2017 Stanley Cup Finals

The 2017 Stanley Cup Finals was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 2016–17 season, and the culmination of the 2017 Stanley Cup playoffs. The Eastern Conference champion and defending Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the Western Conference champion Nashville Predators, four games to two. Penguins captain Sidney Crosby was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as the most valuable player of the playoffs for the second consecutive year. The Penguins won the Stanley Cup in their opponent's rink, for the fifth time.
During the regular season, the Penguins finished second in the league with 111 points, which gave them home ice advantage in the series. The series began on May 29 and concluded on June 11. The Penguins made their second consecutive Finals appearance, marking the third time in their history they had done this, following their appearances in – and –. This was the first time since 2009, a rematch between the Penguins and Detroit Red Wings, that any team appeared in consecutive Finals. The Penguins also became the first team since the Red Wings (in and ) to win the Stanley Cup in consecutive years and the first to do so since the introduction of the salary cap. They also became the fifth franchise to accomplish this feat more than once.
This marked the second consecutive season in which a Western Conference team made their first appearance in the Finals; the San Jose Sharks made their Finals debut the year prior. This was the first time in NHL history that two United States–born head coaches faced off against each other in the Stanley Cup Finals.
The Penguins won the first two games of the series despite being massively outshot by the Predators in both games. Nashville tied the series at two with a pair of convincing wins at home. However, Penguins goaltender Matt Murray shut out the Predators for the remainder of the series. Penguins coach Mike Sullivan became the third coach in NHL history to win the Stanley Cup in his first two seasons as a coach with his team, joining Pete Green of the original Ottawa Senators (in and ) and Toe Blake of the Montreal Canadiens (in and ). This was the first Final since in which no game was decided by one goal, and the second Final in three years to have none of its games reach overtime.
==Paths to the Finals==
===Pittsburgh Penguins===
This was Pittsburgh's second consecutive Finals appearance, and sixth overall. The Penguins did not make any major transactions during the offseason, instead signing head coach Mike Sullivan to a three-year extension. At the deadline, Pittsburgh acquired defencemen Ron Hainsey and Mark Streit via trade, which proved helpful for depth when star Kris Letang suffered a season-ending injury just weeks before the playoffs started.
Pittsburgh finished with 111 points (50–21–11) during the regular season to finish second in the Metropolitan Division and second overall among playoff teams. Center and team captain Sidney Crosby led the Penguins with 89 points, which ranked second in the league, and won the Rocket Richard Trophy with 44 goals. Phil Kessel led the team in assists with 47.
In the playoffs, the Penguins defeated the Columbus Blue Jackets in five games, eliminated the Presidents' Trophy-winning Washington Capitals for a second consecutive year, this time in seven games, and edged the Ottawa Senators in seven games in the Eastern Conference Finals after Chris Kunitz scored in double overtime of game seven.
===Nashville Predators===
This was Nashville's first Stanley Cup Finals appearance in its 19-year history.
During the offseason, Nashville traded defenceman and long-time team captain Shea Weber to Montreal for defenceman P. K. Subban, and during the regular season, traded for forwards Cody McLeod and Vernon Fiddler. The Predators also re-signed forward Filip Forsberg during the offseason.
Nashville finished with 94 points (41–29–12) during the regular season to finish as the second wild-card team in the Western Conference, and the 16th overall and last-seeded playoff team. Forsberg and Viktor Arvidsson tied for the team lead in regular-season goal-scoring with 31 each. Ryan Johansen led the team in assists with 47. Arvidsson and Johansen tied for the team lead in points with 61.
The Predators started the playoffs by upsetting the top-seeded Chicago Blackhawks in four games, becoming the second team in NHL history to be the lowest seed in their conference to sweep the top seeded team in the opening round (1993 St. Louis Blues). They followed that up by eliminating the St. Louis Blues and Anaheim Ducks, both in six games. Kevin Fiala and Johansen sustained serious leg injuries in the second and third rounds respectively, and both missed the remainder of the playoffs. The Predators became the third team to be the lowest seed in their conference in NHL history to reach the Stanley Cup Finals, joining the 2006 Edmonton Oilers and the 2012 Los Angeles Kings. The Predators were also the third different franchise that head coach Peter Laviolette led to the Stanley Cup Finals. He won the Cup with the Carolina Hurricanes in 2006, and also took the Philadelphia Flyers to the 2010 Stanley Cup Finals.
==Game summaries==
===Game one===
Late in the first period, penalties from Nashville forwards Calle Jarnkrok and James Neal gave Pittsburgh a full two-minute 5-on-3 power play, and Evgeni Malkin scored to make it 1–0. Just 1:15 later, Conor Sheary scored into an open net after a cross-ice pass from Chris Kunitz caught Nashville's defence off guard. In the final seconds of the period, a centring pass from Nick Bonino deflected off Mattias Ekholm and into the net to give Pittsburgh a 3–0 lead. Following Bonino's goal, the Penguins went 37 consecutive minutes without a shot on goal, including the entire second period. The Predators used power-play goals from Ryan Ellis and Colton Sissons to make it 3–2, and Frederick Gaudreau scored immediately following a Penguins power play to tie the game midway through the third. Soon afterwards, Pittsburgh's first shot since the first period resulted in a Jake Guentzel goal to give Pittsburgh the lead again. Bonino scored again into an empty net to clinch the victory for Pittsburgh.
Scoring summary	Scoring summary	Scoring summary 	Scoring summary 	Scoring summary	Scoring summary
Period 	Team 	Goal 	Assist(s) 	Time 	Score
1st 	PIT 	Evgeni Malkin (8) – pp	Trevor Daley (3) and Sidney Crosby (14)	15:32 	1–0 PIT
1st 	PIT 	Conor Sheary (1) 	Chris Kunitz (4) and Sidney Crosby (15)	16:37 	2–0 PIT
1st 	PIT 	Nick Bonino (3) 	Brian Dumoulin (3) 	19:43 	3–0 PIT
2nd 	NSH 	Ryan Ellis (5) – pp 	P. K. Subban (9) and Mike Fisher (1) 	08:21 	3–1 PIT
3rd 	NSH 	Colton Sissons (6) – pp 	Roman Josi (6) and Calle Jarnkrok (3) 	10:06 	3–2 PIT
3rd 	NSH 	Frederick Gaudreau (1) 	Austin Watson (3) and Mike Fisher (2) 	13:29 	3–3
3rd 	PIT 	Jake Guentzel (10) 	Matt Cullen (6) and Justin Schultz (8) 	16:43 	4–3 PIT
3rd 	PIT 	Nick Bonino (4) – en 	Chris Kunitz (5) 	18:58 	5–3 PIT
Penalty summary	Penalty summary	Penalty summary 	Penalty summary 	Penalty summary	Penalty summary
Period 	Team 	Player 	Penalty 	Time 	PIM
1st 	NSH 	Calle Jarnkrok 	Interference 	13:50 	2:00
1st 	NSH 	James Neal 	Cross-checking 	13:50 	2:00
2nd 	PIT 	Olli Maatta 	Interference 	03:43 	2:00
2nd 	PIT 	Ian Cole 	Roughing 	06:39 	2:00
3rd 	PIT 	Evgeni Malkin 	Slashing 	09:36 	2:00
3rd 	NSH 	P. K. Subban 	Delay of game (puck over glass) 	11:24 	2:00
Shots by period	Shots by period	Shots by period	Shots by period	Shots by period	Shots by period
Team 	1 	2 	3 	Total 	
 	11 	9 	6 	26 	
 	8 	0 	4 	12 	
===Game two===
Midway through the first, the Predators took their first-ever lead in a Stanley Cup Finals game when Pontus Aberg scored around Olli Maatta. The Penguins tied it late in the period when a Guentzel tip sneaked past Pekka Rinne. After a scoreless second period in which the Predators took twice as many shots as the Penguins, Pittsburgh came out firing in the third, scoring three goals in 3:18. The first was Guentzel's twelfth of the playoffs, making him the first rookie since Dino Ciccarelli to score twelve times in a single postseason. The next two goals came 15 seconds apart and prompted Predators head coach Peter Laviolette to replace Rinne with backup Juuse Saros. Nashville never cut into the deficit as Pittsburgh won the game by 4–1.
Scoring summary	Scoring summary	Scoring summary 	Scoring summary 	Scoring summary	Scoring summary
Period 	Team 	Goal 	Assist(s) 	Time 	Score
1st 	NSH 	Pontus Aberg (2) 	Viktor Arvidsson (9) and Mike Fisher (3)	12:57 	1–0 NSH
1st 	PIT 	Jake Guentzel (11)	Conor Sheary (5) and Chris Kunitz (6) 	16:36 	1–1
2nd 	None 	None 	None 	None 	None
3rd 	PIT 	Jake Guentzel (12)	Bryan Rust (2) and Ron Hainsey (5) 	00:10 	2–1 PIT
3rd 	PIT 	Scott Wilson (3) 	Phil Kessel (13) and Matt Cullen (7) 	03:13 	3–1 PIT
3rd 	PIT 	Evgeni Malkin (9) 	Chris Kunitz (7) and Ian Cole (8) 	03:28 	4–1 PIT
Penalty summary	Penalty summary	Penalty summary 	Penalty summary 	Penalty summary	Penalty summary
Period 	Team 	Player 	Penalty 	Time 	PIM
1st 	NSH 	Craig Smith 	Cross checking 	02:04 	2:00
1st 	PIT 	Chris Kunitz 	Cross checking 	09:36 	2:00
1st 	PIT 	Evgeni Malkin 	Hooking 	09:36 	2:00
1st 	NSH 	Mike Fisher 	Interference 	10:34 	2:00
1st 	NSH 	Roman Josi 	Cross checking 	14:32 	2:00
2nd 	NSH 	Austin Watson 	Interference 	11:48 	2:00
2nd 	NSH 	Cody McLeod 	High-Sticking 	17:25 	2:00
3rd 	NSH 	Pontus Aberg 	Slashing 	04:51 	2:00
3rd 	PIT 	Sidney Crosby 	Interference 	09:20 	2:00
3rd 	PIT 	Evgeni Malkin 	Fighting – major 	12:14 	5:00
3rd 	PIT 	Evgeni Malkin 	Roughing 	12:14 	2:00
3rd 	NSH 	P. K. Subban 	Fighting – major 	12:14 	5:00
3rd 	NSH 	Cody McLeod 	Interference 	18:01 	2:00
3rd 	PIT 	Chris Kunitz 	Slashing 	18:29 	2:00
Shots by period	Shots by period	Shots by period	Shots by period	Shots by period	Shots by period
Team 	1 	2 	3 	Total 	
 	18 	14 	6 	38 	
 	12 	7 	8 	29 	
===Game three===
Jake Guentzel came within one goal of Dino Ciccarelli's rookie playoff record when a shot 2:46 into the game got past Pekka Rinne. In the second period, Roman Josi and Frederick Gaudreau scored only 42 seconds apart to quickly give Nashville the lead. Neal scored with 23 seconds left in the second to give the Predators a two-goal lead. In the third period, a breakaway by Craig Smith and a goal by Ekholm provided insurance in a 5–1 victory for Nashville. Near the end of the game, several misconducts were assessed after a cross checking by Phil Kessel drew a crowd and fights broke out.
Scoring summary	Scoring summary	Scoring summary 	Scoring summary 	Scoring summary	Scoring summary
Period 	Team 	Goal 	Assist(s) 	Time 	Score
1st 	PIT 	Jake Guentzel (13) 	Ian Cole (9) and Sidney Crosby (16) 	2:46 	1–0 PIT
2nd 	NSH 	Roman Josi (6) – pp 	Calle Jarnkrok and Mattias Ekholm (9) 	5:51 	1–1
2nd 	NSH 	Frederick Gaudreau (2) 	Austin Watson (4) and Roman Josi (7) 	6:33 	2–1 NSH
2nd 	NSH 	James Neal (6) 	Viktor Arvidsson (10) and Roman Josi (8) 	19:37 	3–1 NSH
3rd 	NSH 	Craig Smith (1) 	Unassisted 	4:54 	4–1 NSH
3rd 	NSH 	Mattias Ekholm (1) – pp 	Calle Jarnkrok (5) and Colton Sissons (6)	13:10 	5–1 NSH
Penalty summary	Penalty summary	Penalty summary 	Penalty summary 	Penalty summary	Penalty summary
Period 	Team 	Player 	Penalty 	Time 	PIM
1st 	NSH 	P. K. Subban 	Holding 	4:50 	2:00
1st 	NSH 	Bench (served by James Neal)	Too many men on the ice 	12:44 	2:00
2nd 	PIT 	Justin Schultz 	Holding 	4:13 	2:00
2nd 	NSH 	Ryan Ellis 	Boarding 	16:37 	2:00
3rd 	PIT 	Carl Hagelin 	Roughing 	10:42 	2:00
3rd 	NSH 	Mattias Ekholm 	Roughing 	10:42 	2:00
3rd 	PIT 	Sidney Crosby 	Boarding 	12:43 	2:00
3rd 	PIT 	Evgeni Malkin 	Cross checking 	12:43 	2:00
3rd 	NSH 	Filip Forsberg 	Cross checking 	12:43 	2:00
3rd 	PIT 	Trevor Daley 	Holding 	15:24 	2:00
3rd 	NSH 	Viktor Arvidsson 	Holding 	15:24 	2:00
3rd 	NSH 	James Neal 	Unsportsmanlike conduct 	15:24 	2:00
3rd 	PIT 	Ian Cole 	Roughing 	15:24 	2:00
3rd 	PIT 	Patric Hornqvist 	Misconduct 	15:38 	10:00
3rd 	NSH 	Mattias Ekholm 	Misconduct 	15:38 	10:00
3rd 	PIT 	Phil Kessel 	Cross checking 	17:01 	2:00
3rd 	PIT 	Chris Kunitz 	Misconduct 	17:01 	10:00
3rd 	NSH 	Austin Watson 	Misconduct 	17:01 	10:00
3rd 	PIT 	Matt Cullen 	Misconduct 	17:01 	10:00
Shots by period	Shots by period	Shots by period	Shots by period	Shots by period	Shots by period
Team 	1 	2 	3 	Total 	
 	6 	13 	9 	28 	
 	12 	16 	5 	33 	
===Game four===
Calle Jarnkrok gave Nashville an early lead, but a breakaway goal by Sidney Crosby tied the score at one. In the second period, after a Penguins breakaway was stopped by Rinne, Gaudreau's wrap-around shot appeared to be stopped by Matt Murray, but video review showed the puck sneak under Murray's paddle and across the goal line before Murray sent it back out. A breakaway goal by Viktor Arvidsson gave the Predators their third goal of the game. Rinne would stop all nine shots faced in the third period and an empty-net goal by Filip Forsberg gave Nashville a 4–1 win and tied the series 2–2.
Scoring summary	Scoring summary	Scoring summary 	Scoring summary 	Scoring summary	Scoring summary
Period 	Team 	Goal 	Assist(s) 	Time 	Score
1st 	NSH 	Calle Jarnkrok (2) 	Craig Smith (2) and Austin Watson (5) 	14:51 	1–0 NSH
1st 	PIT 	Sidney Crosby (8) 	Brian Dumoulin (4) 	15:57 	1–1
2nd 	NSH 	Frederick Gaudreau (3) 	Ryan Ellis (8) and Harry Zolnierczyk (2)	03:45 	2–1 NSH
2nd 	NSH 	Viktor Arvidsson (3) 	Mike Fisher (4) and James Neal (3) 	13:08 	3–1 NSH
3rd 	NSH 	Filip Forsberg (9) – en	Unassisted 	16:37 	4–1 NSH
Penalty summary	Penalty summary	Penalty summary 	Penalty summary 	Penalty summary	Penalty summary
Period 	Team 	Player 	Penalty 	Time 	PIM
1st 	PIT 	Patric Hornqvist 	Tripping 	07:15 	2:00
1st 	NSH 	James Neal 	Interference 	19:18 	2:00
2nd 	PIT 	Ron Hainsey 	High-sticking 	06:15 	2:00
3rd 	NSH 	Mattias Ekholm 	Roughing 	18:21 	2:00
3rd 	PIT 	Josh Archibald 	Roughing 	18:21 	2:00
3rd 	NSH 	Mattias Ekholm 	Slashing 	18:21 	2:00
3rd 	NSH 	Ryan Ellis 	Cross checking 	19:35 	2:00
Shots by period	Shots by period	Shots by period	Shots by period	Shots by period	Shots by period
Team 	1 	2 	3 	Total 	
 	6 	8 	10 	24 	
 	7 	8 	11 	26 	
===Game five===
thumb|right|upright|Matt Murray registered a 24-save shutout, his first of back-to-back shutouts, in Game 5.
Justin Schultz scored for Pittsburgh early in the first period on the power play. Two more goals from the Penguins caused Nashville to again replace Rinne with Saros in net to start the second period. Pittsburgh scored three more times in the second, the first from Conor Sheary. Guentzel assisted on Sheary's goal, tying the rookie record for points in a single postseason (21). Kessel and Ron Hainsey scored the last of Pittsburgh's six goals; Kessel and Crosby both ended the game with three points. Neither team scored in the third period, making Matt Murray the first rookie since Cam Ward in 2006 to record a shutout in the Stanley Cup Finals. During the third period, 20 penalties were assessed, the most in one period since the third game of the 2011 Stanley Cup Finals.
Scoring summary	Scoring summary	Scoring summary 	Scoring summary 	Scoring summary	Scoring summary
Period 	Team 	Goal 	Assist(s) 	Time 	Score
1st 	PIT 	Justin Schultz (4) – pp 	Sidney Crosby (17) and Patric Hornqvist (4)	01:31 	1–0 PIT
1st 	PIT 	Bryan Rust (7) 	Chris Kunitz (8) and Trevor Daley (4) 	06:43 	2–0 PIT
1st 	PIT 	Evgeni Malkin (10) 	Phil Kessel (14) and Ron Hainsey (6) 	19:49 	3–0 PIT
2nd 	PIT 	Conor Sheary (2) 	Sidney Crosby (18) and Jake Guentzel (8) 	01:19 	4–0 PIT
2nd 	PIT 	Phil Kessel (8) 	Olli Maatta (6) and Sidney Crosby (19) 	08:02 	5–0 PIT
2nd 	PIT 	Ron Hainsey (2) 	Evgeni Malkin (18) and Phil Kessel (15) 	16:40 	6–0 PIT
3rd 	None 	None 	None 	None 	None
Penalty summary	Penalty summary	Penalty summary 	Penalty summary 	Penalty summary	Penalty summary
Period 	Team 	Player 	Penalty 	Time 	PIM
1st 	NSH 	Ryan Ellis 	Holding 	00:50 	2:00
1st 	PIT 	Bench (served by Scott Wilson)	Too many men on ice 	10:06 	2:00
1st 	NSH 	P. K. Subban 	Holding 	18:28 	2:00
1st 	PIT 	Sidney Crosby 	Holding 	18:28 	2:00
2nd 	NSH 	Filip Forsberg 	Goaltender interference 	13:02 	2:00
3rd 	PIT 	Bryan Rust 	Tripping 	03:45 	2:00
3rd 	NSH 	James Neal 	Cross checking 	07:31 	2:00
3rd 	PIT 	Evgeni Malkin 	Roughing 	11:32 	2:00
3rd 	NSH 	P. K. Subban 	Unsportsmanlike conduct 	11:32 	2:00
3rd 	NSH 	Roman Josi 	Interference 	11:32 	2:00
3rd 	PIT 	Patric Hornqvist 	Unsportsmanlike conduct 	11:32 	2:00
3rd 	NSH 	Roman Josi 	Roughing 	11:32 	2:00
3rd 	NSH 	Viktor Arvidsson 	Fighting – major 	11:32 	5:00
3rd 	NSH 	Roman Josi 	Roughing 	11:32 	2:00
3rd 	NSH 	Viktor Arvidsson 	Misconduct 	11:32 	10:00
3rd 	PIT 	Carl Hagelin 	Misconduct 	11:32 	10:00
3rd 	PIT 	Carl Hagelin 	Fighting – major 	11:32 	5:00
3rd 	PIT 	Evgeni Malkin 	Roughing 	11:32 	2:00
3rd 	NSH 	Austin Watson 	Charging 	12:40 	2:00
3rd 	NSH 	Colton Sissons 	Match penalty 	19:26 	5:00
3rd 	NSH 	Yannick Weber 	Fighting – major 	19:26 	5:00
3rd 	NSH 	Austin Watson 	Misconduct 	19:26 	10:00
3rd 	PIT 	Trevor Daley 	Misconduct 	19:26 	10:00
3rd 	PIT 	Chris Kunitz 	Fighting – major 	19:26 	5:00
3rd 	 	 	 	 	
Shots by period	Shots by period	Shots by period	Shots by period	Shots by period	Shots by period
Team 	1 	2 	3 	Total 	
 	9 	6 	9 	24 	
 	9 	10 	5 	24 	
===Game six===
The game remained scoreless until the final two minutes of the third period when former Predator Patric Hornqvist scored with 1:35 left in the game. Nashville challenged for goaltender interference, but the on-ice ruling was upheld. Carl Hagelin added an empty net goal with 15 seconds remaining.
During the second period, a quick whistle prevented a Predators' scoring chance that almost certainly would have resulted in a goal. Referee Kevin Pollock thought Matt Murray had covered a Filip Forsberg shot, but the puck was, in fact, loose in the goal crease, when Colton Sissons tapped it in. 
Scoring summary	Scoring summary	Scoring summary 	Scoring summary 	Scoring summary	Scoring summary
Period 	Team 	Goal 	Assist(s) 	Time 	Score
1st 	None 	None 	None 	None 	None
2nd 	None 	None 	None 	None 	None
3rd 	 	 	 	 	
3rd 	PIT 	Patric Hornqvist (5) 	Justin Schultz (2) and Chris Kunitz (6)	18:25 	1–0 PIT
3rd 	PIT 	Carl Hagelin (2) – en	Brian Dumoulin (5) 	19:46 	2–0 PIT
Penalty summary	Penalty summary	Penalty summary 	Penalty summary 	Penalty summary	Penalty summary
Period 	Team 	Player 	Penalty 	Time 	PIM
1st 	PIT 	Ian Cole 	Interference 	13:14 	2:00
2nd 	PIT 	Conor Sheary 	Tripping 	04:38 	2:00
3rd 	PIT 	Olli Maatta 	Tripping 	07:19 	2:00
3rd 	PIT 	Trevor Daley 	Roughing 	08:47 	2:00
Shots by period	Shots by period	Shots by period	Shots by period	Shots by period	Shots by period
Team 	1 	2 	3 	Total 	
 	9 	13 	7 	29 	
 	8 	11 	8 	27 	
==Team rosters==
===Pittsburgh Penguins===
# 	Nat	Player 	Position	Hand	Age	Acquired	Place of birth 	Finals appearance
45	 	 	RW 	R 	24 	2011 	Regina, Saskatchewan 	first
13	 	 	C 	L 	29 	2015 	Hartford, Connecticut 	second
28	 	 	D 	L 	28 	2015 	Ann Arbor, Michigan 	second
87	 	 – C	C 	L 	29 	2005 	Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia 	fourth
7 	 	 	C 	L 	40 	2015 	Virginia, Minnesota 	third
6 	 	 	D 	L 	33 	2015 	Toronto, Ontario 	second
8 	 	 	D 	L 	25 	2012 	Biddeford, Maine 	second
29	 	 	G 	L 	32 	2003 	Sorel-Tracy, Quebec 	fourth
59	 	 	C/LW 	L 	22 	2013 	Omaha, Nebraska 	first
62	 	 	LW 	L 	28 	2016 	Södertälje, Sweden 	third
65	 	 	D 	L 	36 	2017 	Bolton, Connecticut 	first
72	 	 	RW 	R 	30 	2014 	Sollentuna, Sweden 	second
81	 	 	RW 	R 	29 	2015 	Madison, Wisconsin 	second
34	 	 	LW 	L 	25 	2010 	Landshut, Germany 	second
14	 	 – A	LW 	L 	37 	2009 	Regina, Saskatchewan 	fourth
3 	 	 	D 	L 	22 	2012 	Jyväskylä, Finland 	second
71	 	 – A	C 	L 	30 	2004 	Magnitogorsk, Soviet Union	fourth
30	 	 	G 	L 	23 	2012 	Thunder Bay, Ontario 	second
37	 	 	C/RW 	R 	28 	2016 	Sexsmith, Alberta 	first
17	 	 	RW 	R 	25 	2010 	Pontiac, Michigan 	second
4 	 	 	D 	R 	26 	2016 	Kelowna, British Columbia 	second
43	 	 	LW 	L 	24 	2015 	Melrose, Massachusetts 	second
32	 	 	D 	L 	39 	2017 	Bern, Switzerland 	first
23	 	 	LW 	L 	25 	2011 	Oakville, Ontario 	first
===Nashville Predators===
# 	Nat	Player 	Position	Hand	Age	Acquired	Place of birth 	Finals appearance
46	 	 	LW 	R 	23 	2012 	Stockholm, Sweden 	first
38	 	 	LW 	R 	24 	2014 	Skellefteå, Sweden 	first
14	 	 	D 	L 	27 	2009 	Borlänge, Sweden 	first
4 	 	 – A	D 	R 	26 	2009 	Hamilton, Ontario 	first
83	 	 	C 	L 	37 	2017 	Edmonton, Alberta 	first
12	 	 – C	C 	R 	36 	2011 	Peterborough, Ontario 	second
9 	 	 	LW 	R 	22 	2013 	Östervåla, Sweden 	first
32	 	 	C 	R 	24 	2016 	Bromont, Quebec 	first
52	 	 	D 	L 	29 	2016 	Victoria, British Columbia 	first
19	 	 	C 	R 	25 	2014 	Gävle, Sweden 	first
59	 	 – A	D 	L 	26 	2008 	Bern, Switzerland 	first
55	 	 	LW 	L 	32 	2017 	Binscarth, Manitoba 	first
18	 	 – A	RW 	L 	29 	2015 	Whitby, Ontario 	first
11	 	 	RW 	R 	34 	2017 	Hull, Quebec 	first
35	 	 	G 	L 	34 	2004 	Kempele, Finland 	first
20	 	 	RW 	L 	24 	2011 	Raahe, Finland 	first
74	 	 	G 	L 	22 	2013 	Forssa, Finland 	first
10	 	 	C 	R 	23 	2012 	North Vancouver, British Columbia	first
15	 	 	RW 	R 	27 	2009 	Madison, Wisconsin 	first
76	 	 	D 	R 	28 	2016 	Toronto, Ontario 	first
51	 	 	W/C 	R 	25 	2010 	Ann Arbor, Michigan 	first
7 	 	 	D 	R 	28 	2016 	Morges, Switzerland 	first
33	 	 	LW 	L 	27 	2008 	Greenwich, Connecticut 	first
26	 	 	LW 	L 	29 	2016 	Toronto, Ontario 	first
==Stanley Cup engraving==
The 2017 Stanley Cup was presented to Penguins captain Sidney Crosby by NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman following the Penguins 2–0 win over the Predators in game six
The following Penguins players and staff had their names engraved on the Stanley Cup
2017 Pittsburgh Penguins
===Other eligible players===
* #58 Kris Letang (D) – played 41 regular-season games, missed 41 regular-season games and all 25 playoff games due to injury – qualifies for playing half the regular season games.
* #65 Ron Hainsey (D) – played 56 games for Carolina, 16 regular season and 25 playoff games for Pittsburgh – qualifies for playing in the finals
* #32 Mark Streit (D) – played 49 games for Philadelphia, 19 regular-season games and three playoff games for Pittsburgh (all three in the Conference Finals) – did not automatically qualify but the name was engraved
* #37 Carter Rowney (RW) – played 27 regular-season and 20 playoff games for Pittsburgh – qualifies for playing in the finals.
* #45 Josh Archibald (RW) – played 61 games in AHL, 10 regular-season and four playoff games for Pittsburgh (three in the Conference Finals, one in the Finals) – qualifies for playing in the finals
* #2 Chad Ruhwedel (D) – played 34 regular-season games and 11 playoff games. (plus 27 games in the minors). Missed last 2 games of Conference and all 6 games of the finals due to a concussion. No injury exemption, left off the cup.
* #35 Tristan Jarry (G) – dressed for 11 playoff games while Matt Murray was injured (Jarry received his second Stanley Cup ring, despite only playing one NHL game) – name not engraved on Cup
===Engraving notes===
*The Penguins fill the last spot on the bottom ring of the Stanley Cup. The top ring, featuring winners from 1954 to 1965, was removed after the Capitals were added in 2018. 
Included in the team picture, but left off of the Stanley Cup.
*Alex Trinca (Strength & Conditioning Coach) (on Cup in 2016)
*Danny Kroll (Assistant Equipment Manager) (on Cup in 2009)
*Sergei Gonchar was left off of the Cup in 2016. In 2017, Gonchar was included, and Alex Trinca was left off.
==Television and radio==
In Canada, the series was broadcast by Sportsnet and simulcast by CBC Television in English, and TVA Sports in French. In the U.S., NBC broadcast most of the games; games two and three were aired by NBCSN. In the U.S., the games were seen by an average of 4.762 million viewers, an increase of 19% over the 2016 finals, and the highest-rated finals without an Original Six team. Despite competition from the 2017 Tony Awards broadcast and the return of ABC's Sunday-night game show block, game six achieved a total viewership of 7.086 million.
The NHL on Westwood One/NBC Sports Radio carried the games throughout the United States on radio and through online streaming, while the home calls of Nashville (WPRT-FM/Predators Radio Network) and Pittsburgh (WXDX-FM/Penguins Radio Network) was available both over the air in their home markets and through online streaming.
==References==
Category:Stanley Cup Finals
 
Stanley Cup Finals
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