Chris Kunitz scores game-winner in double OT for Penguins in Game 7

Chris Kunitz finally put an end to the Senators’ Cinderella run, as he scored the game-winner in double overtime for the Pittsburgh Penguins.

The Pittsburgh Penguins can breathe a sigh of relief after a long, seven-game series with the Ottawa Senators in the Eastern Conference finals.

After three periods and a full, scoreless overtime, the Penguins finally found an answer, as Chris Kunitz blasted a goal past Senators goalie Craig Anderson to finish off the series with a 3-2 win.

Neither team gave much separation throughout the game, as the Penguins took an early 1-0 lead that was quickly equalized by the Senators, and then a Penguins goal in the third was also matched again to tie it at two goals apiece. Both teams went scoreless through the first overtime until Pittsburgh finally found a goal to end the game and series.

Kunitz finished with two goals and an assist for the Penguins and seemingly singlehandedly had the answer for the Anderson puzzle in net from the Senators.

The Penguins now advance to their second straight Stanley Cup finals, where they’ll start against the Nashville Predators with home ice advantage on Monday night. The Predators, the lowest seed in the Western Conference, will look to win their first Stanley Cup in franchise history, while the Penguins look to defend the same title they won last season.

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For Senators fans, they should at least be proud of their team’s performance in even surviving for this long, and proud of their goaltender’s success in net. Anderson made 39 saves on 42 shots on goal from the Penguins and established himself as a real star as a netminder for the Senators.

Now, fans just have to wait a few days before a Penguins-Predators series that no one saw coming, all for the biggest prize in hockey: the Stanley Cup.