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Stanley Cup Final: Sharks hope Marshawn Lynch is good-luck charm vs. Penguins

Marshawn Lynch was a special guest of the San Jose Sharks for Saturday night's Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final.

The former Seattle Seahawks running back, who retired earlier this year, opened the dressing room door for the Sharks as they took the ice at SAP Center in San Jose.

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Lynch, an Oakland native who played college football at California-Berkeley, was in a personalized "Beast Mode" Sharks jersey with his familiar No. 24. He got the crowd riled up outside the locker room doors before opening them.