Marc-Andre Fleury was not thrilled with his Game 5 performance.
Related: Sullivan not ready to name Game 6 starting goalie
The Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender allowed four goals in his club's 4-3 overtime loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning on Sunday and admits he wasn't quite himself.
"It wasn't the best I've felt in a game, but still I've been practicing a lot," Fleury said, according to NHL.com's Dan Rosen. "I should be better, especially on that first one."
Fleury was pretty despondent after the game. Teammates gave him taps on the leg/encouragement. Pierre Larouche sat and talked with him.
— Seth Rorabaugh (@emptynetters) May 23, 2016
Fleury was making his first start since March 31 and just his second appearance between the pipes this postseason. It also marked the first time in 11 starts that Fleury had allowed four or more goals and just the third time he's allowed three or more.
Game 6 is Tuesday in Tampa Bay.
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The Pittsburgh Penguins won't make any rash decisions regarding their starter for Game 6.
Head coach Mike Sullivan was asked after Sunday's game if he was willing to ride Marc-Andre Fleury as the team's No. 1, and said he'll "digest" Game 5 before making a decision, according to the Associated Press' Will Graves.
Fleury made his first start since March 31 on Sunday, but was shaky from the second period onward, allowing four goals on 25 shots for the loss.
Rookie Matt Murray has gone 9-4-1 for the Penguins in the postseason with a 2.33 goals-against average and a .923 save percentage.
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The Pittsburgh Penguins are in an unfamiliar spot.
Having bulldozed their way through the final three months of the regular season and into the playoffs, the Penguins' loss in Game 5 marks the first time since Jan. 15 that they've lost consecutive games.
Ironically, the Tampa Bay Lightning were the ones to deliver the second of back-to-back losses in January as well.
Head coach Mike Sullivan believes his team can bounce back from a rare bit of adversity.
Mike Sullivan: "This is the first time we've been in this position but I know our guys will respond the right way."
— Chris Johnston (@reporterchris) May 23, 2016
Sunday's loss sets up a do-or-die Game 6 in Tampa Bay on Tuesday night.
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The Tampa Bay Lightning can book their second straight trip to the Stanley Cup Finals on home ice.
Thanks to a Jason Garrison point shot that deflected off Tyler Johnson's back, the Lightning topped the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-3 in overtime Sunday to take a 3-2 series lead.
At 53 seconds, it was the fastest overtime winner in Lightning playoff history.
.@tjohnny09 scored the fastest OT goal in @TBLightning playoff history. Previous: Richards (1:05) in Game 3 of 2004 CSF at MTL. @EliasSports
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) May 23, 2016
Pittsburgh started the game strong, jumping ahead 2-0, but Tampa Bay's resilience ultimately shifted the complexion of the series.
Nikita Kucherov netted the game-tying goal - his second of the game - with three minutes remaining in the third period.
In his first start of the playoffs, Penguins goalie Marc-Andre Fleury didn't appear to be in top form, allowing four goals on 25 Lightning shots.
Pittsburgh fired 34 shots at Andrei Vasilevskiy, with Brian Dumoulin, Patric Hornqvist, and Chris Kunitz finding the back of the net for the Penguins.
Game 6 goes Tuesday night in Tampa Bay.
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Kucherov ties it with 3 minutes left pic.twitter.com/klmFiHThOu
— Shane O'Donnell (@shane1342o) May 23, 2016
The Tampa Bay Lightning and Pittsburgh Penguins have Nikita Kucherov to thank for overtime.
The 22-year-old scored his second of Sunday's Game 5 on a swift wraparound with just over three minutes remaining in regulation to tie it 3-3 and ultimately send the game to overtime.
The goal was Kucherov's 11th of the postseason, pushing him one ahead of San Jose Sharks forward Joe Pavelski for the most goals in the playoffs.
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You must see this save by Marc-Andre Fleury. #StanleyCup #PITvsTBL pic.twitter.com/rf66u21bDw
— #StanleyCup Playoffs (@NHL) May 23, 2016
Marc-Andre Fleury is back.
The Pittsburgh Penguins netminder didn't see too much action in the first period, facing only four shots in the frame, but he was ready when tested.
Fleury sprung across his crease to rob Tampa Bay Lightning forward Tyler Johnson with a sensational toe save.
The excitement of the save was short lived, though, as Tampa Bay erupted for two goals shortly after, tying the contest.
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Brian Dumoulin's first career playoff goal was a timely one.
The Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman opened the scoring in Game 5 with just 0.7 seconds left in the first period, sliding a rebound past Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy after an incredible solo effort from forward Bryan Rust.
Dumoulin's first playoff goal came in his 21st game and marks just his second career NHL goal.
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At last, Shawn Michaels is in the house.
"The Heartbreak Kid" made his highly anticipated appearance in Pittsburgh on Sunday night, after accepting an invitation to personally cheer on the Penguins "HBK" line of Carl Hagelin, Nick Bonino, and Phil Kessel.
Michaels was featured in a video to excite the home crowd, and as usual, he flexed to get the fans excited. Thankfully, no one faced any Sweet Chin Music.
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