that long ago had an abundance of left-handed relievers in their organization, suddenly they appear short.

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