Penguins Win 2-1 In OT, Take 2-0 Series Lead
Conor Sheary scored 2:35 into overtime, lifting the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 2-1 win over the San Jose Sharks in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final on Wednesday night and a 2-0 lead in the series.
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Conor Sheary scored 2:35 into overtime, lifting the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 2-1 win over the San Jose Sharks in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final on Wednesday night and a 2-0 lead in the series.
In a short show before the Sharks Stanley Cup Playoff game Grant first talked about Barry Bonds opening up to a sports blog about his bad attitude as a player. In the second part of the show Grant talked about tomorrow's Warriors-Cavs game tomorrow for the first game in the NBA Finals.
The nerves are gone. Spending your franchise's first 20 minutes in a Stanley Cup Final standing around while your opponent zips unimpeded from one end of the ice to the other will do that.
Grant spent most of the Show talking about the Golden State Warriors and their upcoming matchup with the Cleveland Cavs in the NBA Finals. Grant had on Scott Howard-Cooper, from NBA.com, to talk about the NBA Finals and the upcoming NBA Draft. Next Grant had on Bret Hedican, from the San Jose Sharks Radio Network, to talk about Game One of the Stanley Cup Finals between the Sharks and the Penguins. Grant then finished the show with the Voice of the Golden State Warriors, Tim Roye, to talk about the Warriors Game Seven win over the Oklahoma City Thunder, and what to expect in the NBA Finals.
The opening act of San Jose's first Stanley Cup appearance was a dud. Brent Burns and the Sharks think the sequel will be much better.
In one of the world's toughest sports which involves hitting, checking, and fighting, a simple handshake is the utmost sign of respect.
San Jose got through the Western Conference the same way Pittsburgh got through the East: with plenty of depth and speed to kill.
Grant started the show today talking about the Sharks beating the St. Louis Blues in the NHL Western Conference Finals last night. He also talked about the All-Team NBA and Demarcus Cousins making it on the second team. Grant had on Curtis Brown, former Sharks player, to preview the upcoming Stanley Cup Final between the Sharks and the winner of the Penguins-Lightning series. Grant then had on Sean Deveney, Sporting News, to talk about the NBA playoffs. And finally Grant had on Ken Catanella who is the new assistant GM to talk about his future with the Kings.
San Jose Sharks fans have seen great teams before - in fact, they're accustomed to them going back for more than a decade.
The San Jose Sharks have punched their ticket to the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time, and on last night's Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, a few players were in the spotlight.
San Jose Sharks advanced to their first Stanley Cup final in franchise history by beating the St. Louis Blues 5-2 on Wednesday night in Game 6 of the Western Conference final.
Grant starts the show talking about the NBA Playoffs. In the second hour Grant has on Dan Russanowsky, the voice of the San Jose Sharks, to come on and talk about the Sharks 3 to 2 lead over the St. Louis Blues in the Western Conference Finals. Next Grant has on Mark Mulder, former Athletics starting pitcher, to talk about the A's and MLB in general. Grant finshed the show taking calls from listeners.
Patrick Marleau has played more than 1,500 games with the San Jose Sharks since joining the NHL as an 18-year-old draft pick but never one quite like the next one.
Joe Pavelski scored two goals, including the go-ahead score in the opening minute of the third period, and the San Jose Sharks beat the St. Louis Blues 6-3 to take a 3-2 lead in the Western Conference final on Monday night.
Grant had a short show before the Sharks game tonight. He started off by talking about the controversial play with Draymond Green's low blow on Steven Adams. Grant then had on Howard Beck from Bleacher Report to talk about the NBA Playoffs. Grant started the second hour Grant's guest was Tim Roye, the voice of the Golden State Warriors, to talk about their series with the Oklahoma City Thunder. Grant finished the show with calls about Draymond Green.
