The Pittsburgh Penguins are heading back to the Stanley Cup Final for the first time since 2009 thanks to two Bryan Rust goals that gave them a 2-1 home win over the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Final at Consol Energy Center.
The Penguins will meet the San Jose Sharks for the right to claim Lord Stanley's prize. Game 1 is on Monday on NBC Sports Network in Pittsburgh.
The Penguins tweeted after the victory:
The NHL also provided this tweet as the hockey world braces for the final series of the season:
The Penguins will be going for their fourth Stanley Cup in franchise history, while the Sharks are trying for their first. Penguins goalie Matt Murray made 16 saves, and it marked the fourth time in NHL history a rookie goalie won and a rookie skater had the game-winning goal in a Game 7, per ESPN Stats & Info:
Lightning goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy, in relief of Ben Bishop this entire series, made 37 saves but couldn't save two of Rust's shots.
In a series that's been notorious for its goal scoring, it took 21 ...
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