Pittsburgh Wins Game 1 of Stanley Cup Final
(Will Graves-AP/PITTSBURGH) Nick Bonino’s main job for the Pittsburgh Penguins is to get to the front of the net and create chaos. The well-bearded forward executed perfectly in his debut in the Stanley Cup Final. Bonino took a pretty feed from the corner by Kris Letang and beat Martin Jones from in close with 2:33 remaining to lift the Penguins to a 3-2 victory over the San Jose Sharks in Game 1 on Monday night. Rookies Bryan Rust and Conor Sheary staked Pittsburgh to an early two-goal lead before the Sharks tied it in the second period on goals by Tomas…
Pittsburgh advances to Stanley Cup Final
(Mike Halford/NBC Sports) For one night, anyway, the Steel City loved it some Rust. In a thrilling and drama-filled affair, the unlikeliest of heroes — Pens rookie Bryan Rust — stole the show, scoring both goals in a 2-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Final. Rust’s heroics sent Pittsburgh to the Stanley Cup Final for the first time since 2009. Seven years ago against the Red Wings, it was depth forward Max Talbot that etched himself into Penguins lore, scoring both goals in the decisive Game 7. Rust pretty much did the…
