2016 Stanley Cup Finals

2016 Stanley Cup Final
Location:	San Jose: SAP Center (3, 4, 6); Pittsburgh: Consol Energy Center (1, 2, 5)
Format:	Best-of-seven
Coaches:	San Jose: Peter DeBoer; Pittsburgh: Mike Sullivan
Captains:	San Jose: Joe Pavelski; Pittsburgh: Sidney Crosby
Referees:	Wes McCauley, Dan O'Halloran, Dan O'Rourke, Kelly Sutherland
Dates:	May 30–June 12
MVP:	Sidney Crosby
Series-winning; goal:	Kris Letang (7:46, second, G6)
Networks:	Canada (English): CBC; Canada (French): TVA Sports; United States (English): NBC and NBCSN
Announcers:	(CBC) Jim Hughson, Craig Simpson, Glenn Healy; (TVA) Felix Seguin, Patrick Lalime, Renaud Lavoie; (NBC/NBCSN) Mike Emrick, Eddie Olczyk, Pierre McGuire; (NHL International) Steve Mears, Kevin Weekes; (NBC Sports Radio) Kenny Albert, Joe Micheletti, Darren Eliot

The 2016 Stanley Cup finals is the 123rd Stanley Cup trophy presentations as well as the champions of the 2015-16 NHL season. It featured the Pittsburgh Penguins and the San Jose Sharks. This was the Sharks first ever appearance in a Stanley Cup final and the Penguins 5th time in a Stanley Cup finals.

The Penguins beat the Sharks winning the series in game 6 at SAP Center, 3-1.^[1]

Series

May 30	San Jose Sharks		2–3	Pittsburgh Penguins	Consol Energy Center	Recap
No scoring		First period		12:46 – Bryan Rust (6) 13:48 – Conor Sheary (3)
Tomas Hertl (6) – pp – 03:02 Patrick Marleau (5) – 18:12		Second period		No scoring
No scoring		Third period		17:27 – Nick Bonino (4)
Martin Jones 38 saves / 41 shots		Goalie stats		Matt Murray 24 saves / 26 shots

June 1	San Jose Sharks		1–2	OT	Pittsburgh Penguins	Consol Energy Center	Recap
No scoring		First period			No scoring
No scoring		Second period			08:20 – Phil Kessel (10)
Justin Braun (1) – 15:55		Third period			No scoring
No scoring		First overtime period			02:35 – Conor Sheary (4)
Martin Jones 28 saves / 30 shots		Goalie stats			Matt Murray 21 saves / 22 shots

June 4	Pittsburgh Penguins		2–3	OT	San Jose Sharks	SAP Center	Recap
Ben Lovejoy (2) – 05:29		First period			09:34 – Justin Braun (2)
Patric Hornqvist (8) – 19:07		Second period			No scoring
No scoring		Third period			08:48 – pp – Joel Ward (7)
No scoring		First overtime period			12:18 – Joonas Donskoi (6)
Matt Murray 23 saves / 26 shots		Goalie stats			Martin Jones 40 saves / 42 shots

June 6	Pittsburgh Penguins		3–1	San Jose Sharks	SAP Center	Recap
Ian Cole (1) – 07:36		First period		No scoring
Evgeni Malkin (5) – pp – 02:37		Second period		No scoring
Eric Fehr (3) – 17:58		Third period		08:07 – Melker Karlsson (4)
Matt Murray 23 saves / 24 shots		Goalie stats		Martin Jones 17 saves / 20 shots

June 9	San Jose Sharks		4–2	Pittsburgh Penguins	Consol Energy Center	Recap
Brent Burns (7) – 01:04 Logan Couture (9) – 02:43 Melker Karlsson (5) – 14:47		First period		04:44 – pp – Evgeni Malkin (6) 05:06 – Carl Hagelin (6)
No scoring		Second period		No scoring
Joe Pavelski (14) – en – 18:40		Third period		No scoring
Martin Jones 44 saves / 46 shots		Goalie stats		Matt Murray 18 saves / 21 shots

June 12	Pittsburgh Penguins		3–1	San Jose Sharks	SAP Center	Recap
Brian Dumoulin (2) – pp – 08:16		First period		No scoring
Kris Letang (3) – 07:46		Second period		06:27 – Logan Couture (10)
Patric Hornqvist (9) – en – 18:58		Third period		No scoring
Matt Murray 18 saves / 19 shots		Goalie stats		Martin Jones 24 saves / 26 shots

Pittsburgh won series 4–2

Rosters

Years in boldface under the "Finals appearance" column signify the player won the Stanley Cup in the given year.

Pittsburgh Penguins

#	Player	Position	Hand	Age	Acquired	Place of birth	Finals appearance
19	Bennett, BeauBeau Bennett	RW	R	24–18224	2010	Gardena, California	first
13	Bonino, NickNick Bonino	C	L	28–03728	2015	Hartford, Connecticut	first
28	Cole, IanIan Cole	D	L	27–09627	2015	Ann Arbor, Michigan	first
87	Crosby, SidneySidney Crosby – C	C	L	28–29428	2005	Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia	third (2008, 2009)
7	Cullen, MattMatt Cullen	C	L	39–20739	2015	Virginia, Minnesota	second (2006)
6	Daley, TrevorTrevor Daley	D	L	32–23132	2015	Toronto, Ontario	first
8	Dumoulin, BrianBrian Dumoulin	D	L	24–26424	2012	Biddeford, Maine	first
16	Fehr, EricEric Fehr	C/RW	R	30–26330	2015	Winkler, Manitoba	first
29	Fleury, Marc-AndreMarc-Andre Fleury	G	L	31–18131	2003	Sorel-Tracy, Quebec	third (2008, 2009)
62	Hagelin, CarlCarl Hagelin	LW	L	27–27827	2016	Södertälje, Sweden	second (2014)
72	Hornqvist, PatricPatric Hornqvist	RW	R	29–14727	2014	Sollentuna, Sweden	first
81	Kessel, PhilPhil Kessel	RW	R	28–23828	2015	Madison, Wisconsin	first
34	Kuhnhackl, TomTom Kuhnhackl	LW	L	24–12724	2010	Landshut, Germany	first
14	Kunitz, ChrisChris Kunitz – A	LW	L	36–24436	2009	Regina, Saskatchewan	third (2007, 2009)
58	Letang, KrisKris Letang	D	R	29–03329	2005	Montreal, Quebec	third (2008, 2009)
12	Lovejoy, BenBen Lovejoy	D	R	32–09732	2015	Concord, New Hampshire	second (2009)
3	Maatta, OlliOlli Maatta	D	L	21–27921	2012	Jyväskylä, Finland	first
71	Malkin, EvgeniEvgeni Malkin – A	C	L	29–30129	2004	Magnitogorsk, Soviet Union	third (2008, 2009)
30	Murray, MattMatt Murray	G	L	22–00222	2012	Thunder Bay, Ontario	first
51	Pouliot, DerrickDerrick Pouliot	D	L	22–13222	2012	Estevan, Saskatchewan	first
17	Rust, BryanBryan Rust	RW	R	24–01624	2010	Pontiac, Michigan	first
4	Schultz, JustinJustin Schultz	D	R	25–32625	2016	Kelowna, British Columbia	first
43	Sheary, ConorConor Sheary	LW	L	23–35423	2015	Melrose, Massachusetts	first
40	Sundqvist, OskarOskar Sundqvist	C/RW	R	22–06522	2012	Boden, Sweden	first
37	Zatkoff, JeffJeff Zatkoff	G	L	28–35328	2012	Detroit, Michigan	first

San Jose Sharks

#	Player	Position	Hand	Age	Acquired	Place of birth	Finals appearance
61	Braun, JustinJustin Braun	D	R	29–10629	2007	St. Paul, Minnesota	first
88	Burns, BrentBrent Burns	D	R	31–07831	2011	Barrie, Ontario	first
39	Couture, LoganLogan Couture – A	C	L	27–05927	2007	Guelph, Ontario	first
4	Dillon, BrendenBrenden Dillon	D	L	25–19525	2014	New Westminster, British Columbia	first
27	Donskoi, JoonasJoonas Donskoi	RW	R	24–04324	2015	Raahe, Finland	first
48	Hertl, TomasTomas Hertl	LW	L	22–19622	2012	Prague, Czech Republic	first
31	Jones, MartinMartin Jones	G	L	26–13726	2015	North Vancouver, British Columbia	second (2014)
68	Karlsson, MelkerMelker Karlsson	C/RW	R	25–31325	2014	Lycksele, Sweden	first
12	Marleau, PatrickPatrick Marleau	LW	L	36–25436	1997	Swift Current, Saskatchewan	first
7	Martin, PaulPaul Martin	D	L	35–08235	2015	Elk River, Minnesota	first
83	Nieto, MattMatt Nieto	LW	L	23–20323	2011	Long Beach, California	first
8	Pavelski, JoeJoe Pavelski – C	C	R	31–32031	2003	Plover, Wisconsin	first
46	Polak, RomanRoman Polak	D	R	30–02830	2016	Ostrava, Czechoslovakia	first
34	Reimer, JamesJames Reimer	G	L	28–07228	2016	Morweena, Manitoba	first
16	Spaling, NickNick Spaling	C	L	27–25027	2016	Palmerston, Ontario	first
19	Thornton, JoeJoe Thornton – A	C	L	36–32936	2005	London, Ontario	first
50	Tierney, ChrisChris Tierney	C	L	21–33021	2012	Keswick, Ontario	first
44	Vlasic, Marc-EdouardMarc-Edouard Vlasic	D	L	29–05729	2005	Montreal, Quebec	first
42	Ward, JoelJoel Ward	RW	R	35–17635	2015	North York, Ontario	first
57	Wingels, TommyTommy Wingels	RW/C	R	28–04428	2008	Evanston, Illinois	first
9	Zubrus, DainiusDainius Zubrus	C/RW	L	37–34537	2015	Elektrėnai, Lithuanian SSR	third (1997, 2012)

2016 Stanley Cup Finals Media

Nick Bonino scored the game-winning goal in game one.
Conor Sheary scored the game-winning goal in overtime of game two.
Joonas Donskoi scored the game-winning goal in overtime of game three.
Matt Murray saved 23 of 24 shots faced in game four.
Logan Couture scored three points in game five, adding to his playoff-leading 30-point campaign.
Kris Letang scored the Stanley Cup-clinching goal in game six.
Sidney Crosby captained the Penguins to their second Stanley Cup championship and third Finals appearance in nine seasons
Joe Pavelski captained the Sharks to their first Stanley Cup Finals appearance in franchise history.
The Penguins and the Sharks shaking hands afterGame 6

References

↑ Pat Iverson (June 12, 2016). "NHL playoffs 2016: Bracket, schedule, scores and more". SB Nation. Vox Media, Inc. Retrieved 30 June 2016.

[1] Pat Iverson (June 12, 2016). "NHL playoffs 2016: Bracket, schedule, scores and more". SB Nation. Vox Media, Inc. Retrieved 30 June 2016.

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