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

Phil Kessel, Carl Hagelin and Nick Bonino, left to right, have been the engine that's driven the Penguins this postseason, but they were underwhelming in Games 4 and 5. Gregory Shamus/NHLI via Getty Images

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.