No game sheet is complete without plus-minus, a sometimes-misleading statistic that attempts to reflect a skater's two-way performance.

The Tribune-Review's version of plus-minus for the postseason also addresses two-play, albeit with more taken into account.

PLUS

Penguins F Jake Guentzel

A Conn Smythe campaign came to life with two goals that sparked the Penguins to their 4-1 win in Game 2. The ice also tilted in his team's favor (14 shot attempts for, 10 against) during five-on-five play, according to hockeystats.ca.

PLUS

Penguins G Matt Murray

He turned away 31 shots through two periods to frustrate the Predators during their dominant stretches. Murray finished with 37 stops.

PLUS

Penguins D Brian Dumoulin

No Penguins skater finished with more shots on goal than the defenseman, who tied Phil Kessel for the team high (four). Dumoulin also was on the ice for two goals for and none against.

EVEN

Penguins F Chris Kunitz

The veteran forward delivered his third straight multipoint performance with two assists, and he was on the ice for 10 Penguins five-on-five shot attempts and nine for Nashville. He took two penalties and did not register a shot attempt, though.

EVEN

Penguins F Evgeni Malkin

His only shot on goal found the back of the net. He also racked up nine penalty minutes and won just two of 10 faceoffs.

MINUS

Nashville G Pekka Rinne

Chased after allowing four goals on 25 shots faced, Rinne unraveled when the Predators simply needed him to keep the score close.

MINUS

Nashville F Cody McLeod

Six hits captured his most useful contribution to the game. He had two penalties and tallied just one shot attempt.

MINUS

Nashville D Mattias Ekholm

On the ice for 17 five-on-five shot attempts against, Ekholm did little to slow down the Penguins. He failed to generate much offensively, as he tallied just one shot on goal and three attempts.

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