***** Official NHL Playoffs 2015/2016 *****

[Fignon's Ponytail]

http://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nhl/hall-of-famer-gordie-howe-dies-at-88/ar-AAgTgdF?li=BBnb7Kz

Sad day in Hockey Town today with the news of Gordie Howe passing away....there will be a fair few glasses raised to the legend tonight in bars across Detroit (

 

[Lyndhurst 14]

Congratulations to the Penguins - worthy winners of the Stanley Cup. They beat the Sharks 3-1 in San Jose and the series 4-2.

 

[Albion my Albion]

I understood the game to be in Pittsburgh due to the reaction of the fans when their home team won.

 

[mlg57]

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Sidney Crosby let out a scream as he lifted the Stanley Cup above his head, a wide smile spread across his face.

The seven years of adversity since he last held the trophy were firmly in the past. The concussions that nearly derailed his career. The early playoff exits. The rough start to this season that led to a coach being fired.

Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins are once again champions.

A kid no more and surrounded with new talent, Crosby set up Kris Letang's go-ahead goal midway through the second period, and Pittsburgh won its fourth Stanley Cup in franchise history by beating the San Jose Sharks 3-1 in Game 6 on Sunday night. Owner Mario Lemieux thrust his hands into the air in triumph high up in an arena suite and later hugged his superstar on the ice.

This title had been a long time coming.

"I was just thinking about how hard it was to get to this point, just trying to enjoy every second of it," Crosby said. "It's not easy to get here. Having won seven years ago at a young age, you probably take it for granted a little bit. You don't think you do at the time, but it's not easy to get to this point."

Brian Dumoulin opened the scoring with a power-play goal, and Patric Hornqvist added a late empty-netter. Matt Murray made 18 saves to give the Penguins a championship seven years to the day after they beat the Detroit Red Wings for their third title. The game ended when Crosby cleared the puck the length of the ice with San Jose on the power play, setting off a wild celebration.

All that was left was for Crosby to accept the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP and then the Stanley Cup.


Stanley Cup Final

Mon May 30th San Jose Sharks 2 (0) at Pittsburgh Penguins 3 (1)
Weds June 1st San Jose Sharks 1 (0) at Pittsburgh Penguins 2 (2)
Sat June 4th Pittsburgh Penguins 2 (2) at San Jose Sharks 3(1)
Mon June 6th Pittsburgh Penguins 3 (3) at San Jose Sharks 1 (1)
Thurs June 9th San Jose Sharks 4 (2) at Pittsburgh Penguins 2 (3)

Sun June 12th Pittsburgh Penguins 3 (4) at San Jose Sharks 1 (2)