Penguins win Stanley Cup with dominating defense

<p>It wasn&#39;t easy, but the Pittsburgh Penguins won their fourth Stanley Cup in franchise history Sunday night, beating the San Jose Sharks 3-1.&nbsp;</p><p>During most of the regular season, the Penguins hardly looked like a championship-caliber team. Six months ago, they were in the middle of their division&#39;s standings, having replaced head coach Mike Johnston with Mike Sullivan.&nbsp;</p><p>Yet, even after the ship had been righted by the finals, the Penguins were without several veterans, including defenseman Trevor Daley and forward Pascal Dupuis.&nbsp;</p><p>Rookies like goalie Matt Murray stepped up, though, for what was a dominating defensive performance in Sunday night&#39;s game.</p><p>Defenseman Kris Letang scored off a quick pass from Sidney Crosby in the second period to put the Penguins in the lead. During the final period, the Sharks only managed to put&nbsp;<a href="http://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory/latest-sharks-penguins-honor-gordie-howe-39802893" target="_blank">two shots</a>&nbsp;on goal.&nbsp;</p><p>Star player Crosby was named playoff MVP. He became only the&nbsp;<a href="http://www.cbssports.com/nhl/news/with-stanley-cup-win-penguins-stars-shatter-underachiever-label/" target="_blank">third player</a>&nbsp;in NHL history to win the honor despite not having a goal in the Stanley Cup final.&nbsp;</p><p><i>This video includes images from Getty Images.&nbsp;</i></p><hr><b>Trending stories at <a href="http://www.newsy.com">Newsy.com</a></b><ul class="inline-related-links"><li><a href="http://www.newsy.com/videos/don-t-get-too-worried-about-attendance-at-the-copa-america/">Don&#039;t Get Too Worried About Attendance At The Copa America</a></li><li><a href="http://www.newsy.com/videos/violent-riots-plague-euro-2016-soccer-tournament/">Violent Riots Plague Euro 2016 Soccer Tournament</a></li><li><a href="http://www.newsy.com/videos/mr-hockey-gordie-howe-dead-at-88/">&#039;Mr. Hockey&#039; Gordie Howe Dead At 88</a></li></ul>