SAN JOSE, Calif. — Long before this storybook turnaround, before Mike Sullivan, and the HBK line, before Matt Murray’s rise and Sidney Crosby’s called shot in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup final, the Penguins did something at SAP Center they had not done in 18 years.
They won a game.
The Stanley Cup final shifts west tonight for Game 3, and the Penguins will focus on doing the same: winning a game.
The Penguins’ 2-0 series lead is built on speed, depth, team defense and a relentless forecheck that has kept the Sharks from playing like the Sharks.