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Matthew Coller, Special to ESPN 8y

The HBK line must lead the way for the Penguins to advance

NHL, Pittsburgh Penguins, Tampa Bay Lightning

Things change pretty quickly in the Stanley Cup playoffs. It took less than a week for the success of the "HBK line" to get kicked off the front page, and Marc-Andre Fleury's and Sidney Crosby's postseason histories to be at the forefront of media scrutiny.

But the HBK line, which played a vital role in the Penguins' advancing past the New York Rangers and Washington Capitals, has been mostly ineffective in the past two games.

To save Pittsburgh's Stanley Cup dreams, Carl Hagelin, Nick Bonino and Phil Kessel must lead the Penguins again.

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