from Ken Campbell of The Hockey News,

Whether or not the Pittsburgh Penguins can win the Stanley Cup after their hiccup in Game 3 of the final could depend on two things. The first one is whether or not 22-year-old goalie Matt Murray has the mental makeup and maturity to put his worst game of these playoffs in the rear-view mirror. The second is whether Evgeni Malkin can find his game and have a more significant impact.

As far as Murray’s mental makeup, the Penguins probably liked what they saw Sunday afternoon when Murray addressed Game 3. There is no way to sugarcoat the fact that the tying goal was not a good one and that he should have been better positioned on the overtime game-winner. But like so many other great goalies before him, Murray has a level of self-confidence that refuses to let him believe he was sub-par. That’s what makes these guys so good in the first place.

“I don’t view (Game 3) as a bounce-back game, to be honest,” Murray said. “I thought I was pretty good all game. One not-great goal goes in, but that doesn’t make it a bad game and it’s not going to shake my confidence.”

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