Patric Hornqvist, whose struggles had left him on the fourth line, scored the game’s first goal with 1:35 remaining as the Penguins won the Stanley Cup for the second straight season. (Aaron Doster/USA Today Sports)The Pittsburgh Penguins’ run to a second straight Stanley Cup started with a question from their coach: “Why not?”“Everybody’s telling us that we can’t do it,” Coach Mike Sullivan said. A 21-goal scorer , he showed what has made the Penguins a Stanley Cup champion for a second straight season, a balanced lineup with timely scoring from an unlikely supporting cast. Every game in the series had been decided by at least two goals, with the home team winning every time. Neither team had scored through 40 minutes, and the Penguins had a 22-19 edge in shots on goal as both goaltenders shined.

Source: Washington Post June 12, 2017 00:18 UTC