The Pittsburgh Penguins won the Stanley Cup title Sunday with a 3-1 victory over the San Jose Sharks in Game 6, but it was revealed in the aftermath that defender Kris Letang underwent foot surgery before the series started.
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Letang Had Infection Under Foot
Sunday, June 12
Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports reported the defender “had to go under the knife” because of an infection underneath one of his feet after the Penguins beat the Tampa Bay Lightning in the Eastern Conference Final.
The Stanley Cup Final may have turned out differently if Letang wasn’t able to play, especially since he was brilliant for the Penguins during their closeout victory Sunday. He scored what proved to be the game-winning goal in the second period, less than two minutes after the Sharks tied it at 1-1 on Logan Couture's goal.
The Penguins shared a replay of his goal, which came after some impressive individual stick-handling:
In addition to the game-winner, Letang posted a plus-two rating and three hits during a team-high 29 minutes, 23 seconds on the ice Sunday ...
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