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PITTSFORD, N.Y. -- Rory McIlroys chip for birdie on No. 18 dropped into the hole, and he dropped to a crouch with a fierce fist pump. Confident, intense, he looked like the defending champion at a major, the guy who won the PGA Championship by a record eight strokes last year. Ever since McIlroy found himself in danger of missing the cut midway through his round Friday, that player may have finally returned. McIlroy shot a 3-under 67 in tougher conditions Saturday to lift himself to the edge of contention. He was tied for seventh, six strokes behind leader Jim Furyk, heading into the final round. "It was good to feel the sort of rush again," he said. If he can feel it again Sunday, perhaps this will be the week that snaps him out of a seasons worth of doldrums. Through 11 holes of his second round, McIlroy was 4 over for the tournament. The cut wound up at 3 over. Since then, he has played 25 holes in 7 under. McIlroy was at 1 under for the tournament when he stepped up to the 17th tee Saturday. The final two holes have been the toughest to birdie at Oak Hill this week, but he did it at both, sinking a long putt on No. 17. "I probably made up at least 3, 3 1/2 shots on those last two holes," McIlroy said. "Making a birdie on 17 is like an eagle," he added, "and then to follow it up with another on the last is even better." Coming into the day, he did what he always does when he finds himself in a similar situation: He reminisced about Quail Hollow in 2010. McIlroy was two shots over the cut line with three holes to play in the second round when he made an eagle to stick around for the weekend. Then he shot 66-62 over the last two days for his first PGA Tour victory. "It gives me a bit of confidence knowing that Ive been in that position before and Ive been able to win," McIlroy said. "I know this is a major championship and its a bit different, but I felt good enough about my game that I could go out there and post a good one today and at least give myself a chance going into tomorrow." He has yet to win in 2013 and shot just one round below 70 in his first three majors of the year. Two days after he appeared headed toward missing the cut at the second straight major, he has an outside chance at winning his third. "To play like that on this golf course and do what I needed to do yesterday just to make the cut, and then to go out and play the way I did today, its been a good stretch of holes," McIlroy said. "Ive got another 18 to play, and hopefully I can just keep playing the way I am."Joe Montana Youth Jersey . Philadelphia is 2-0 against the Senators this season and scored five goals in each victory. The Flyers recorded a 5-0 win in Ottawa on Nov. 12 and then earned a 5-2 home decision on Nov. 19. 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Colin Wilson had two goals and an assist, and Mike Fisher scored a goal and helped set up two others in the Predators 6-4 victory over the Red Wings on Monday night.The Pittsburgh Penguins were overwhelmed by the Boston Bruins in Game Two, dropping a 6-1 decision at home Monay night, leaving the Bruins to return home with a two games to none lead in the Eastern Conference Final. Penguins G Tomas Vokoun was pulled after allowing three goals on 12 shots. The second goal was a bit of a sloppy play around the goal that he might have been able to cover, but the first goal was a breakaway effort by Brad Marchand and the third was a one-timer from the hash marks by David Krejci after the Bruins dangled their way into scoring position with two drop passes on a three-on-two attack. Marc-Andre Fleury didnt fare any better in net for Pittsburgh, allowing three goals on 17 shots. Had Fleury come in and at least stabilized the Penguins goaltending situation, it could have prompted a change for the Penguins. As it is, Fleury could still get the start in Game Three, but nothing in his performance from Game Two would suggest that hes the solution to the Penguins current woes. No, the goaltending was only a portion of Pittsburghs problems in Game Two. For example, C Sidney Crosby had a game-high four giveaways while LW James Neal and D Kris Letang were both minus-3. Bruins LW Brad Marchand scored a pair of goals, was plus-4 and led the Bruins with four shots on goal; all in his playoff-low 144:41 of ice time.dddddddddddd C Patrice Bergeron (1 G, 1 A), RW Jaromir Jagr (2 A) and D Johnny Boychuk (1 G, 1 A) all had a couple points and were plus-3. There had been some speculation prior to the game that Jagr might be a scratch, so good call to keep him in the lineup. Bruins RW Nathan Horton also had a couple points (1 G, 1 A) and was plus-2. Horton leads the playoffs with a plus-19 rating in 14 games. Bruins C David Krejci added a goal, extending his playoff lead with 20 points. Through two home games in this series, Crosby, Letang, Evgeni Malkin, Jarome Iginla, Chris Kunitz, James Neal and Pascal Dupuis have combined for zero points and a minus-24 rating. Its cliche to say a teams best player need to be their best players, but the Penguins stars have to get a whole lot better immediately if Pittsburgh is going to climb out of this 2-0 hole. It would be too soon for the Bruins to feel comfortable, but heading home with a 2-0 lead against a Penguins team that is rattled and appeared disinterested at times in Game Two, is a far better position than they could have reasonably expected to be coming into the series. Scott Cullen can be reached at Scott.Cullen@bellmedia.ca and followed on Twitter at http://twitter.com/tsnscottcullen. 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