The Boston Bruins are one game away from sweeping the Pittsburgh Penguins in the Eastern Conference finals. It's win or go home for Pittsburgh. The puck drops for Game 4 at 8 p.m. ET on Friday. You can tune in to NBCSN or watch the live stream here.
This is it for Pittsburgh. Their season comes down to Friday night. If they win, they can keep their postseason alive and force a fifth game. The Penguins came close Wednesday night to making it more of a series, but they ultimately lost in double overtime, 2-1.
Only three teams in NHL history have come back from a 3-0 playoff deficit, the Associated Press reports. Although the odds aren't in Pittsburgh's favor, they haven't given up yet.
"I think if you're betting right now, you're not betting on the Penguins down 3-0," Penguins forward Brandon Sutter told reporters. "But we're not going to quit. The percentages are, obviously, against us, but we've got a good team."
The team that led the NHL in regular season scoring can't seem to find the net this series. Pittsburgh averaged 4.27 goals per game in the first two playoff rounds, but have only scored twice in their three losses to Boston.
"We need to be the team who we believe we are and go back to what's made us successful," Penguins forward Matt Cooke told reporters. "Obviously, the result wasn't there, but the effort and determination and style of play was more like we are."
Even with a 3-0 lead in the series, Bruins coach Claude Julien wasn't happy with his team's performance during Game 3.
"We've got to play a better game," he said to reporters. "We might have won the game, but we're certainly not pleased with the way we played. We know they played better, but I don't think we did, and we've got to make sure we're at the top of our game (Friday)."
