Eight years ago today, the Pittsburgh Penguins won their second straight Stanley Cup championship with a 2-0 win against the Predators on the road in Nashville.
The Penguins opened the series with two straight wins at home before the Predators returned the favor with 4-1 and 5-1 wins in Nashville, sending the series back to Pittsburgh tied 2-2.
Game 5 went Pittsburgh’s way easily, with the Penguins blowing Nashville out 6-0 to put the Predators on the brink of elimination.
Things were headed back to Nashville and the Stanley Cup was going to be in the building.