City of Pittsburgh, rejoice!

The Penguins have marched past the dirty, stinky Washington Capitals.

And they did it in fine, fine fashion.

Two goals in eight seconds will do that.

Two goals in the first three minutes of the second period helps, too.

It was an anticlamactic end to a great series.

Both teams had leads in each game until the Game 7 rout. Three of the games weren’t decided until overtime.

I’m not a big hockey fan, but there is something to be said for overtime in the NHL playoffs. Part of me wishes they just do without those pesky first three periods and just play four-on-four sudden death hockey each night.

So, something didn’t quite fit Wednesday night when the Pens jumped out to a 4-0 lead before Barry Melrose’s mullet dried.

Somehow, a blowout didn’t do this series justice.

Penguin fans believe in justice, though. They hated Alex Ovechkin before the series. They really loathe him now.

But Pittsburgh is moving on and Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals are not, despite a 2-0 lead in the series.

The Penguins will play either Boston or Carolina in the Eastern Conference Finals.

I’m sure there are plenty of players to hate on those two teams.

I vote for Bruins’ right winger Byron “Bacon” Bitz.

Plus, it is Boston. Don’t New Englanders lose at anything? Patriots, Celtics, Red Sox and now the Bruins? That city’s curling team is probably good.