2016 Stanley Cup Finals - wikipedia 2016 Stanley Cup Finals 2016 Stanley Cup Finals 5 6 Total San Jose Sharks 1 * 3 * Pittsburgh Penguins 2 * 2 * * -- Denotes overtime period ( s ) Location ( s ) San Jose : SAP Center ( 3, 4, 6 ) Pittsburgh : Consol Energy Center ( 1, 2, 5 ) Coaches San Jose : Peter DeBoer Pittsburgh : Mike Sullivan Captains San Jose : Joe Pavelski Pittsburgh : Sidney Crosby National anthems San Jose : Annemarie Martin ( 3 ) San Jose : : Metallica ( 4 ) San Jose : : Pat Monahan ( 6 ) Pittsburgh : Jeff Jimerson Referees Wes McCauley, Dan O'Halloran, Dan O'Rourke, Kelly Sutherland Dates May 30 -- June 12 MVP Sidney Crosby ( Penguins ) Series - winning goal Kris Letang ( 7 : 46, second, G6 ) Networks Canada ( English ) : CBC Canada ( French ) : TVA Sports United States ( English ) : NBC and NBCSN Announcers ( CBC ) Jim Hughson, Craig Simpson, Glenn Healy ( TVA ) Felix Seguin, Patrick Lalime, Renaud Lavoie ( NBC / NBCSN ) Mike Emrick, Eddie Olczyk, Pierre McGuire ( NHL International ) Steve Mears, Kevin Weekes ( NBC Sports Radio ) Kenny Albert, Joe Micheletti, Darren Eliot ← 2015 Stanley Cup Finals 2017 → The 2016 Stanley Cup Finals was the championship series of the National Hockey League ( NHL ) 's 2015 -- 16 season, and the culmination of the 2016 Stanley Cup playoffs. The Eastern Conference champion Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the Western Conference champion San Jose Sharks four games to two to win their fourth championship in franchise history ( all of them on the road ). Penguins captain Sidney Crosby was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as the most valuable player of the playoffs. The Penguins had home ice advantage in the series, being the club with the better regular season record. The series began on May 30 and concluded on June 12. This was the first Stanley Cup Finals since 2007 to feature a team making their Finals debut. This was the first Stanley Cup playoff meeting between teams from Pittsburgh and the San Francisco Bay Area since the Penguins franchise themselves swept the Oakland Seals in the 1970 Stanley Cup Quarterfinals. The Eastern Conference team had home - ice advantage in the Finals in consecutive seasons for the first time since the 2004 and 2006 Finals. For the first time since 2011, an Eastern Conference team won the Stanley Cup, and neither the Chicago Blackhawks nor the Los Angeles Kings won the Stanley Cup. Contents 1 Paths to the Finals 1.1 Pittsburgh Penguins 1.2 San Jose Sharks 2 Game summaries 2.1 Game one 2.2 Game two 2.3 Game three 2.4 Game four 2.5 Game five 2.6 Game six 3 Team rosters 3.1 Pittsburgh Penguins 3.2 San Jose Sharks 4 Pittsburgh Penguins -- 2016 Stanley Cup champions 4.1 Players 4.2 Coaching and administrative staff : 4.3 Stanley Cup engraving 5 TV and radio 6 References Paths to the Finals Pittsburgh Penguins Main article : 2015 -- 16 Pittsburgh Penguins season This was Pittsburgh 's fifth Finals appearance, the first since winning the Cup in 2009, and 25 years after their first Stanley Cup winning season in 1991. Since their win in 2009, the Penguins lost in the Conference Finals in 2013 in four games to the Boston Bruins and were eliminated twice by the New York Rangers in 2014 and 2015. The Penguins made major trades during the off - season, receiving forwards Phil Kessel and Nick Bonino to improve their offense. Pittsburgh entered the 2015 -- 16 season re-signing defenceman Olli Maatta and forward Bryan Rust. In free agency, the Penguins were able to sign centres Matt Cullen and Eric Fehr. During the season, the Penguins fired their coach Mike Johnston on December 12, 2015 after compiling a 15 -- 10 -- 3 record. Pittsburgh replaced him with Wilkes - Barre / Scranton Penguins coach Mike Sullivan who went 33 -- 16 -- 5. The Penguins made three major trades before the trade deadline, receiving defenceman Trevor Daley, Justin Schultz and forward Carl Hagelin. After goalie Marc - Andre Fleury suffered a concussion on April 2, the team turned to rookie Matt Murray for the final week of the regular season and throughout the playoffs. Pittsburgh earned 104 points ( 48 wins, 26 losses, and eight overtime losses ) during the regular season to finish second in the Metropolitan Division. Centre and team captain Sidney Crosby led the club in scoring during the regular season and finished third in the league with 85 points. In the playoffs, the Penguins eliminated the New York Rangers in five games, after being defeated consecutively by them in 2014 and 2015, defeated the Presidents ' Trophy - winning Washington Capitals in six games, and extinguished the defending Conference champion Tampa Bay Lightning in the Conference Final in seven games. San Jose Sharks Main article : 2015 -- 16 San Jose Sharks season This was San Jose 's first Finals appearance in their 25 - year history. During the off - season the Sharks hired former New Jersey Devils head coach Peter DeBoer to replace Todd McLellan. The Sharks also traded for goalie Martin Jones, the former Los Angeles Kings backup goalie. The Sharks also picked up defenceman Paul Martin and right wingers Joel Ward and Dainius Zubrus via free agency. Before the trade deadline, the Sharks acquired forward Nick Spaling, defenceman Roman Polak as well as goalie James Reimer to improve defensively. San Jose earned 98 points ( 46 wins, 30 losses, six overtime losses ) to finish third in the Pacific Division. Centre Joe Thornton led the club in scoring with 82 points, and finished tied for fourth in the League, followed closely by centre and team captain Joe Pavelski with 78 points and defenceman Brent Burns with 75 points. In the playoffs, San Jose avenged their previous loss to the Los Angeles Kings in 2014, in which they gave up a 3 -- 0 series lead, by defeating the Kings in five games. San Jose also eliminated the Nashville Predators in seven games, winning every home game in the series, then defeated the St. Louis Blues in the Conference Final in six games. Game summaries Number in parentheses represents the player 's total goals or assists to that point of the entire four rounds of the playoffs Game one May 30 San Jose Sharks 2 -- 3 Pittsburgh Penguins Consol Energy Center Recap In game one, it remained scoreless until both Bryan Rust and Conor Sheary scored a minute apart for the Penguins midway in the first period. San Jose came back in the second period with a power play goal by Tomas Hertl at 3 : 02 and the tying goal by Patrick Marleau at 18 : 12. The score remained tied 2 -- 2 through most of the third period even with the Penguins firing off 18 shots on goal and it appeared that the game would go into overtime. However, Nick Bonino 's goal at 17 : 27 gave the Penguins the lead, after receiving a pass from Kris Letang that went past the Sharks ' defencemen Brent Burns ( who had just moments earlier lost his stick ) and Paul Martin. The Penguins held off the Sharks in the final minutes to take game one 3 -- 2. Scoring summary Period Team Goal Assist ( s ) Time Score 1st PIT Bryan Rust ( 6 ) Justin Schultz ( 3 ) and Chris Kunitz ( 7 ) 12 : 46 1 -- 0 PIT PIT Conor Sheary ( 3 ) Sidney Crosby ( 10 ) and Olli Maatta ( 5 ) 13 : 48 2 -- 0 PIT 2nd SJ Tomas Hertl ( 6 ) -- pp Joonas Donskoi ( 5 ) and Brent Burns ( 15 ) 3 : 02 2 -- 1 PIT SJ Patrick Marleau ( 5 ) Brent Burns ( 16 ) and Logan Couture ( 17 ) 18 : 12 2 -- 2 3rd PIT Nick Bonino ( 4 ) Kris Letang ( 9 ) and Carl Hagelin ( 8 ) 17 : 27 3 -- 2 PIT Penalty summary Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM 1st SJ Dainius Zubrus High Sticking 8 : 54 2 : 00 2nd PIT Ian Cole Hooking 1 : 14 2 : 00 SJ Joe Pavelski Tripping 18 : 52 2 : 00 SJ Joe Thornton Roughing 18 : 52 2 : 00 PIT Evgeni Malkin Slashing 18 : 52 2 : 00 3rd SJ Patrick Marleau Illegal Check to Head 4 : 47 2 : 00 PIT Ben Lovejoy Hooking 17 : 51 2 : 00 Shots by period Team Total San Jose 13 9 26 Pittsburgh 15 8 18 41 Game two June 1 San Jose Sharks 1 -- 2 OT Pittsburgh Penguins Consol Energy Center Recap In game two, eleven and six shots were taken for the Penguins and Sharks respectively in the first period, but no goals were scored. In the second period, a series of mistakes led to a Penguins goal starting first with defenceman Roman Polak of the Sharks almost giving it away to Phil Kessel, then Brenden Dillon got stripped of the puck by Carl Hagelin who gave it to Nick Bonino for a tip - in by Kessel. The Sharks were able to tie the game late in the third on a goal by Justin Braun to send the game into overtime. Early in overtime, a quick shot by Conor Sheary got past the Sharks goaltender Martin Jones to give the Penguins a 2 -- 0 series lead. Scoring summary Period Team Goal Assist ( s ) Time Score 1st None 2nd PIT Phil Kessel ( 10 ) Nick Bonino ( 13 ) and Carl Hagelin ( 9 ) 8 : 20 1 -- 0 PIT 3rd SJ Justin Braun ( 1 ) Logan Couture ( 18 ) and Joel Ward ( 6 ) 15 : 55 1 -- 1 OT PIT Conor Sheary ( 4 ) Kris Letang ( 10 ) and Sidney Crosby ( 11 ) 2 : 35 2 -- 1 PIT Penalty summary Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM 1st SJ Paul Martin Delay of Game ( Puck over Glass ) 12 : 09 2 : 00 2nd SJ Paul Martin High - sticking 8 : 50 2 : 00 PIT Ian Cole Interference 18 : 49 2 : 00 3rd None OT None Shots by period Team OT Total San Jose 6 5 9 22 Pittsburgh 11 12 6 30 Game three June 4 Pittsburgh Penguins 2 -- 3 OT San Jose Sharks SAP Center Recap In game three, Ben Lovejoy started off the scoring at 5 : 29 of the first period after his shot got deflected in off Sharks defenceman Roman Polak. The Sharks tied it up at 9 : 34 on Justin Braun 's goal after receiving a pass from Joe Thornton. The Penguins got their second lead of the game in the second period with Ben Lovejoy 's point shot being tipped in off forward Patric Hornqvist 's stick. In the third period, Penguins forward Nick Bonino high - sticked Thornton ( resulting in some blood being spilled ) causing a four - minute power play for the Sharks. In the dying seconds of the power play, Joel Ward fired a slap shot that got past Matt Murray. In overtime, Joonas Donskoi fired a shot that went high over Murray into the net for the game winner. Scoring summary Period Team Goal Assist ( s ) Time Score 1st PIT Ben Lovejoy ( 2 ) Unassisted 5 : 29 1 -- 0 PIT SJ Justin Braun ( 2 ) Joe Thornton ( 16 ) and Marc - Edouard Vlasic ( 11 ) 9 : 34 1 -- 1 2nd PIT Patric Hornqvist ( 8 ) Ben Lovejoy ( 4 ) and Olli Maatta ( 6 ) 19 : 07 2 -- 1 PIT 3rd SJ Joel Ward ( 7 ) Joonas Donskoi ( 6 ) and Joe Thornton ( 17 ) 8 : 48 2 -- 2 OT SJ Joonas Donskoi ( 6 ) Chris Tierney ( 3 ) 12 : 18 3 -- 2 SJ Penalty summary Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM 1st SJ Joel Ward High - sticking 2 : 58 2 : 00 2nd PIT Carl Hagelin Tripping 10 : 39 2 : 00 3rd PIT Nick Bonino High - sticking ( double - minor ) 4 : 48 4 : 00 OT None Shots by period Team OT Total Pittsburgh 14 6 13 9 42 San Jose 6 9 7 26 Game four June 6 Pittsburgh Penguins 3 -- 1 San Jose Sharks SAP Center Recap The Penguins scored first for the seventh consecutive game ; at 7 : 36 of the first period, after receiving a pass from Evgeni Malkin, Phil Kessel sped into the Sharks zone and fired a shot that rebounded off Martin Jones onto Ian Cole 's stick for his first playoff goal. In the second period, Sharks forward Melker Karlsson got called for interference against Eric Fehr and on the ensuing power play, Malkin tipped in a shot by Kessel for the Penguins ' second goal. During the third period, Karlsson was able to cut the deficit to one at 8 : 07. However, the Penguins were able to regain a two - goal lead with 2 : 02 left when Carl Hagelin received a chip pass from Olli Maatta then gave it to Eric Fehr who fired a snap shot past Jones. Scoring summary Period Team Goal Assist ( s ) Time Score 1st PIT Ian Cole ( 1 ) Phil Kessel ( 10 ) and Evgeni Malkin ( 12 ) 7 : 36 1 -- 0 PIT 2nd PIT Evgeni Malkin ( 5 ) - pp Phil Kessel ( 11 ) and Kris Letang ( 11 ) 2 : 37 2 -- 0 PIT 3rd SJ Melker Karlsson ( 4 ) Chris Tierney ( 4 ) and Brenden Dillon ( 1 ) 8 : 07 2 -- 1 PIT PIT Eric Fehr ( 3 ) Carl Hagelin ( 10 ) and Olli Maatta ( 7 ) 17 : 58 3 -- 1 PIT Penalty summary Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM 1st SJ Marc - Edouard Vlasic Interference 11 : 37 2 : 00 PIT Ben Lovejoy Holding the stick 14 : 45 2 : 00 2nd SJ Melker Karlsson Interference 2 : 28 2 : 00 PIT Bryan Rust Hooking 17 : 33 2 : 00 3rd None Shots by period Team Total Pittsburgh 6 7 7 20 San Jose 8 12 24 Game five June 9 San Jose Sharks 4 -- 2 Pittsburgh Penguins Consol Energy Center Recap In game five, four goals were scored in the first 5 : 06 of the game. Brent Burns started the scoring at 1 : 04 slipping it past the Penguins goaltender on the right post after receiving a pass from Melker Karlsson. For the Sharks, it was their first lead in the Finals during regulation. At 2 : 53, the Sharks scored their second goal ; this time Logan Couture scored the goal, deflecting a shot by Justin Braun. Less than two minutes later, Sharks forward Dainius Zubrus got called for a delay of game after shooting the puck over the glass. On the ensuing power play, Evgeni Malkin 's shot got deflected off Braun 's skate, cutting the deficit to 2 -- 1. Twenty - two seconds later, Brenden Dillon gave away the puck to Nick Bonino who shot it on goal then getting deflected in by Carl Hagelin. In the middle of the first period on the power play, the Penguins shot once on the crossbar and Phil Kessel 's shot went off both posts but stayed out. Later in the period, Dillon passed down low for Couture who sauced a backhand pass for Karlsson 's goal to regain the lead for the Sharks. The Sharks then played defensively throughout the second and third period with goaltender Martin Jones stopping all 31 shots. Joe Pavelski provided an empty - net goal to force a sixth game. Scoring summary Period Team Goal Assist ( s ) Time Score 1st SJ Brent Burns ( 7 ) Melker Karlsson ( 2 ) and Logan Couture ( 19 ) 1 : 04 1 -- 0 SJ SJ Logan Couture ( 9 ) Justin Braun ( 5 ) 2 : 53 2 -- 0 SJ PIT Evgeni Malkin ( 6 ) -- pp Phil Kessel ( 12 ) and Kris Letang ( 12 ) 4 : 44 2 -- 1 SJ PIT Carl Hagelin ( 6 ) Nick Bonino ( 14 ) 5 : 06 2 -- 2 SJ Melker Karlsson ( 5 ) Logan Couture ( 20 ) and Brenden Dillon ( 2 ) 14 : 47 3 -- 2 SJ 2nd None 3rd SJ Joe Pavelski ( 14 ) -- en Joe Thornton ( 18 ) 18 : 40 4 -- 2 SJ Penalty summary Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM 1st SJ Danius Zubrus Delay of game ( shot puck over glass ) 4 : 21 2 : 00 SJ Brent Burns High - sticking 8 : 18 2 : 00 2nd PIT Bench ( served by Phil Kessel ) Too many men on ice 5 : 58 2 : 00 SJ Melker Karlsson Slashing 10 : 30 2 : 00 3rd PIT Carl Hagelin Hooking 14 : 04 2 : 00 PIT Sidney Crosby Roughing 19 : 56 2 : 00 SJ Melker Karlsson Roughing 19 : 56 2 : 00 Shots by period Team Total San Jose 7 8 7 22 Pittsburgh 15 17 14 46 Game six June 12 Pittsburgh Penguins 3 -- 1 San Jose Sharks SAP Center Recap In game six, Brian Dumoulin started the scoring for Pittsburgh on the power play, taking a pass from Justin Schultz and Chris Kunitz. In the second period, San Jose tied it up as Logan Couture took a pass from Melker Karlsson and fired a shot past Matt Murray. A little over a minute later though, Pittsburgh took the lead again as a shot by Kris Letang ricocheted off Sharks goaltender Martin Jones into the net. The Penguins played defensively in the third period, limiting the shots by the Sharks to two. The Penguins got an empty - net goal by Patric Hornqvist as insurance. The Pittsburgh Penguins won their fourth Stanley Cup in their franchise history, winning all on the road. Scoring summary Period Team Goal Assist ( s ) Time Score 1st PIT Brian Dumoulin ( 2 ) -- pp Justin Schultz ( 4 ) and Chris Kunitz ( 8 ) 8 : 16 1 -- 0 PIT 2nd SJ Logan Couture ( 10 ) Melker Karlsson ( 3 ) and Brent Burns ( 17 ) 6 : 27 1 -- 1 PIT Kris Letang ( 3 ) Sidney Crosby ( 12 ) and Conor Sheary ( 6 ) 7 : 46 2 -- 1 PIT 3rd PIT Patric Hornqvist ( 9 ) -- en Sidney Crosby ( 13 ) 18 : 58 3 -- 1 PIT Penalty summary Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM 1st SJ Dainius Zubrus Tripping 7 : 50 2 : 00 2nd None 3rd PIT Conor Sheary Hooking 5 : 26 2 : 00 SJ Brent Burns Slashing 11 : 02 2 : 00 PIT Eric Fehr High - sticking 19 : 50 2 : 00 Shots by period Team Total Pittsburgh 9 11 7 27 San Jose 13 19 Team rosters Pittsburgh Penguins # Nat Player Position Hand Age Acquired Place of birth Finals appearance 19 Bennett, Beau Beau Bennett RW 24 -- 182 24 Gardena, California first 13 Bonino, Nick Nick Bonino 28 -- 037 28 2015 Hartford, Connecticut first 28 Cole, Ian Ian Cole 27 -- 096 27 2015 Ann Arbor, Michigan first 87 Crosby, Sidney Sidney Crosby -- C 28 -- 294 28 2005 Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia third ( 2008, 2009 ) 7 Cullen, Matt Matt Cullen 39 -- 207 39 2015 Virginia, Minnesota second ( 2006 ) 6 Daley, Trevor Trevor Daley 32 -- 231 32 2015 Toronto, Ontario first 8 Dumoulin, Brian Brian Dumoulin 24 -- 264 24 2012 Biddeford, Maine first 16 Fehr, Eric Eric Fehr C / RW 30 -- 263 30 2015 Winkler, Manitoba first 29 Fleury, Marc - Andre Marc - Andre Fleury 31 -- 181 31 2003 Sorel - Tracy, Quebec third ( 2008, 2009 ) 62 Hagelin, Carl Carl Hagelin LW 27 -- 278 27 2016 Södertälje, Sweden second ( 2014 ) 72 Hornqvist, Patric Patric Hornqvist RW 29 -- 147 27 2014 Sollentuna, Sweden first 81 Kessel, Phil Phil Kessel RW 28 -- 238 28 2015 Madison, Wisconsin first 34 Kuhnhackl, Tom Tom Kuhnhackl LW 24 -- 127 24 Landshut, Germany first 14 Kunitz, Chris Chris Kunitz -- A LW 36 -- 244 36 2009 Regina, Saskatchewan third ( 2007, 2009 ) 58 Letang, Kris Kris Letang 29 -- 033 29 2005 Montreal, Quebec third ( 2008, 2009 ) 12 Lovejoy, Ben Ben Lovejoy 32 -- 097 32 2015 Concord, New Hampshire first Maatta, Olli Olli Maatta 21 -- 279 21 2012 Jyväskylä, Finland first 71 Malkin, Evgeni Evgeni Malkin -- A 29 -- 301 29 Magnitogorsk, Soviet Union third ( 2008, 2009 ) 30 Murray, Matt Matt Murray 22 -- 002 22 2012 Thunder Bay, Ontario first 51 Pouliot, Derrick Derrick Pouliot 22 -- 132 22 2012 Estevan, Saskatchewan first 17 Rust, Bryan Bryan Rust RW 24 -- 016 24 Pontiac, Michigan first Schultz, Justin Justin Schultz 25 -- 326 25 2016 Kelowna, British Columbia first 43 Sheary, Conor Conor Sheary LW 23 -- 354 23 2015 Melrose, Massachusetts first 40 Sundqvist, Oskar Oskar Sundqvist C / RW 22 -- 065 22 2012 Boden, Sweden first 37 Zatkoff, Jeff Jeff Zatkoff 28 -- 353 28 2012 Detroit, Michigan first San Jose Sharks # Nat Player Position Hand Age Acquired Place of birth Finals appearance 61 Braun, Justin Justin Braun 29 -- 106 29 2007 St. Paul, Minnesota first 88 Burns, Brent Brent Burns 31 -- 078 31 2011 Barrie, Ontario first 39 Couture, Logan Logan Couture -- A 27 -- 059 27 2007 Guelph, Ontario first Dillon, Brenden Brenden Dillon 25 -- 195 25 2014 New Westminster, British Columbia first 27 Donskoi, Joonas Joonas Donskoi RW 24 -- 043 24 2015 Raahe, Finland first 48 Hertl, Tomas Tomas Hertl LW 22 -- 196 22 2012 Prague, Czech Republic first 31 Jones, Martin Martin Jones 26 -- 137 26 2015 North Vancouver, British Columbia second ( 2014 ) 68 Karlsson, Melker Melker Karlsson C / RW 25 -- 313 25 2014 Lycksele, Sweden first 12 Marleau, Patrick Patrick Marleau LW 36 -- 254 36 1997 Swift Current, Saskatchewan first 7 Martin, Paul Paul Martin 35 -- 082 35 2015 Elk River, Minnesota first 83 Nieto, Matt Matt Nieto LW 23 -- 203 23 2011 Long Beach, California first 8 Pavelski, Joe Joe Pavelski -- C 31 -- 320 31 2003 Plover, Wisconsin first 46 Polak, Roman Roman Polak 30 -- 028 30 2016 Ostrava, Czechoslovakia first 34 Reimer, James James Reimer 28 -- 072 28 2016 Morweena, Manitoba first 16 Spaling, Nick Nick Spaling 27 -- 250 27 2016 Palmerston, Ontario first 19 Thornton, Joe Joe Thornton -- A 36 -- 329 36 2005 London, Ontario first 50 Tierney, Chris Chris Tierney 21 -- 330 21 2012 Keswick, Ontario first 44 Vlasic, Marc - Edouard Marc - Edouard Vlasic 29 -- 057 29 2005 Montreal, Quebec first 42 Ward, Joel Joel Ward RW 35 -- 176 35 2015 North York, Ontario first 57 Wingels, Tommy Tommy Wingels RW / C 28 -- 044 28 2008 Evanston, Illinois first 9 Zubrus, Dainius Dainius Zubrus C / RW 37 -- 345 37 2015 Elektrėnai, Lithuanian SSR third ( 1997, 2012 ) Pittsburgh Penguins -- 2016 Stanley Cup champions The 2016 Stanley Cup was presented to Penguins captain Sidney Crosby by NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman following the Penguins ' 3 -- 1 win over the Sharks in game six. Players Centres 7 Matt Cullen 11 Kevin Porter 13 Nick Bonino 16 Eric Fehr 71 Evgeni Malkin ( A ) 87 Sidney Crosby ( C ) Wingers 9 Pascal Dupuis 14 Chris Kunitz ( A ) 17 Bryan Rust 34 Tom Kuhnhackl 43 Conor Sheary 62 Carl Hagelin 72 Patric Hornqvist 81 Phil Kessel Defencemen 3 Olli Maatta 4 Justin Schultz 6 Trevor Daley 8 Brian Dumoulin 12 Ben Lovejoy 28 Ian Cole 58 Kris Letang Goaltenders 29 Marc - Andre Fleury 30 Matt Murray 37 Jeff Zatkoff Played both centre and wing. Coaching and administrative staff : Mario Lemieux ( Chairman / Co-Owner / Alt. Governor ), Ronald Burkle ( Co-Owner / Alt. Governor ), William Kassling ( Co-Onwer / Alt. Governor ), David Morehouse ( President / Governor ), Travis Williams ( Chief Operating Officer / Alt. Governor ), Jim Rutherford ( Exe. Vice President / General Manager ), Jason Botterill ( Asst. General Manager ), Bill Guerin ( Asst. General Manager ), Jason Karmanos ( Vice President of Hockey Operations ), Mark Recchi ( Player Development Coach ), Mike Sullivan ( Head Coach ), Jacques Martin ( Asst. Coach ), Rick Tocchet ( Asst. Coach ), Mike Bales ( Goaltending Coach ), Andy Saucier ( Video Coach ), Dr. Dharmesh Vyas ( Head Team Physician ), Chris Stewart ( Athletic Trainer ), Curtis Bell ( Asst. Athletic Trainer ), Patrick Steidle ( Asst. Athletic Trainer ), Andy O'Brien ( Director of Sport Science & Performance ), Alex Trinca ( Strength & Conditioning Coach ), Dana Heinze ( Equipment Manager ), Ted Richards ( Asst. Equipment Manager ), Jon Taglianetti ( Asst. Equipment Manager ), Jim Britt ( Director of Team Operations ), Dan MacKinnon ( Director of Player Personnel ), Randy Sexton ( Director of Amateur Scouting ), Derek Clancey ( Director of Pro Scouting ). Stanley Cup engraving Pittsburgh broke the 1938 Chicago Black Hawks ' record of eight US born players with ten US born players on the Stanley Cup winning team : Nick Bonino, Ian Cole, Matt Cullen, Brian Dumoulin, Phil Kessel, Ben Lovejoy, Kevin Porter, Bryan Rust, Conor Sheary, and Jeff Zatkoff. An 11th player Beau Bennett who was left off was also American ( see below ) Player Notes ; # 30 Matt Murray Goalie - only played 13 games, dressed for 32 regular season games for Pittsburgh. He also played 31 games in minors. He was recalled to NHL because of Marc - Andre Fleury 's injury. Qualified for playing 22 playoff games, winning a rookie - tying 15 playoff games. # 4 Justin Schultz Defence - played 45 games for Edmonton. plus 18 regular season games, and 15 playoff games for Pittsburgh - qualifies for playing in the finals. # 9 Pascal Dupuis Winger - only played 18 games and forced to retire on Dec. 8 because of several blood clots - Was given injury exemption and included on the Cup. # 11 Kevin Porter Centre - played 41 games. He missed the last 19 regular season games, all 24 playoff games due to an ankle surgery - was included on the Cup, qualified. # 37 Jeff Zatkoff Goalie - played 14 games, dressed for 59 games. He also dressed for the first seven playoff games because of Marc - Andre Fleury being injured. He also played the first two games with one win and a loss due to Matt Murray being injured. Qualified for dressing for at least 41 regular season games. Pittsburgh included the head team physician for the first time on the Stanley Cup. In 1991 - 92 - 2009 Dr. Charles Burke was not engraved on the Stanley Cup. Included on the team picture, but left off the Stanley Cup # 19 Beau Bennett Winger - played 33 regular season games, and one game in the conference finals. He missed 50 regular season and 15 playoff games due to an upper body injury. Was not included. Pittsburgh did not request an injury exemption for Bennett. # 51 Derrick Pouliot Defence - 22 regular season and two playoff games ( games three and four in round two ). He also played 37 games in the minors. Was not included. # 40 Oskar Sundqvist Centre, Winger - played 18 regular season, two playoff games ( game one of round one and game four of Round two ), and 45 games in minors. Was not included. # 23 Scott Wilson - Winger - played 24 regular season, 34 games in the minors. Suffered a season - ending injury and missed the entire playoffs. Was not included. # 35 Tristan Jarry Goalie - He was recalled on April 9. Jarry dressed in the first two playoff games because Matt Murray and Marc - Andre Fleury were both injured. He was then sent back to the minors April 19 and recalled May 19. Was not included, because he had not played in the NHL. All players listed above received Stanley Cup rings. Gilles Meloche was Goaltending Coach on Pittsburgh 's first Cup wins in 1991 - 92 - 2009. His role was changed to Special Assignment Scout, so his name was left off the Stanley Cup. Meloche was awarded his fourth Stanley Cup ring. Other scouts left off the Cup but got rings were Al Santili #, Ryan Bowness # ( Pro Scouts ), Colin Alexander #, Scott Bell #, Brain Fitzgerald #, Luc Gauthier #, Frank Golden #, Jay Heinbuck #, Wayne Meier #, Ron Pyette #. Casey Torres #, Warren Young # ( Amateur Scouts ), Patrick Alivin # ( Head European Scout ), Petri Pakaslahi #, Tommy Westlund # ( European Scouts ). There many other members of Pittsburgh who were also left off the cup, but still received Stanley Cup rings. Players who were part of the 2009 and 2016 Stanley Cup wins : Engraved as players twice : Sidney Crosby, Marc - Andre Fleury, Chris Kunitz, Kris Letang, Evgeni Malkin and Pascal Dupuis ( retired on Dec. 8, 2015 ) Engraved as player once : Ben Lovejoy ( included on 2009 team picture but did not qualify to be on Cup that year ) Engraved twice ( including once as a player -- in 2009 ) : Bill Guerin ( assistant general manager in 2016 ) TV and Radio In the U.S., the Final was split between NBC and NBCSN. NBCSN aired two games of the series while NBC aired the other five ( if necessary ). On May 27, NBC Sports announced that if the series was tied at 1 - 1 entering game three, then it would have aired on NBC and game four televised on NBCSN. However, if one team led 2 -- 0 ( as this eventually happened ), game three moved to NBCSN and then game four on NBC. The games were broadcast nationally on radio via the NBC Sports Radio network. 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