from Nicholas J. Cotsonika of NHL.com,
It isn't as close as it looks.
The Pittsburgh Penguins' 2-1 victory against the San Jose Sharks in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final came in overtime Wednesday, after the winning goal in their 3-2 victory in Game 1 Monday came with 2:33 left in the third period.
The teams have played two one-goal games fought to frantic, anxious endings. The Sharks hit a goal post or crossbar four times Wednesday; the Penguins struck iron three times. An inch or two here, a bounce there, and it could have been different. Instead of the Penguins leading the best-of-7 series 2-0, it could be tied 1-1. The Sharks could be leading 2-0.
"It could have gone either way in both games," Sharks defenseman Marc-Edouard Vlasic said.
The Sharks have to lean on that and the fact they're going home, where they are 7-2 at SAP Center in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, and their fans will be fired up for the first Cup Final games in San Jose in the franchise's 25-year history. Game 3 is Saturday.
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