SAN JOSE — A long, sometimes painful journey for the Pittsburgh Penguins ended in triumph Sunday when they won the Stanley Cup with a 3-1 victory against the San Jose Sharks at SAP Center.
This championship came seven years to the day since their last one and is the fourth Stanley Cup title in Penguins history (1991, 1992, 2009).
It was a conclusion that was hard to imagine earlier this season when the Penguins were scuffling and hired Mike Sullivan to replace Mike Johnston as coach on Dec. 12.
That precipitated an on-the-fly remake of the roster that ended in an unlikely championship. Pittsburgh is the sixth team to win the Stanley Cup after making a coaching change during the season.
Los Pinguinos de Pittsburgh son los Flamantes nuevos Campeones del hockey norteamericanos en la NHL tras vencer 3-1 a San Jose y levantar la Stanley Cup en el SAT Center de San Jose California y ganar la serie al mejor de siete, 4-2.
Este titulo llega 7 años desde la ultima vez que gamaron su cuarta Stanley Cup en la historia de los Penguins en 1991-1992 y 2009.
Se trata de la conclusión de una temporada sensacional que comenzo con el cambio del técnico Mike Johnston por Mike Sullivan en deciembre 12. que lo convierte en el sexto equipo en ganar el titulo habiendo cambiado tecnico diurate la temporada.