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Penguins beat Sharks, win fourth Stanley Cup

Pittsburgh center Evgeni Malkin kisses the Stanley Cup after the Penguins beat the Sharks 3-1 in Game 6 to win the title on Sunday in San Jose.
Pittsburgh center Evgeni Malkin kisses the Stanley Cup after the Penguins beat the Sharks 3-1 in Game 6 to win the title on Sunday in San Jose. The Associated Press

Here is a look behind the box score of the Penguins’ Stanley Cup clinching 3-1 win over the Sharks in San Jose on Sunday night:

3: Number of goal scorers for Pittsburgh on Sunday (Brian Dumoulin, Kris Letang and Patric Hornqvist).

4: The number of Stanley Cups won by Pittsburgh.

6: Takeaways for the Penguins.

8: Takeaways for the Sharks.

18: Saves for Pittsburgh goalie Matt Murray.

18: Giveaways by the Penguins.

19: Faceoffs won by San Jose.

23: Giveaways by the Sharks.

24: Saves for Sharks goalie Martin Jones.

35: Faceoffs won by Pittsburgh.

Compiled by Chris La Marr

This story was originally published June 12, 2016 at 8:49 PM with the headline "Penguins beat Sharks, win fourth Stanley Cup."

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