The Pittsburgh Penguins struck first in the Stanley Cup Final with a 3-2 Game 1 win over the San Jose Sharks at Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh on Monday.
The contest was tied 2-2 with 2:33 remaining when Penguins center Nick Bonino scored the game-winner.
The Pens reacted to the goal and then celebrated the victory on Twitter:
Pierre LeBrun of ESPN.com described the crowd in Pittsburgh:
After scoring two goals in the Eastern Conference Final clincher against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday, Bryan Rust began the championship-series proceedings with a goal at 12:46 of the first period.
Rust's postseason run has provided a huge contrast to the regular season, as ESPN Stats & Info illustrated:
Chris Peters of CBS Sports pointed out how Rust will be treated in the Steel City:
Conor Sheary followed with his third playoff goal and first since April 23.
As Gord Miller of TSN and NBC reminded everyone, Penguins head coach Mike Sullivan looked like a prophet after two of his youngsters gave Pittsbu ...
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