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Date	Player
6/12/2017	Matt Murray, Pit, G
Murray stopped all 27 shots he faced as the Penguins won a second straight Stanley Cup with a 2-0 win over the Predators on Sunday. Analysis: Murray became the first goalie to win not one, but two Stanley Cups as a rookie after being a late-season call up a year ago who didn't play enough games to get that tag removed. That's something neither Patrick Roy, Ken Dryden or Cam Ward ever managed, but the 23-year-old Murray finished this Final shutting out Nashville for the final 146:52. He set a rookie record with two shutouts in the Final.
6/9/2017	Shayne Gostisbehere, Phi, D
The Flyers have signed Gostisbehere to a $27 million, six-year contract extension. Analysis: The 24-year-old Gostisbehere had seven goals and 39 points in 76 games this season, a dropoff from a sensational rookie season in which he had 17 goals and 46 points.
6/9/2017	Colton Sissons, Nsh, C
Sissons will be able to play in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final after the NHL decided against suspending him. Analysis: The NHL reviewed Sissons' cross-check of Penguins defenseman Olli Maatta's face inside the final minute of Thursday night's 6-0 win by Pittsburgh. Sissons was given a match penalty, triggering an automatic review. Not having Sissons would have been a blow to Nashville's depth at forward with center Ryan Johansen and left wing Kevin Fiala out injured. The league announced its decision on Twitter on Friday.
6/9/2017	Evgeni Malkin, Pit, C
Malkin finished with a goal and an assist in Pittsburgh's 6-0 win in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final on Thursday. Analysis: Malkin hadn't produced a point in the previous two games, but he now has 10 goals and 18 assists in 24 playoff contests.
6/9/2017	Ron Hainsey, Pit, D
Hainsey produced a goal and an assist in Thursday's 6-0 win over the Predators in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final. Analysis: Hainsey isn't a fantasy option at this point with just two goals and six assists over 24 playoff games.
6/9/2017	Sidney Crosby, Pit, C
Crosby finished with three assists as the Penguins went up 3-2 in the Stanley Cup Final with Thursday's 6-0 win over the Predators. Analysis: Crosby now has eight goals and 19 assists in 23 playoff games.
6/9/2017	Matt Murray, Pit, G
Murray not only avoided losing three straight games for the first time in his career, he also stopped 24 shots for his second shutout of these playoffs, third in the postseason in his career. And he got plenty of goal support in Pittsburgh's 6-0 win over the Nashville Predators. Analysis: Murray is 5-0 with a 1.11 goals-against average in five home playoff starts, but he's 1-4 with a 2.74 mark in five road contests.
6/9/2017	Phil Kessel, Pit, RW
Kessel scored his first in six games on Thursday, making it 5-0 over the Predators in what would be a 6-0 victory. Analysis: Kessel added two assists and now has eight goals and 15 assists in 24 games this postseason.
6/9/2017	Pekka Rinne, Nsh, G
Rinne struggled again in Pittsburgh in Game 5, giving up two goals in the first 6:43 of the game and it never improved from there as he started the second period on the bench. Analysis: The three-time Vezina Trophy finalist allowed eight goals on just 36 shots during the first two games in Pittsburgh. Rinne, the playoff leader in wins and goals-against average, rebounded in a big way for Games 3 and 4 in Nashville, limiting Pittsburgh to a just two goals on 52 shots as the Predators evened the series.
6/8/2017	Ryan Ellis, Nsh, D
Ellis will play in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final after leaving Thursday's Game 5 loss to the Penguins with an undisclosed injury. Analysis: Ellis will give it a go in a game the Predators need to win to avoid elimination, though there's a chance his ice time could be limited. The defenseman has been a very important part of Nashville's playoff run, as he's tied for third on the team with 13 points in 20 postseason games.
6/8/2017	Matt Murray, Pit, G
Penguins coach Mike Sullivan confirmed that Matt Murray will be the team's starting goaltender for Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final on Thursday at PPG Paints Arena. Analysis: Murray allowed eight goals on 58 shots in dropping Games 3 and 4 to the Nashville Predators, who evened the series at two victories apiece.
6/7/2017	Tyler Toffoli, LA, C
Toffoli has agreed to a three-year, $13.8 million contract extension with the Kings. Analysis: Toffoli had 16 goals and 18 assists in 63 games with the Kings last season. He has been among Los Angeles' most consistent offensive players since cracking the NHL lineup during the 2012-13 season. He scored 14 points in 26 playoff games during the Kings' run to the Stanley Cup title in 2014. He had a career-high 58 points during the 2015-16 season, including 31 goals.
6/6/2017	Luke Glendening, Det, C
Glendening is expected to be sidelined three to four months after undergoing successful surgery on his left ankle to repair tendon damage on Monday, the team announced Tuesday. Analysis: The 28-year-old Glendening's procedure was performed by Dr. Don Bohay in Grand Rapids, Mich.
6/6/2017	Pekka Rinne, Nsh, G
Rinne made 23 saves in the Predators' 4-1 win over the Penguins on Monday to even the Stanley Cup Finals at two games apiece. Analysis: Rinne has been fantastic in two home games since being pulled in Pittsburgh. He's two more wins away from claiming the Conn Smythe Trophy.
6/5/2017	Jesper Fast, NYR, RW
Fast underwent successful left hip surgery and will be out for about five months. Analysis: Fast, 25, skated in 68 regular-season games last season, scoring six goals and adding 15 assists. The defensive forward and standout penalty killer had a plus-6 rating. He also had three goals and three assists in 12 playoff games.
6/4/2017	Nick Bonino, Pit, C
Bonino (lower-body injury) missed practice Saturday as the Penguins prepared for Sunday's Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final at Nashville. Analysis: Bonino has sat out the last three games of the series and remains day to day. The center has recorded four goals and three assists in 21 games during the postseason.
6/4/2017	Pekka Rinne, Nsh, G
Rinne made 27 saves in the Predators' 5-1 Game 3 rout of the Penguins. Analysis: There were questions over whether Rinne should even start after he was pulled from Game 2, but he showed up in a big way to help Nashville get back in the series.
6/4/2017	Roman Josi, Nsh, D
Josi had a goal and two assists in the Predators' 5-1 Game 3 rout of the Penguins. Analysis: Josi has been one of the Predators' best players in the playoffs, tallying six goals and eight assists while providing excellent defense.
6/3/2017	Henrik Lundqvist, NYR, G
Lundqvist sustained a sprained knee ligament while leading Sweden to the gold medal at the 2017 IIHF World Championship. Analysis: Lundqvist told the Swedish newspaper Sport-Express that he injured his knee before to the gold-medal matchup against Canada last month. The Rangers confirmed the injury to NHL.com and said the Grade 1 sprain of the medial collateral ligament will sideline Lundqvist for four-to-six weeks. Lundqvist made 42 saves in a 2-1 victory over Canada in the championship game and turned aside all four attempts in the shootout.
6/3/2017	Pekka Rinne, Nsh, G
Despite rocky performances in his last two starts, Rinne will be in goal Saturday night when the Nashville Predators host the Pittsburgh Penguins in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final. Analysis: Although Nashville coach Peter Laviolette did not make an official announcement on his starting goaltender, the Tennessean reported that Rinne was in net at Saturday's morning skate, typical a predicator of who will man the net that night. The 34-year-old Rinne has been dented for four goals in each of the first two games, twice getting burned for three goals in a span of under 4 1/2 minutes to allow Pittsburgh to seize a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven series.
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