After seeing their two-goal lead slip away in the second period, the Pittsburgh Penguins showed a renewed effort in the final 20 minutes in their Stanley Cup Final opener against the San Jose Sharks. That increased level of play paid off with 2:33 remaining when Nick Bonino flipped a short shot by San Jose goalie Martin Jones to give Pittsburgh a 3-2 victory.
The Sharks had rallied on goals by Tomas Hertl and Patrick Marleau in the second period, and their team speed and collective defensive effort left the crowd in the Consol Energy Center with an uneasy feeling that manifested itself in a relatively quiet building.
But that changed at the start of the third period, when the Penguins secured a couple of early scoring opportunities and started taking the game to the Sharks once again. While Jones was performing well in goal, the Sharks were no longer dictating the pace as they did in the middle period. Instead, they were chasing the game.
That's just the way the Penguins made them play in the first period as well. Pittsburgh dominated the first period, and head coach Mike Sullivan could have expected his ...
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