Friday, June 10, 2016

Murray's confidence hardly shaken by Game 5 setback (Yahoo Sports)

San Jose Sharks' Joe Thornton (19) checks Pittsburgh Penguins' Kris Letang (58) in front of Penguins goalie Matt Murray (30) during the first period in Game 5 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Finals on Thursday, June 9, 2016, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Matt Murray's slender frame has spent the last two months seemingly impervious to the increasingly massive weight on his shoulders. Skating onto the ice at Consol Energy Center with a chance to help the Pittsburgh Penguins raise the franchise's fourth Stanley Cup, the enormity of the moment - however briefly - may have gotten the best of the 22-year-old rookie. Murray used phrases like ''a little bit jittery'' and ''a little bit nervous'' to describe the opening minutes of Pittsburgh's 4-2 loss to San Jose in Game 5, a stretch when he allowed three goals on five shots as the Sharks earned a return trip to the West Coast for Game 6 on Sunday night thanks to 44 saves from goaltender Martin Jones.


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