1991 Stanley Cup playoffs: (A1) Boston Bruins vs. (P1) Pittsburgh Penguins
Two games down in Boston, the Penguins won four straight to reach their first Stanley Cup Final.
In the 1991 Prince of Wales Conference final the Patrick Division champion Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Boston Bruins, the top Adams Division seed, in six games. Boston, the defending conference champion with 100 points, had home ice and won the first two games, but Pittsburgh won the next four to take the Prince of Wales Trophy and reach the Stanley Cup Final for the first time.
Quick Facts
- Round
- Prince of Wales Conference final
- Seeds
- (A1) Boston vs. (P1) Pittsburgh
- Result
- Pittsburgh won 4–2
- Game six
- Penguins 5, Bruins 3
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Background
It was the clubs' third playoff series; Boston had won both earlier ones, the most recent 3–2 in the 1980 preliminary round. It was also Pittsburgh's first conference final since the playoffs moved to a conference format in 1982. After two wins at home levelled the series, the Penguins won game five 7–2 in Boston and finished it 5–3 in Pittsburgh in game six.
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