PITTSBURGH -- The three shots he registered, the three hits he delivered, those were overshadowed by the minus-1 next to Roman Polak's name.
While plus-minus is an often maligned statistic in hockey, on Wednesday that minus told an important story about the Sharks defenseman's game.A bad pass attempt followed by what he called a "desperate play" contributed to Pittsburgh's first goal in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final at Consol Energy Center. In fact, it was the Penguins' only goal in regulation and the first goal of the game, scored by winger Phil Kessel, after the teams played 30 minutes of scoreless hockey.