The Pittsburgh Penguins stared down a raucous SAP Center crowd and red-hot goaltender in Martin Jones on Sunday during Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final and emerged on the other side as champions.
Pittsburgh clinched its first Stanley Cup title since the 2008-09 season with its 3-1 victory over the San Jose Sharks in Sunday's showdown. The Penguins won the series 4-2 and ensured there would be no must-win Game 7 back in Pittsburgh after seizing an early 3-1 lead through the first four games.
Winning the championship on the road was business as usual for the franchise, as ESPN Stats & Info illustrated:
Rookie goaltender Matt Murray was brilliant in the net for the visitors and saved all but one of San Jose's 19 shots. The Pittsburgh defense also limited the Sharks' opportunities throughout the game, and goals from Brian Dumoulin and Kris Letang in the first two periods proved to be enough.
Jones registered 24 saves on 26 Pittsburgh shots, many of which came in impressive fashion. The home team couldn't add on to Logan Couture's second-period goal, and P ...
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