The Penguins defeated the Nashville Predators on Sunday to win the Stanley Cup, with Pittsburgh topping all markets when it came to television ratings for the championship series.
ESPN reports Pittsburgh is 8-1 to win a third straight Cup. Crosby, who was second in playoff scoring, was integral in the Penguins' 6-0 win in Pittsburgh, beginning with his first-period burst that drew a power play and led to an early first-period goal.
Sidney Crosby graces the cover of Sports Illustrated in regional June 15 editions of the magazine.
Filip Forsberg, Viktor Arvidsson and James Neal each scored one goal in the series; Forsberg (nine) and Neal (six) were first and second in Stanley Cup Playoff goals for the Predators, and Arvidsson and Forsberg tied for the Nashville lead in regular-season goals with 31.
Crosby said he really hasn't considered what consecutive titles and consecutive Conn Smythe trophies means to his legacy. All within a calendar year.
" 'You have a small window to play and have a career, ' Crosby said".
The Detroit Red Wings were the last team to repeat, winning in 1997 and '98.
Jake Guentzel and his jaw-dropping postseason will cost the Penguins a paltry $734,167 in cap space next season, per Cap Friendly.
Crosby did have some help.
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They now have three championships each and the tendency on the day after the Stanley Cup is presented is to bring in the word dynasty, define what is in these new financially-complicated times, and try and figure just how set up the championship team is to win more crowns. Rinne will still finish with the top save percentage in the playoffs with a.928%, but in the finals, he went only.866% and on the road, it was an abysmal.756%.
It was the fifth postseason goal for Hornqvist, who deflected the puck off netminder Pekka Rinne from behind the goal line at the right post after Justin Schultz's wide shot.
We know they just won on Sunday night, but let's look ahead and see why they're a lock to win another one in 2017-18. This says a lot about this team.
Rutherford did a remarkable job finding players who fit that mold for a long time.
The team celebrated with the Cup on Nashville's ice and in the locker room, but now it's time to celebrate here in Pittsburgh.
It's the no-goal call on Sissons, no doubt. The Predators went 0 of 4 with the man advantage, including 32 seconds of a 5-on-3 in the third.
"It stings right now, you know?" defenseman P.K. Subban said. Referee Kevin Pollock lost sight of the puck and whistled down play just before Sissons tipped home the loose puck in the crease. "I got to drink out of the cup", Strauss said. "It was tough for sure".
Since 1997-1998 the Penguins are the first team which has won two National Hockey League titles in a row, and the last one before them were the Detroit Red Wings. This team was different the way Joel Quenneville's Blackhawks were different, the way any of Scotty Bowman's championship teams were different: They were superbly coached by Mike Sullivan, one of the new masters of his craft.
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