The Pittsburgh Penguins are one win away from their first Stanley Cup title since the 2008-09 season, and they have a rookie goaltender to thank.
Matt Murray was brilliant between the posts and saved all but one of the San Jose Sharks' 24 shots at the SAP Center during Pittsburgh's 3-1 victory in Monday's Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final. The Penguins now lead the series 3-1 and will have the chance to close it out on home ice Thursday:
San Jose actually outshot Pittsburgh (24-20) and tallied more hits (46-31) and faceoff wins (37-30), but Murray proved to be the difference. NHL on NBC reacted to the incredible effort from the goaltender:
Ian Cole, Evgeni Malkin and Eric Fehr all scored for the Penguins, while Melker Karlsson netted the only goal for the Sharks during the defeat.
Pittsburgh scored the first goal in each of the first three games, and that pattern didn't change Monday. Cole found the back of the net a mere 7:36 into the first period. Here's the highlight, via the Penguins:
It was Cole's first playoff goal of his career in 29 ...
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