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I'll go out on a limb and say that the Penguins will win in six and will be able to remain undefeated at home in the playoffs. It's something about the Mellon Arena crowd that has enabled them to play very inspired hockey in the playoffs, especially coming off of those Game 4 losses against the Rangers and the Flyers in the last two series. I know it sounds like a cliche, but their 8-0 record at home says it all. The interesting aspect will be the fact that this will be the first time in this year's playoffs that the Pens have had to start a series on the road, which does concern me a bit. A split of the first two games would not necessarily be a bad thing for them, provided they are able to keep winning at home. Fleury will need to remain solid in net and some of the guys on the 2nd and 3rd scoring lines will need to step it up as well. I'd like to see Sykora make some more contributions. He's been kind of quiet since the Ottawa series. I'd also like to see Jordan Stahl continue to contribute like he did in the last couple of games in the Philly series.
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