"He took this team on his back and he willed a win for us", Penguins head coach Mike Sullivan said in his post-game remarks to the media. Instead, a tight back-and-forth game was decided on a last-minute goal by Patric Hornqvist - and a pretty controversial no-goal call in the second period. Until that point, we haven't seen any goals, and the game was incredibly intense.
In July 2015, Sheary received a two-year entry-level National Hockey League contract with the Penguins, remaining with the organization that first signed him to an ATO following the conclusion of his senior season at UMass in 2013-14.
His career, which has earned him numerous individual awards, also includes two Olympic gold medals, most notably the 2010 triumph in which he scored the winning goal in overtime.
The decisive moment of the match was Patric Hornqvist's goal at 18:25 in the third period when the Swedish global somehow managed to hit the spot from an incredibly tough position. Crosby, who was second in playoff scoring, was integral in the Penguins' 6-0 win in Pittsburgh, beginning with his first-period burst that drew a power play and led to an early first-period goal.
And that was it, 2-0 for the Penguins.
While the 29-year-old Crosby skated circles around his opponents on his way to the 2015-16 title, this one was different. The back-to-back champs. Murray is the first goalie with two shutouts in one Cup Final since Boston's Tim Thomas and Vancouver's Roberto Luongo had two apiece in 2011. When he was needed the most, when the finals were at the critical stage, Murray displayed some fantastic performances.
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I'm not a big superstition guy, and I'd be happy for her to sing before a Titans' Super Bowl (an unlikely repeat) or a another Predators' Stanley Cup Final again.
The Penguins are the first back-to-back winners since the Detroit Red Wings in 1987-88.
The Boston University product finished with four goals and three assists in 21 playoff games, including two goals in Game 1 of the Cup Final.
The Pens, though, were just that much better. Crosby had one goal and six assists in the matchup against Nashville Predators.
Congrats to Pittsburgh on a well-deserved championship.
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