PhotoPITTSBURGH — The season San Jose debuted in the N.H.L., in 1991-92, the Pittsburgh Penguins captured a second consecutive Stanley Cup. “They played their game for longer stretches than we did tonight,” San Jose Coach Peter DeBoer said of the Penguins. Letang noticed that San Jose defenseman Brent Burns, barreling toward him, did not have a stick, affording him a precious extra split-second to thread the puck. When San Jose went on the power-play seconds later, it was Bonino who anchored the penalty kill that denied the Sharks even a shot on goal, spoiling their first Stanley Cup appearance in franchise history. The quandary confronting Bay Area sports fans Monday night: Watch San Jose’s first Stanley Cup finals game, or the Golden State Warriors’ pursuit of basketball immortality?

Source: New York Times May 31, 2016 03:48 UTC