TAMPA, Fla. -- Patric Hornqvist fluctuated between feisty and frustrated throughout the Penguins' 4-2 victory over the Lightning in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference final, especially when it looked like his left hand might have been badly hurt blocking a shot.
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But the team's first-line right winger also walked out of Amalie Arena late Wednesday night with a smile on his face and nothing at all -- no cast, no bandage -- on the hand.
I asked how he was doing, and he knew what I meant.
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