Penguins win Stanley Cup Final
Crosby was awarded his second consecutive Conn Smythe Trophy as the MVP of the Stanley Cup playoffs, and goalie Matt Murray made 27 saves for his second straight shutout as the Penguins became the first team to repeat as champion in nearly two decades with a 2-0 win over the Nashville Predators in Game 6.
Pittsburgh Penguins' Evgeni Malkin (71), of Russia, and Sidney Crosby (87) kiss the Stanley Cup after defeating the Nashville Predators 2-0 in Game 6 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Final, Sunday, June 11, 2017, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)Photo by: Mark Humphrey
Pittsburgh Penguins' Patric Hornqvist (72), of Sweden, celebrates as he leaves the ice after defeating the Nashville Predators 2-0 in Game 6 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Final, Monday, June 12, 2017, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)Photo by: Mark Humphrey
NASHVILLE, TN - JUNE 11: Matt Murray #30 of the Pittsburgh Penguins celebrates with teammates after defeating the Nashville Predators 2-0 to win the 2017 NHL Stanley Cup Final at the Bridgestone Arena on June 11, 2017 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images)Photo by: Justin K. Aller
Pittsburgh Penguins players celebrate after defeating the Nashville Predators in Game 6 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Final, Sunday, June 11, 2017, in Nashville, Tenn. (Bruce Bennett/Pool Photo via AP)Photo by: Bruce Bennett
Iceburgh, mascot of the Pittsburgh Pengunis, gestures to fans watching television coverage of the Penguins playing the Nashville Predators in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup final Sunday, June 11, 2017, during a watch party at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh. (Stephanie Strasburg/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette via AP)Photo by: Stephanie Strasburg
NASHVILLE, TN - JUNE 11: (L-R) Patric Hornqvist #72 and Carl Hagelin #62 of the Pittsburgh Penguins celebrate after defeating the Nashville Predators 2-0 in Game Six of the 2017 NHL Stanley Cup Final at the Bridgestone Arena on June 11, 2017 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)Photo by: Bruce Bennett
NASHVILLE, TN - JUNE 11: Sidney Crosby #87 of the Pittsburgh Penguins poses for a photo with NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman as he is presented with the Conn Smythe Trophy after they defeated the Nashville Predators 2-0 to win the 2017 NHL Stanley Cup Final at the Bridgestone Arena on June 11, 2017 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)Photo by: Bruce Bennett
NASHVILLE, TN - JUNE 11: NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman presents the Pittsburgh Penguins with the Stanley Cup after their 2-0 win over the Nashville Predators in Game Six of the 2017 NHL Stanley Cup Final at the Bridgestone Arena on June 11, 2017 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)Photo by: Bruce Bennett
Pittsburgh Penguins players and coaches celebrate after defeating the Nashville Predators 2-0 in Game 6 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Final, Sunday, June 11, 2017, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)Photo by: Mark Humphrey
Emily Frontino, left, of Monongahela, Pa., embraces Nikki Davis, of Pittsburgh, at a watch party in Pittsburgh after the Penguins scored against the Nashville Predators in Game 6 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Final on Sunday, June 11, 2017. The Penguins defeated the Predators 2-0 in Nashville, Tenn., and won their second straight Stanley Cup. (Antonella Crescimbeni/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette via AP)Photo by: Antonella Crescimbeni
Pittsburgh Penguins' Patric Hornqvist, of Sweden, kisses the Stanley Cup after defeating the Nashville Predators 2-0 in Game 6 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Final, Sunday, June 11, 2017, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)Photo by: Mark Humphrey
Pittsburgh Penguins' Sidney Crosby (87) celebrates with the Stanley Cup after defeating the Nashville Predators in Game 6 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Final, Sunday, June 11, 2017, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)Photo by: Mark Humphrey
NASHVILLE, TN - JUNE 11: The Pittsburgh Penguins pose for a group photo with the Stanley Cup Trophy after they defeated the Nashville Predators 2-0 in Game Six of the 2017 NHL Stanley Cup Final at the Bridgestone Arena on June 11, 2017 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)Photo by: Bruce Bennett
Pittsburgh Penguins players celebrate after defeating the Nashville Predators 2-0 in Game 6 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Final, Sunday, June 11, 2017, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)Photo by: Mark Humphrey