TAMPA, Fla. — For all the excitement the Penguins’ “HBK Line” is generating off the ice, the H portion of the line is staying even keel.
“Right now, the focus is playing well on the ice,” said left winger Carl Hagelin. “It doesn’t matter what’s going on in social media or outside the rink.”
The line of Hagelin, center Nick Bonino and right winger Phil Kessel has been the team’s best in the playoffs according to center Evgeni Malkin. Before Game 4 Friday, members of the line had scored 14 of the team’s 45 goals this postseason (30.