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Penguins win fourth Stanley Cup
SIDNEY Crosby collected two assists on Sunday and was named MVP of the Stanley Cup finals as the Pittsburgh Penguins beat San Jose 3-1 in Game 6 to claim their fourth NHL championship.
The Penguins have won all four of their championships on the road. They beat the Sharks 4-2 to earn their first Stanley Cup title since 2009. They also won back-to-back titles on the road in 1991 and 1992.
“Everyone has a part in this and it feels really good to win the last game of the season,” said Crosby, who was the first to touch the trophy before passing it on to teammate Trevor Daley. The victory is another feather in the cap of Crosby’s brilliant career which includes two Olympic gold medals and now two Stanley Cup titles.
The 28-year-old Canadian Crosby assisted on Kris Letang’s second period goal and Patric Hornqvist’s empty netter with 62 seconds left on the clock in front of a crowd of 17,500 at the SAP Center arena in San Jose. It was Hornqvist’s ninth goal of the postseason.
Brian Dumoulin scored a powerplay goal for the Penguins.
Logan Couture, scored the only goal for the Sharks, who were competing in their first Stanley Cup final in their 25-year franchise history.
This was one of the most unlikely NHL championship teams in recent times as they struggled mightily to find their game in the first half of the season, taking a back seat to Alex Ovechkin’s Washington Capitals in the competitive Eastern Conference standings.
“It wasn’t easy getting here,” Crosby said. “Especially the way things started out first half of the season. I think everyone just stuck together and we found some momentum there in March and just kept going.”
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