After a late goal secured Game 1 for the Pittsburgh Penguins, expectations for Game 2 included a much better start for the San Jose Sharks.
After being out-shot badly in the first and third periods of the opener, it was incumbent upon the Sharks to get good looks, lots of chances and carry more of the play in Game 2. The shots in Game 1 were 41-26 in favor of the Penguins—that is a major possession gap. Despite losing a close game—on a late goal—San Jose was chasing the puck in the first 20 minutes and the last 10 of Game 1.
Game 2 was closer, with the Penguins getting 30 shots and San Jose 22, but the major storylines emerging from this series are all about the Sharks' inability to push for goals, as seen again in their 2-1 loss on Wednesday.
Two games into the series, San Jose has no wins, three goals and has never led—not for one minute of their first Stanley Cup Final.
On the other side, everything is coming up Sidney Crosby for Pittsburgh. The fantastic theatre of a choreographed overtime goal in the Stanley Cup Final is guaranteed to be an enduring, iconic moment from this year's classic.
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Penguins vs. Sharks: The Biggest Takeaways from Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final
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