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Stanley Cup Final Game Chart – The one where the Pens won the Cup

  The Pittsburgh Penguins are the 2015-16 Stanley Cup Champions.

The game was very tight (again) and Jones was amazing for the Sharks (again). But, in the end, the Penguins were just too much to handle.

Appropriately, Letang scored the game-winner on an assist by Crosby. The two led the Penguins throughout the playoffs.

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Stanley Cup Final Game Charts – Thursday, June 9

Last night, the Sharks climbed back into the Stanley Cup Final series, holding off the Penguins in Pittsburgh and forcing a game six back in San Jose.

San Jose stormed out early in the first, relinquished their lead, and then scored the 3-2 marker. That lead stood for the rest of the game as the Sharks relied on Martin Jones to do virtually…

Stanley Cup Final Game Charts – Monday, June 6

  The Penguins inched even closer to claiming the Cup on Monday night, subduing the Sharks 3-1 in another tightly contested Stanley Cup Final match.

Pittsburgh received goals from Cole, Malkin, and Fehr and Kessel continued adding to his Conn Smythe case with two assists, including a slick feed to Evgeni Malkin in the middle of this vine:

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Stanley Cup Final Game Charts – Saturday, June 4

  The Stanley Cup Final resumed last night and the Sharks finally made some noise in a series that was slowly slipping away.

Scoring late in the third period at the tail end of a four-minute penalty to Nick Bonino, Joel Ward yet again showed why he was a shrewd pick-up for the Sharks this season. He crossed the blue line and launched a long blast…

NHL Playoffs Game Charts – Tuesday, May 24

  There was one game in the NHL playoffs last night. The Lightning squandered a golden opportunity to eliminate the Penguins. Pittsburgh roared out to a 3-0 lead, let Tampa Bay sneak back in to 3-2, then finished with two unanswered goals.

As part of the 3-0 build, Crosby showed that he’s still the most talented overall player in the game,…

NHL Playoffs Game Charts – Saturday, May 21

There was one NHL playoff game last night. The St. Louis Blues bounced back, pounding the Sharks 6-3 and evening their series.

Interestingly, Ken Hitchcock found a way to credit the offensive outburst to his goalie switch:

For some, the idea that a goaltending switch might lead to a change in a team’s offense is a bit of a stretch:

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NHL Playoffs Game Charts – Wednesday, May 18

  There was one game in the NHL last night. The Penguins sped past the Lightning, winning 4-2 and taking a 2-1 series lead. The Penguins registered the highest all-situations Corsi total (78) since the Stars stormed the Blues a week ago.

Kessel was a speeding star, Murray continues to produce good results, and Crosby is an unstoppable force. For…

NHL Playoffs Game Charts – Sunday, May 15

  There was one game in the NHL last night. The St. Louis Blues and San Jose Sharks kicked off their Western Conference Final showdown. The Blues managed just enough to sneak past a hungry Sharks group. St. Louis won 2-1.

Burns got back to being Burns-like and the top players from both teams populated the top of the game charts.

There’s lots to see.