On a two on one, Malkin and Kunitz passed the puck effortlessly back and forth, looking more like old-timers at a weekend morning beer league game, but neither took advantage of their respective open nets. Patric Hornqvist scored an empty-net goal with 1:02 remaining in the third period.īoth Malkin, Penguins left winger Chris Kunitz and Sharks center Joe Pavelski missed wide open nets in the second period and the score stayed 2-1. Letang’s goal came less than a minute and a half after Couture’s goal.
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Blink and you missed the team that entered this series as a favourite to many. Crosby and Evgeni Malkin, both in 2009, are two of the others.īut these Sharks only appeared in fits and spurts, and glimpses of them at top gear were fleeting. In doing so, Couture became just the fifth player in the past two decades to hit 30 points through one NHL playoffs. That pressure eventually led to San Jose’s first goal of the game as Pittsburgh’s vaunted HBK line had difficulty getting the puck out of their own zone and, after Brent Burns kept the play alive just outside of the blue line, Sharks center Logan Couture fired a wrist shot past Penguins goaltender Matt Murray at 6:27 of the second period. After a number of impressive saves in the first period and early in the second, the Sharks responded with some of their best pressure through the series. You hate to recycle storylines but once again, goaltender Martin Jones was fantastic and kept the Sharks relevant through Game 6 and the entire series. He left the ice but, somewhat remarkably, returned soon afterwards.Īfter the first period, the story was the same as it had been nearly all series: the Sharks were unable to generate much in the way of genuine scoring opportunities and were stifled by Pittsburgh’s swarming defense. Melker Karlsson went awkwardly into the boards behind the Pittsburgh net after an Olli Maatta check and appeared to injure his groin. Once again, as they had been for much too long throughout these Stanley Cup finals, the Sharks were chasing a lead. After Dainius Zubrus took a tripping penalty, Penguins defenseman Brian Dumoulin converted a delayed slapshot from the blueline just 26 seconds into the powerplay. Seven minutes in and the shots stood at just 2-1 for the Penguins. If the opening of Game 5 was a study in wide-open play, with four goals in just over five minutes of puck drop, Game 6 was played largely in the neutral zone. It was Crosby’s all-around game rather than his offensive prowess that stood out throughout the finals.
It is the Penguins’ fourth Stanley Cup.Ĭrosby was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP. Letang’s goal proved to be the dagger and the Pittsburgh Penguins took the game 3-1 to win the Stanley Cup, four games to two. Sidney Crosby fed Letang off a rebound and the Penguins took a 2-1 lead at 7:46 of the second period. It was a snapshot of the 2016 Stanley Cup finals: the Sharks, on their heels, simply had no answer for the Penguins. He was left untouched by the Sharks to the left of Jones.
Kris Letang dug deep into the San Jose Sharks zone, circled behind the net and after trying to find a white Pittsburgh Penguins jersey in front of goaltender Martin Jones, eventually circled wide.
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