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Watch: Kessel channels anger, scores Game 2 winner

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Phil Kessel can take a breath now.

After going on a series of rants on the Pittsburgh Penguins bench - with some of the heat directed toward Evgeni Malkin - during the second period, the sniper scored the game's lone goal to give the Penguins a 1-0 victory in Monday's Game 2.

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Kessel received a pass from Malkin - who else - and after having his initial shot blocked, fired the rebound past an out-of-position Craig Anderson.

With the win, the Penguins evened the series at 1-1 as the action now shifts to Ottawa for Games 3 and 4.

The goal was Kessel's sixth of the playoffs, giving him 14 points in 14 games.

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