PITTSBURGH -- Don't dare call the Pittsburgh Penguins a finesse team. It's not just that they resent being characterized as one. It's also wildly inaccurate.
Yes, the talented defending Stanley Cup champions are led by three of the game's biggest stars in Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and Phil Kessel. That talented trio has contributed plenty of offense during Pittsburgh's latest postseason run, as has super rookie Jake Guentzel, who leads the league with 12 playoff goals. But superstar flash alone isn't what has helped Pittsburgh build a 2-0 series lead against the Nashville Predators in the Stanley Cup Final heading into Game 3 on Saturday night at Bridgestone Arena.